Volume 5 Chapter 3 Page 5
Tuesday March 11, 2008 4 Adar II 5768 (Hebrew 6th Month)
"Discerning the Depths!"
If I am to understand what the Apostle Paul means by 'discerning what is best', I must look deeply into God's WORD for 'increased knowledge' and 'insight into the depths' of just how much affection Christ Jesus has for all who believe in HIM.
Love is a necessary and vital part of life, comprised of a myriad of emotions, some shallow and superficial while others are deep and oftentimes heart wrenching.
To understand what Paul is desiring as he writes, that knowing the 'affection of Christ Jesus', I am urged to follow an example portrayed through the life and subsequent death and resurrection of my Lord and Savior.
While Life is so often characterized merely by the quality of living, Paul is attempting to portray the LOVE which Christ expressed 2000 years ago at Calvary.
As the 'foundation' was being laid in the hearts of HIS disciples, it is upon this LOVE, which HIS church would be built and stand strong throughout the ages, despite the hurts and broken committments that in some ways test even the most dedicated Believer.
Being much more than just a casual acquaintance, but as an ageless Testimony and Witness to the world of such self-less sacrifice, through HIS Spirit would Believers be romanced into a binding and everlasting Covenant relationship with Christ, remaining pure and blameless towards that day of HIS soon return.
