<p>3:19 <i>And to truly know and understand the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God</i>- &quot;To truly know&quot; doesn't mean that we know to perfection every aspect of the Lord's love. It rather means that we know His love for us as the ultimate truth. &quot;The truth&quot; is not so much a set of doctrinal propositions as the simple fact that the Lord loved us to the end, and we shall live eternally with Him through that love.&nbsp;</p><p>It is surely apparent that it would be pointless to pray for our brethren if in fact those prayers have no power at all, and if ultimately we are all responsible for our own spiritual path.&nbsp; There is in all this an incredible and most urgent imperative. This is why Paul bowed his knees in prayer for the Ephesians, knowing that his words could really increase and enrich the quality of their relationship with God, if not their very salvation (Eph. 3:14-19). If my prayers can influence your eternal destiny, if they can lead you from condemnation to the eternity of God&rsquo;s Kingdom: then I must, if I have any gram of love and care within me, dedicate myself to prayer for you. And you, likewise, for me. Prayer for others&rsquo; spiritual well-being becomes no longer something which is &lsquo;tacked on&rsquo; to our tired, repetitious evening prayers.</p><p><i>All</i> the fullness of God dwelt in Christ (Col. 1:19; 2:9);&nbsp;&quot;and of his fullness have <i>all</i> we received&quot; (Jn. 1:16). God's fullness, the full extent of His character, dwelt in Christ, and through His Name which speaks fully of that character, that fullness of Christ is reckoned to us. And so, in line with all this, Eph. 3:19 makes the amazing statement. And it is amazing. We can <i>now</i> &ldquo;be filled with <i>all</i> the fullness of God&quot;. Let's underline that, really underline it, in our hearts. We can be <i>filled</i> with <i>all</i> the fullness of God. Filled with all the fullness of God's character. See on Eph. 1:23. We are counted righteous, counted as if we have the Lord's moral perfection; but as Romans 8 explains, the Spirit is given in order to help us become in reality what we are counted as being by status. The language of 'filling' is used about being filled with the Spirit in our inner person (Acts 13:52; Rom. 15:13; Eph. 4:10; 5:18). It is the filling by the Spirit which reveals to us the fullness of God.</p>