Tuesday Reading: Ephesians 3:13-19
Key Verse: Ephesians 3:19
19 and to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.
Devotion:
How do you think you are affected when you love or care for someone? Do you go out of your way to do things for them? Do you change your life so that they can benefit from what you can do for them? These are not the sort of things that you do think about when you start to care for someone though they may well be what you think about afterwards when things have changed.
The Apostle writes to the Ephesians telling them that they must not concern themselves with what happen to him. He was facing many trials and tribulations by continuing to do God’s work but he did not want other people to have to worry about what was happening to him; rather he was the one worrying about what would happen to them. He had placed his care squarely in the hands of God by believing exactly what Christ had told him to do – believe on Me and all your needs will be taken care of. Because he knew that he was safe in Christ’s hands, he knew that he would be able to focus on doing things for others rather than having to worry about himself – that is why he wanted them to know that he was in safe hands and that they should not have to worry themselves on his behalf.
When we need to look for a helping hand or reach out for safety, there is nobody else that we should have to ask for than Christ. Everything that we could ever want or need can be covered by Him. Everything that we need without even knowing about is able to be supplied through Him... All we need do is to believe that He is able and to trust that He is able. That is all He wants us to do – he does not want us to be concerned with how much He had to do or put up with or how much it cost Him – just how much He loves us and cares for us right here and right now!
Points to Ponder:
Do you always count the cost?
Are you trusting fully in Christ?
