54. THE DEPTHS OF THE INTENT OF THE LORD TOWARD HIS PEOPLE. We can know how much He loves us and to what great measures He will work in order to fulfill His will in our lives. He has prepared the very best for those who will love Him and serve Him with all of their hearts. The following translation of Eph. 3:19 will help to emphasize some of His feelings toward His beloved. (That you may really come) to know- The love of Christ which far surpasses mere knowledge (without experience), that you may be filled (through all of your being) with all the fullness of God – (that is) may have the richest measure of the Divine presence and become a body filled and flooded with God Himself. Amplified Version. This seems to accentuate the essential areas of the verse that show the precious intent and purpose of the Lord.
UNDERSCORING THE POSITION OF THE BRIDE. The personality, the nature, the essence, the only being in all of time and in all of the universe who can say, I AM LOVE. The _expression, the revelation of that love is directed toward human kind. There is no other person who has ever lived with the capability of demonstrating that love in the same manner that He has. That love bridges the gap between sinful man and a just and holy Lord. His love reaches down to the lowest, the most wicked of mankind and is expressed and demonstrated in them through His forgiveness. Anyone who has ever experienced that Majestic love knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that is very real. There is no other love that can even begin to compare to it. It is a love that is unique to Him, and to Him alone. One touch of His forgiveness and our hearts are captivated by the magnitude of the love of Christ. He who dwells in love, the love of the Lord, is assured that the promises of His abiding presence will be accomplished in His church. He cannot abide in us nor can we abide in Him without that wondrous love filling our hearts. 1 John 4:16
LOVE PERFECTED. Such love can only result in a marriage between two persons who are of equal rank. Those who have the same goal and purpose. There is no doubt concerning the love of Christ for His people. In offering Himself as the only acceptable and perfect sacrifice He has demonstrated the greatness of His love. Now it is up to those who would be in His Bride to reciprocate that love by perfecting their love for Him. Making Him to be the only one true love of our hearts. As He will have a perfect church, there must then be a divine motivation directing the people of the Lord toward the completion of His aims in their lives. The source of that which will lead the church to the high standard that He has established for her is perfected love. His love manifest in us will conform our lives to His cause. Creating an overwhelming desire to be like Him and to please Him in ever facet of our lives. We see then, that He dwells where He is loved. When He is loved the full magnitude of that love is made known. The Lord is love. He dwells in and with love in those who will love Him. 1 John 4:17.
We need the riches of HIS glory not the riches of this world.