Purpose

I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Ephesians 3:16-19

WHAT IS YOUR purpose in life? After his conversion, one young man said his greatest purpose was to experience God as fully as he can be known in this world.

That’s not an unrealistic goal. This Scripture passage guarantees that we humans can experience and know God. Even though these verses were Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians, it’s really a prayer inspired by the Holy Spirit for all of us.

The goal of our lives should be that God grows us into the areas Paul mentioned in this portion of Scripture. First, we can grow in our faith to know the true depth and height of God’s love for us. Next, we can grow to be strong spiritually. The Holy Spirit wants to guide us to dig deep into God’s love. Above all, as we mature and experience Christ’s love, we are “made complete” in all the good things God has for us.

Make the prayer in today’s verses your own, and relish its great promises. Let God fill your mind with every good thing you can know about him and his love. Experience the promise and privilege of being able to have a relationship with him.