The Special of the Day… From the Orange Moon Cafe…
"The Eternal Exploration"
Forever will not be long enough to complete our discovery of …
"The love of Christ, which passeth knowledge" (Ephesians 3:19).
Gather the most devoted believers of history, the finest minds, the most prayerful hearts, and the most well-versed in Scripture. Give them 10,000 years to accumulate, organize, and interpret their cumulative findings regarding the character of God. Then watch them fall to their faces in the acknowledgement of failure to fulfill their quest. In deference to their dedication, furthermore grant eternity to the holy assemblage for continuance of their voyage into the heart of God. See them again again and again fall to their faces in realization that forever will not suffice in fully revealing that which "passeth knowledge." Finally, see the gathering of hearts and minds send forth a representative to report their findings.…
"There is no end to the quest! In fact, we have discovered that no possibility exists of venturing beyond what ever seems to be but the beginning!"
Much confirms the truth of such a quest and discovery, the futility of which most leads to joyous illumination. We may have our testimonies of the truth we have learned by the Spirit of God, the Word of God, and the personally realized grace of God. However, the brightest ray of light shines most brightly from the venue of deepest darkness:
"They crucified Him… My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?… Christ died for us" (Matthew 27:35; 46; Romans 5:8).
Sometimes that which we cannot know best tells us that which we need to know. When we can fully understand the cross and our Savior's sacrifice for us, we will fully comprehend His love. No possibility exists for either complete understanding. Thus, we will forever fall to our faces in wonder and the sense of futility that thrills rather than frustrates. This day offers opportunity for fresh exploration of this most wondrous of all realities. The Spirit of God beckons us to the Word of God, and to the love of Christ awaiting us along the providential pathways of our lives. How might we better know our Lord's sacrificial devotion to us at the end of this day? And how might we better realize that we can never know its full extent? Of this we can be sure: God would have us in this day to venture further in the eternal exploration and discovery that will never end, and will always seem to have just begun.
The Apostle Paul prayed for such progress. We do well to join him in the request for each other and for ourselves…
"For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."
(Ephesians 3:14-21)
Weekly Memory Verse
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
(Proverbs 16:3)
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