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The God Who is Able, All-Powerful, and Exceeds our Expectations


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Ephesians 3:20 – “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.”

            The Apostle Paul writes in the first part of this verse, “Not to Him who is able.”  God is able.  The following Scriptures give a record of His unlimited ability:

·      Romans 4:24 - “ and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.
·      Romans 16:25 – “Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began.”
·      2 Corinthians 9:8 – “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.”
·      2 Timothy 1:12 – “For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.”
·      Hebrews 7:25 – “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them."

The God we serve is able. We must not doubt His ability to minister and to meet our every need. Philippians 4:19 says, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Many will believe He is able, but is He willing? The Prophet Jeremiah writes in Jeremiah 29:11, God is willing to give you “a future and a hope.”  God is able, and He is willing. 

In the latter part of verse 20 Paul writes, “to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.”  Dr. Warren Wiersbe writes, “Paul seemed to use every word possible to convey to us the vastness of God’s power as found in Jesus Christ.”[i] God is able, willing, and powerful.  He exceeds our expectations. 

II Corinthians 9:8 from the New Life Version reads, “God can give you all you need. He will give you more than enough. You will have everything you need for yourselves. And you will have enough left over to give when there is a need.”  When Jesus fed the multitude with five loaves and fishes there were twelve baskets of fragments left over. He is more than enough. He can do exceedingly, abundantly above all we can ask or think.



[i] Wiersbe, Warren W.. The BE Series Bundle: Paul's Letters: Be Right, Be Wise, Be Encouraged, Be Free, Be Rich, Be Joyful, Be Complete, Be Ready, Be Faithful (The BE Series Commentary) (Kindle Locations 10494-10495). David C. Cook. Kindle Edition.

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