December 24
Ephesians 3:18-21
“…to understand the greatness of Christ's love—how wide and how long and how high and how deep that love is.”
Ephesians 3:18b
How do you measure God’s love? In a culture that often seeks to measure its success quantitatively, this question truly perplexes us. Can we fully understand what is beyond our comprehension? Can we know the height or depth or width of God’s love? The Psalmist says in Psalm 103:11-12 that “as high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who respect him. He has taken our sins away from us as far as the east is from west.” These are immeasurable distances that remind us once more of the wonder of God.
On this Christmas Eve, perhaps you and I would do well to ponder anew the immeasurable distance of God’s love. Yes, we see that love in the manger of Bethlehem, but can God’s love truly be contained in that single story? God did not suddenly burst on the scene in Bethlehem as if he had been silent since humankind’s failure in the garden. God has been redeeming his creation from the beginning, and the coming of Christ is the continuing story of that great love. Ponder today the persistence of God’s love in never failing to honor his promises. Ponder today the grace of God that sees beyond the sin of our lives to the goodness he created within our hearts. Ponder today the unfathomable love of God that became flesh, took up a cross, and overcame death.
Prayer: Immeasurable God, we cannot fully understand your love, but we catch a glimpse in the manger of Bethlehem. May we seek to know more and more of your great love. Amen.
Jim Abernathy
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