How Love Surpasses Knowledge

Evening Meditation

We can read about God’s love, quote Scripture, and even teach others—but until we truly experience it for ourselves, it remains incomplete. In tonight’s heartfelt reflection, Britt Mooney explores the difference between knowing about God and experiencing His love in relationship.

In Ephesians 3:19, Paul prays:

“… and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”

Using the Greek words gnonai (experiential knowing) and gnosis (intellectual knowledge), Paul draws a line between head knowledge and heart transformation. Just like a mission trip can’t be fully explained unless you've lived it, God’s love must be personally encountered to be fully known.

Britt reminds us that Christianity is not just theology or information—it’s about real communion with the living God. When we open our hearts to truly receive His love, that love changes us from the inside out. It fills us with the fullness of God and overflows into how we love others.

🧭 Main Takeaways

• Understand that God’s love surpasses intellectual knowledge—it must be experienced to be fully known.

• Be reminded that relationship with God is personal, relational, and transformative.

• Learn that Scripture is a doorway to encountering God, not just a source of facts or memory verses.

• Embrace the invitation to move from informational faith to intimate communion with the Father.

📖 Bible Verse Reference

Ephesians 3:19 (NIV)

“… and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”

🔗 Read Ephesians 3:19 on BibleStudyTools.com

🙏 Your Nightly Prayer

Heavenly Father,
I open my heart to experience Your love. I don’t want intellectual knowledge alone. I long to know You in relationship.
I seek to know You, not just about You. Let Your Spirit guide me beyond words and verses into real communion with You.
Reveal Your love to me in Christ. Meet me in the still moments, stir my heart and spirit, and let Your love transform me today.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

🌙 Three Things to Meditate Upon Tonight

1. Shared Experience
   What moments with friends or family feel impossible to describe because “you had to be there”? Reflect on what made those experiences so real—and how that mirrors knowing God intimately.

2. Personal Encounter with God's Love
   When have you felt God’s love deeply in a way that healed or changed you? How did it feel different from simply reading about His love?

3. Scripture Becoming Reality
   What verse about God’s love became real to you through a lived experience? How has that deepened your relationship with Him and shaped your love for others?

“Let us not settle for knowing about God's love—let us seek to experience it and be filled with the fullness of Him.”

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