Ephesians 3:17b – 19…And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may 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, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Regardless of sight or blindness, regardless of knowledge or ignorance, the walk of my life has been a walk with Christ to the Father, as He calls me deeper still to Him with each and every step I take. Mesmerized by the flame of God’s great love – in my sight, in my ears, in my mind, in my heart – I am drawn from my core to the beautifully inescapable, perfect light.
I am loved by Him.
Regardless of the distractions in my periphery that endeavor to pull my attention away from Him, He calls to me above all and draws me nearer to Him. He made the eyes of my heart to gaze ever upon Him.
I am loved by Him.
As I proceed on this journey, and I think about who I am as I walk to Bethlehem, and what gift I might bring the newborn King, all that I am in this world fades, as all that is needed to define me is the most sufficient “I am loved by Him.”
I have no gold or frankincense or myrrh, and I feel less like a king and more like the little drummer boy, but without even a drum. The only gift I have to bring Him is my life – my heart, my mind, my soul; my hands and my feet. All of me; take all of me, my King. Let this be my gift to you. Prayerfully I ask, Father, make me a worthy gift.
Jesus, our King. He was born to die. And rise. For me. For you.
We are so loved by Him.
What a big, amazing love. How can I do anything but respond in-kind and gift my life to Him, for others, in return?
Prayer: God my great and heavenly Father, I thank you for the gift of Jesus – perfect love made alive in this world – walking among us and living within us. I pray, Father, that I may be consumed by your Holy Spirit and fueled by its flame to serve You and your children as a light unto the world, as I long to serve and worship you forever and ever. Fill me to the measure of Your fullness. In Jesus’ name, use me, O God, according to your great purpose. Amen.
Natalie Cooper