October 31, 2024

Ephesians 3.20, 21(NIV) 

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory.

We praise God for his attributes and thank him for his actions.*

When I worked in an office, I often told our IT guys, “If I can think of it, you should be able to do it.” The IT department didn’t always see it that way; sometimes my wishes were beyond their power to grant. I can think of great things for God to do, too, but he can think of greater ones.

We tend to think of these verses as describing someone who can grant all our wishes – like a genie in a lamp. While God does sometimes use his power to accommodate us, we mostly underuse this source of power. We are armed with the power to save the world and all we can think of is how we can make use of it to make our dreams come true.

“To him be glory” may not be a command but a statement of fact: God will be glorified because of who he is and what he does. How can glory not be given to the one who is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine?  

He will only do as much for us as we will allow Him to do in us.*