Have you ever stopped to consider how many things in life are limited? The strength of the physical body has limitations. Human thinking has limits. My patience certainly has its limit. However, there is one thing that has no limit and that is the love of Christ.

How does the human mind embrace the magnitude of a love so devoted that it compelled Jesus to experience the worst cruelties man has devised so that every human being, friend or foe, could have the hope of heaven?

Paul tried to explain this amazing love of Christ when he wrote to Ephesian Christians (3:14-21). It was as if he was bursting to share his prayer for them. He asked that God would grant them to be strengthened with might through Jesus’ Spirit. Why? So they may be able to comprehend what is the width and length and depth and height of Jesus’ incredible love, which passes knowledge. He literally wanted them to be filled up with Jesus!

Finally, Paul concluded with a beautiful reminder of God’s unlimited power. Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. He said God is able to do not just exceedingly, but exceedingly abundantly (the Spirit’s double emphasis). And not just exceedingly abundantly, but exceedingly abundantly above (triple emphasis). Exceedingly abundantly above all. Not above some, or most, but exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think!

When we’re going through a dark valley, some may be tempted to doubt the love of Christ or the power of God. In those moments let us remind ourselves of the Spirit’s words about the immeasurable love of Christ and the unlimited power of God.

Trembling fear of the unknown? God is able. Agonizing loss? God is able. Dreaded disease? God is able. No matter the trial or adversity, God is able!

Today’s verse: What shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? (Romans 8:31-32).

By Teresa Hampton