To know Jesus’ love more fully—”its breadth, length, height, depth” (Eph.3:18)
Jesus, for those who love college basketball, it’s that time of year that everyone gets excited about: March Madness and all the games played towards the Final Four to determine the national champion from both men and women’s basketball college teams.
Speaking of the number 4, you must love it too for you created 4 points on the compass—North, South, East, and West; and there are “4 living creatures” around your throne (Rev.4:8). You are the hero, meaning, and fulfillment of the 4 parts of the Old Testament (Law, History, Poetry, and Prophecy); and you commissioned 4 Gospel writers to perfectly chronicle your story—Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John. But here are the Final Four’s in your story I am most pumped, thrilled, and joyful about in Spring 2026.
On the glorious Day of your return, we will see you as you are and we will be made like you. It will be impossible for us to ever sin again, and only possible for us to love as you love us. Indeed, we will be filled and overflowing with the 4 dimensions of your love—its “breadth, length, height, and depth” Eph.3:14-19). Hallelujah, these 4 expressions of sin’s damage will be gone forever—“death, mourning, crying, and pain” (Rev.21:4). Not just 4, but all our tears will be wiped away, and all the pain behind those tears will be redeemed. Hallelujah and thank you.
Your beloved Bride—redeemed from 4 categories of humanity—”every tribe, language, people, and nation” (Rev.7:9), will inhabit the 4 corners of the new heaven and new earth forever (Rev.21:1-22:5). Until you return to finish making all things new, may we live and love to your glory. Indeed, Gospel Sanity trumps March Madness 10,000 times over. So Very Amen!
