Rooted and Grounded

Today's reading: Ephesians 3

'...so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.' - Ephesians 3:17-19 ESV

Agape is the word Paul uses here for love. More than any other thing that comes from the hand of God, this is the one that makes us either rise or fall. This is probably because we are constantly in need of its refilling. When we run dry on love, we start treating others like objects to be used. When we lack love, we start looking to God like a cosmic vending machine. If people, or God, don't give us what we want, we land in disappointment and bitterness.

Yet when we are rooted and grounded in love, we see people as image bearers of God. We also start to see God as a loving Father, wanting what's best for us.

Paul is right. Jesus' love surpasses knowledge!