3.15 The secret of being filled with the fullness of God

Paul prayed a powerful prayer in for the Ephesian Church about the love of Christ. This is one of the most powerful prayers in his epistles.

(Eph 3:17-19, NKJV)
…that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Paul prayed that 1) they be rooted deep and grounded securely on the love of Christ which gives them the power to, 2) to comprehend the magnitude of the love of Christ, and 3) to know the love which is beyond knowledge.

The Amplified Bible clarifies that we have to know [by experience] the love which is beyond [head] knowledge. It is one thing to know His love, but it is more important to experience it.

Finally, something happens when we have grown in our comprehension and experience of the love of Christ. We will be filled with the fullness of God in all our being.

The key to having more of God in us is by having a deeper revelation and greater experience of Jesus’ love for us. Instead of saying, “We must love God more,” we should say, “We must experience more of His love for us.” Instead of striving hard to gain spiritual knowledge, we should ask for more revelation of His love. Instead of trying to achieve spiritual transformation, we just need to rest in His love, and grow in the revelation and experience of it. When we are consumed in His love, we will be transformed into the fullness of God.

Therefore, say this prayer:

Heavenly Father,
Give me a deeper revelation of Your limitless love that was demonstrated through Christ on the cross. Help me to grow in my experience of Your love so that I may be filled with the fullness of You. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.