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Ephesians 3: 20, 21 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. (NIV)
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We praise God for his attributes and thank him for his actions.* |
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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 misuse this source of power. We are
armed with the power to save the world and all we can think of is how we can use
it to make our dreams come true.
“To him be glory” may be a command, or it could be 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?
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He will only do as much for us as we will allow Him to do in us.* |
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