Depth and height

Ephesians 3:18 That we may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us…

Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

The only way we can truly appreciate and give thanks to our God who is in the highest place, is to know him as the one who loves us in our lowly place. We are all loved as much as anybody could ever be loved! That shows God’s highest and greatest kind of goodness.
We need never be ashamed of our place of lowliness because he dwells with us in it.
James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and he will lift you up.

It is in the lowliest place that we can feel most loved, by faith. I pray for this grace to be upon us all.
Luke 7:36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to come to his home for lunch and Jesus accepted the invitation. As they sat down to eat, a woman of the streets heard he was there and brought an exquisite flask filled with expensive perfume. Going in, she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping, with her tears falling down upon his feet; and she wiped them off with her hair and kissed them and poured the perfume on them.
When Jesus' host, a Pharisee, saw what was happening and who the woman was, he said to himself,"This proves that Jesus is no prophet, for if God had really sent him, he would know what kind of woman this one is!"
Then Jesus spoke up and answered his thoughts."Simon,"he said to the Pharisee,"I have something to say to you."
"All right, Teacher,"Simon replied,"go ahead." Then Jesus told him this story:"A man loaned money to two people--$5,000 to one and $500 to the other. But neither of them could pay him back, so he kindly forgave them both, letting them keep the money! Which do you suppose loved him most after that?"
"I suppose the one who had owed him the most,"Simon answered. "Correct,"Jesus agreed.
Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon,"Look! See this woman kneeling here! When I entered your home, you didn't bother to offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You refused me the customary kiss of greeting, but she has kissed my feet again and again from the time I first came in. You neglected the usual courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has covered my feet with rare perfume. Therefore her sins--and they are many--are forgiven, for she loved me much; but one who is forgiven little, shows little love."
And he said to her,"Your sins are forgiven."Then the men at the table said to themselves,"Who does this man think he is, going around forgiving sins?" And Jesus said to the woman,"Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

When we know of our sinfulness and also know of our forgiveness we are being told here that we can exercise the greatest kind of faith and love towards God, than when perhaps we have done something virtuous and noble. This is living in a deep place of the supernatural. This inner spiritual reality is where height meets depth in the most perfect place… This is the glory of the cross and the resurrection.

We can now truly sing Amazing grace…who saved a wretch like me. This is the place where a humble and contrite heart can expect the abundant goodness that comes from; Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us…
As we humbly receive this grace in its depth we can also receive Holy Spirit in anointed power. Both areas of faith require the same kind of surrender of self effort to the power that works within us.

This is the place that lets go of the shame of our lowliness (Hebrews 12:2 despising the shame -kataphroneo - set the mind against) and the pride of our excellence and finds faith that knows with certainty that God is at work on our behalf right where we are in our thankfulness. He works in the world of the unseen for his goodness to be known by people with that kind of faith, who place Him in the highest place, as he shares with us our lowliness of heart.