--Be Filled To the Measure of All the Fullness of God ~~

-"I pray that you...
may be filled to the
measure of all the
fullness of God."
--(Ephesians 3:17,19).--

--Most summer mornings, a delightful drama plays out in the park behind our house. It involves a sprinkler. And a bulldog. About 6:30 or so, the sprinklers come on. Shortly thereafter, Fifi the bulldog (our family's name for her) arrives.

Fifi's owner lets her off her leash. The bulldog springs with all her might to the nearest sprinkler, attacking the stream of water as it douses her face. It's a portrait of utter exuberance, of Fifi's seemingly infinite desire to be drenched by the liquid she can never get enough of.

In a way, Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3 reminds me of Fifi. There, Paul prays that the Ephesian believers might be filled with God's love and "have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ." He prayed that we might be "filled to the measure of all the fullness of God" (vv.18-19).

--Still today, we're invited to experience a God whose infinite love exceeds anything we can comprehend, that we too might be drenched, saturated, and utterly satisfied by His goodness. We're free to plunge with abandon, relish, and delight into a relationship with the One who alone can fill our hearts and lives with love, meaning, and purpose. ~~

--"Lord Jehovah G-D, thank You for Your infinite and satisfying love. Please help us to know and experience the love You have for each one of us. Also, by the Holy Spirit, help us to never be ashamed to tell others of the love, joy and peace found in Christ alone. Thank You, Abba Father, in Jesus Name. ~ Amen~ "

---[Belonging Company] - "Isn't He (This Jesus)-Natalie Grant / <https://youtu.be/wDa3Yu0ZGU4>
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