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Today's Scripture

"I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. -Ephesians 3:16-19 (NIV)

Additional Scripture

-John 13:34-35 (NLT)

Reflect on the Word

"Ministry and following Jesus don't always have to be hard," a pastor said recently. They weren't suggesting the life lived in Christ is never going to be challenging-that's foolish thinking.

Instead, they meant that Christ's love is so massive that, if we allow it, He will overwhelm us with the glory and grandeur of His love. That love will fill our hearts with a joy that can only come from the indwelling Holy Spirit, revealing Himself and His goodness to us in ever-increasing ways.

On this final day of our 21 Days of Prayer + Fasting, let's consider the driving force of our very existence: the never-ending, overwhelming love of God. May that love define our lives in a new way in the season ahead, wherever the Lord takes us. May it fill every word, every action, every thought-both about ourselves and the world around us. May we live, in every moment in a constantly growing understanding of the love of God, manifest in the person and work of Jesus.

Prayer + Contemplation

  1. Consider Paul's assertion in Ephesians that we may be "filled to the measure of the fullness of God." What might that feel like?
  2. Pray that the Lord would fill you afresh with His Spirit and reveal to you in a new way the depth of His love for you.
  3. Ask the Lord, as He reveals His love for you in increasing measure, to empower you to love others in greater, more Christlike ways.