THE PRAYER THAT went beyond understanding

The more we explore our universe, the more we realise how much we still have to discover. Scientists think we’ve only explored about 5% of the great cosmos around us. Closer to home, only about 20% of the ocean has been mapped or even seen by humanity.

In Paul’s second prayer in the letter to the church in Ephesus, he longs to see Christians becoming explorers. But not primarily of our universe—he has something much bigger in mind: the love of Jesus.

Paul longs for us to have a deeper experience of who Jesus is, allowing Him to reign in our hearts and fill us with the fullness of God. It’s a mind-blowing idea; God wants to fill us up with Himself! And it all begins with living in a love that is way bigger than we can ever get our heads around.

If we’ve only found 5% of the universe, then we’ve barely begun to explore and delight in the infinitely greater love Jesus has for us.

Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians encourages us to set our focus and delight in the love of Christ during our own prayers. Then our lives and our churches will bear the fruit of His love out in the world. With Him, we find everything our hearts need and more.