The love of Christ which passeth knowledge. Ephesians chapter 3 verse 19. The love of Christ in its sweetness, its fullness, its greatness, its faithfulness passeth all human comprehension. Where shall language be found which shall describe his matchless, his unparalleled love towards the children of man? It is so vast and boundless that, as the swallow but skimmeth the water and diveth not into its depths, so all descriptive words but touch the surface, while depths immeasurable lie beneath. Well, might the poet say, O love, thou fathomless abyss! For this love of Christ is indeed measureless and fathomless. None can attain unto it.

Before we can have any right idea of the love of Jesus we must understand his previous glory in its height of majesty and his incarnation upon the earth in all its depths of shame.

but who can tell us the majesty of Christ when he was enthroned in the highest heavens he was very God of very God by him were the heavens made and all the hosts thereof His own almighty arm upheld the spheres. The praises of cherubim and seraphim perpetually surrounded him. The full chorus of the hallelujahs of the universe unceasingly flowed to the foot of his throne. He reigned supreme above all his creatures. God over all, blessed forever. who can tell the height of his glory then?

and who on the other hand can tell how he descended? to be a man was something to be a man of sorrows was far more to bleed and die and suffer these were much for him who was the son of God but to suffer such unparalleled agony to endure a death of shame and desertion by his father This is a depth of condescending love which the most inspired mind must utterly fail to fathom. Herein is love, and truly it is love that passeth knowledge.

Oh, let this love fill our hearts with adoring gratitude and lead us to practical manifestations of its power.