… may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; Ephesians 3:18–19 (NKJV)

The goal of this request is to “know the love of Christ.”  To know His love in great depth, from and in every aspect of life. To know its heavenliness and its humble servanthood. To know what it is, how it is, and why it is that it may mold and change us to walk and talk 24/7 in a love that passes all understanding. I consider this both the goal and the prize.

We must ask the Father for such knowledge.  All knowledge of Christ is dependent upon the Holy Spirit, who reveals the Son to us (John 16:14). We cannot obtain on our own what is beyond us–it must come from Him because this is divine love. This love not of this world. This is the kind of love that the apostle John refers to in I John 3:1.

“… able to comprehend …” – This is more than academic knowledge, it includes experiential or relational knowledge of Christ and His love.

Who wouldn’t want to know the depths of the Love of Christ? Well, besides those who hate Him, who love the darkness, and/or love death more than life. If you know such a person, then pray to the Father that he/she “may be able to ….”

“… with all the saints …” It takes a new heart to comprehend such divine love. Jesus Christ is the giver of new hearts. Again, a reason to pray for those whom God has brought into your life. Pray for others that Christ would give them a new heart and that they would comprehend the greatness of the Love of Christ.

Here are FIVE reasons to include this in your prayers for others and for yourself:

So that we would …

1. be RULED by the Love of Christ. Guided, directed, constrained, and even disciplined by His Love. That our heart would be constrained by His divine love rather than our hearts rule us. Or for that matter, so that we would not be influenced by anything less that His Love;

2. GROW in our knowledge and love for Him;

3. gain CLARITY and STRENGTH in a love of Righteousness and a hate for unrighteousness and sin. As we grow in the Love of Christ our view of holiness and also of sin is directly affected;

4. WALK in, GIVE out, and DISPLAY Christ’s love towards others “… just as Christ also loved us and gave Himself for us.” Decrease in selfishness and grow in selflessness; and

5. SEE the power, beauty, holiness, and majesty of divine love.

How easy would it be to add another five reasons. I invite you to share other reasons for praying this.

Begin praying this today for those around you, as well as for the “all the saints.”