Ann Voskamp’s words in the introduction to her book, The Way of Abundance, caused me to stop reading, grab my highlighter, re-read, and think, and think, and think.

“Isn’t all fear … just a belief that God’s love ends?”
(page 13)

 

Do I believe God’s love ends? No, but do I live like that is my belief?

Last March my husband Bill woke up on a Tuesday morning and most of the vision in his left eye was gone. His vision was normal when he put his head on the pillow just eight hours before. After several tests, two doctors, and a month’s time, he was diagnosed with Naion. Thankfully the vision in his right eye was normal  … until May. Now Naion is in both eyes! Bill is living with only peripheral vision.

“When Jesus saw her weeping … he was deeply moved … and greatly troubled.”
John 11:33, italics mine.

Jesus loved Mary a lot; he was deeply moved and greatly troubled! He loved her and hurt with her over her loss, the death of her brother Lazarus.

Jesus loves my husband too, and hurts with him. In Mary’s case, Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. We are praying that Bill’s vision will be restored, but so far God is manifesting his love in other ways.

In describing God’s love, Ephesians 3:17-19 is a bit of an enigma. “… that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend … what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge …” How can we know something that surpasses knowledge?* (Italics mine)

Psalm 139:6 (The Passion Translation), “This is just too wonderful, Deep and incomprehensible!”

This truth may be beyond our understanding, but not beyond our trust.
This truth is dependent on God’s character, not my fathoming it.

God’s love has no limit!

God’s peace is incomprehensible! It has no limit. Philippians 4:7.

God’s mercies never end! They are new every morning. There is no limit. Lamentations 3:22.

God’s greatness is unsearchable! It has no limit. Psalm 145:3.

*According to my study Bible, the notes of Ephesians 3:19 tell me, “To know what surpasses knowledge is the sublime privilege of the Christian.”

“Can you find out the deep things of God?
Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?”
Job 11:7

“Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!”
Romans 11:33

I wonder, what are you living with that challenges you with the truth that God’s love, his peace, his mercies, his greatness, and so much more know no limits?