Knowing the Unknowable

This Sunday, Pastor Todd brought us to Ephesians 3:14-21 and asked a question many of us quietly wrestle with: why is it so hard to truly believe that God loves us? Paul prays for the Ephesians to experience what he has already told them they have, which reminds us that many of us are content to know about God’s love without being rooted and grounded in it. Part of the struggle is that we know we are unlovely, and even the best earthly love, like the love of a mother who passed away this past week, is limited by our mortality. That’s why the strength to comprehend God’s boundless love is a gift, one we receive by pursuing the Giver rather than chasing a feeling.

Paul’s prayer teaches us that knowing Christ’s love involves both head and heart, that it is the work of the whole Trinity, and that it is meant for all the saints. It is also an invitation to know the unknowable, an infinite love we will never reach the end of. Borrowing the image of a ladder from Charles Spurgeon, we were given a path for growing deeper: begin by confessing we aren’t there yet, then know and believe the truth, contemplate Christ’s love, delight in it, walk in its ways, and finally love others the way Christ has loved us. Along the way, we were lovingly challenged to slow down in passages like Psalm 136 rather than skipping past the very phrases meant to help us meditate on God’s steadfast love.

None of us has reached the end of God’s love. On a scale of 1 to 100, whatever we know of it right now is probably about a 2, because His love is infinite. Wherever we are in our walk with Christ, we can start each day by asking the Lord to root and ground us in His love, then contemplate it, delight in it, and walk in it. As we do, we’ll find it becomes a joy to share that same love with the people around us, and we’ll be changed by it.

Sermon Text: Ephesians 3:14-21
Date: October 25, 2026
Preacher: Todd Pylant