Eph 3:17  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

Eph 3:18  May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

Eph 3:19  And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

It’s Sunday morning.  A friend shared  this Scripture this morning and it is such a strong voice of encouragement to my heart. By the faith God has given to me, I can live in that knowledge, and know I am filled with all the fulness of God.  Because of what He does and  who He is.  The shepherd of our local flock of believers, has Whoo Hoo moments, when a Scriptural truth just causes a loud Whoo Hoo to escape from his  inner most being,  This would be such a moment for me.

To be reminded that once we allow Christ to enter into our being, accepting His payment for the penalty of sin exacted on my our behalf….we are rooted and grounded.  That’s what everyone wants and needs…roots.  Someone or something to belong to.  Nothing, no one, better than the very Creator Himself, established in His love.  And no greater love has ever been expressed than His love for us…and that enables us to have the opportunity, should we choose to enter into it, to comprehend the expanse of His love, beyond all human reckoning, to be filled with all that God has for us……not to make us wonderful people, or give us more happiness or to give us higher station in life or greater wealth…but for His honor and glory.  Glory!

That’s good stuff.  To bring my feet back to touch the ground now….I have to decide what to have for my morning beverage.  Here’s how my mind is working this morning.  Usually it’s coffee, but my extra Keurig pods are stationed in the barn where, when we have family gatherings the Keurig machine might end up.  The Keurig is in the house, the pods are in the barn.  I have ground coffee available and I do have the filter.  I can make coffee. Yesterday I picked an abundance of greens….beet greens, kale, spinach and broccoli.  And I already had a pretty fair amount of lettuce and spinach in the fridge. Lightbulb moment.  Perhaps, just maybe, this would be a great time to start making myself (Tom too, if he’d agree) green smoothies.  Surely the health benefit would be quite reason enough I’d say.  The abundance of available resources factors in.  Using what has been so plentifully provided is the last argument.  A green smoothie it is.

To quote a wise woman:   “Life is about choices” ~ Jenny Muth.  And to put the final spin on that… Real LIFE is about the most important choice one could ever make, that of agreeing with our sovereign God that we can never meet His standard.  And then accept His provision for us, His Only Son’s sacrificial death, to buy us pardon and give us access to an eternal relationship with Him.

I might have to wash the smoothie down with a cup of Jamaican Me Crazy flavored coffee though.  Just sayin’