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.”
We
live in a time of unprecedented power.
The world is enamored with power.
Sports teams recruit power runners and power hitters. The world will teach you how to power
dress. Business people attend power
lunches. There are seminars on how to
project power and confidence in our meetings.
The church world is also interested in power. There are conferences to teach how to operate
in spiritual power.
The Bible
promises power to the believer. Luke 10:19 reads, “Behold, I give you the
authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the
enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Jesus gave this promise of
power in Acts 1:8 before He ascended into heaven, “But you shall receive power
when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to
Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the
earth.”
There are no
shortcuts to living in this mighty power of a holy God. There is a prerequisite to this power. The prerequisite is living a holy, separated
life. Matthew 5:8 reads, “Blessed are
the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Richard L. Strauss writes, “God is
the source of all power, not only in the physical realm, but in the spiritual
realm as well, where the true nature and extent of power eludes our
understanding.”[1]
The church
believes God is powerful. He is powerful
in creation. He worked powerful miracles
throughout the Old and New Testaments and in church history. Jeremiah 32:17 says, “Ah, Lord God!
Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and
outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.”
Most believe God
is able. The scriptures give us insight into
what God is able to do. In Romans 4:21
you learn God is able to keep His promises.
The writer of Hebrews reveals He is able to save to the uttermost. Philippians 4:19 reveals He is able to meet
and supply all your needs.
Most have no
problem believing God is able, but struggle with the question, “Is He willing?” He is able and He is willing. The Prophet Jeremiah writes in Jeremiah 29:11
God is willing to give you “a future and a hope.” In Matthew 8:2 a leper came
to Jesus and asked Jesus, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” Verse 3 gives Jesus answer, “I am willing; be
cleansed.” God is able and He is
willing. He is available today to meet
every need.
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