Ephesians 3:20-21 Podcast
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20 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, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21)
When we come to an end of ourselves, we conclude with the Apostle as he does in v.20 ... "Now to Him..." We are much like the earth in our universe, we are not at its center. The process of being convinced of this truth is both arduous and satisfying.
In order to manifest His power in and through us, God had to indwell us. Think of that, God has chosen to live in us! God in us "is able to do more immeasurably all we can ask or imagine."
The Greek word Paul uses here for "able" in v.20 is "dynamite." It has an explosive nature to it, and thus, we sense the danger involved. The danger is a must, and such is the nature of faith. Faith will always have a measure of uncertainty to it. This is why the mystery is so intriguing and yet so scary.
The Greek word used for "immeasurably" is a contraction of three Greek words. The first of these is "huper" which means "above or beyond." The second is "ek" which means "from or out of." And, the third is "perissou" which means "abundantly."
When we walk with the God of the Bible, we will discover, He will take us through some stuff that we do not understand. And, out of this stuff, God will bring us to the place where we know Him deeply and we will be amazed at what He is doing in our lives.
As a result, when we come to understand there is a great plan that God is bringing about in history to rescue mankind, and that He is inviting us to be a part of it so that our personal stories get caught up in His great story, and we step forward in faith, there is absolutely nothing that we can imagine that God can’t do.
What would happen if we so trusted God’s love for us and His involvement in our lives that we said, “God, I’ll do anything you want”? Imagine for a moment what God might do! Paul says he can do even more than that.
What will happen as all of this unfolds, Paul writes, is it will lead to the glory of God filling the whole earth, and mankind will be amazed at the goodness of God! When the power of the Holy Spirit is unleashed in our lives, He gives us understanding and transforms us into the kind of people who trust God because of His great love for us.
As we deepen in our understanding of all this, our ability to trust God and act in faith will grow. And this is the assurance that we have entered into the great story of God Himself. May God through His Holy Spirit help us to grasp this great truth!
