💭 Consider this: Looking back, how has God already worked in ways that were beyond what you once asked or imagined? How does that shape your trust in Him now?
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In this message from Ephesians 3:20–21, we are reminded of a profound and comforting truth: God is able. He is able to do “exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,” working through the power of His Spirit in every believer.
Whether in trials, uncertainties, disappointments, or seasons of blessing, God’s power and wisdom far exceed our understanding. May this sermon encourage you to trust Him fully and give Him all glory, “throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.”
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There is no question in the minds of the believers that God is able to do more than what we ask or think. But few Christians actually enjoy the privilege of seeing him do that in their lives because they fail to see the pattern of God’s empowerment in these verses.
Some of us may be thinking, ‘But it cannot possibly apply to me. For others maybe, for Abraham or Moses or David or even full-time ministers, but for ordinary lay people like me, most certainly not.’
But the God of heaven, infinite in wisdom, if He were to answer the prayers of His dear children, do you expect Him to be limited by our earthly wisdom and understanding of things? Of course not. We expect our God to work in ways beyond and above our asking and thinking.
Our prayers are always limited by our human wisdom. We think we will be happy if we see the perfect sunset or sunrise, if we meet the right person, if we get the right job or if we get relief from the sickness that troubles us.
Have you considered your life experiences? Life may not have gone exactly as the way you have planned it. You may have had many disappointments and trials. But if you are really trying to obey God and follow after him, and you carefully trace the footsteps of your life, you can surely say with full confidence: ‘My God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that I ask or think.’
How God has answered your prayers above and beyond what you ask or think?
But the Almighty God sees beyond the sunrise, beyond the trials, beyond the afflictions, beyond the heart. He knows all these things would distract his dear children from a total dependence upon him.
Often times verse 20 is known as a pyramid progression of God’s empowerment. It begins with God is able, followed by God is able to do, followed by God is able to do exceeding abundantly, and then God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask. And finally, God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we think.
What about you, my friend? Have you ever considered how the Lord has brought you thus far? Think about your life, your family, your marriages, your children, your job, your services in the church, etc. Some of us may be thinking, ‘But it cannot possibly apply to me. For others maybe, for Abraham or Moses or David or even full-time ministers, but for ordinary lay people like me, most certainly not.’
But the God of heaven, infinite in wisdom, if He were to answer the prayers of His dear children, do you expect Him to be limited by our earthly wisdom and understanding of things? Of course not. We expect our God to work in ways beyond and above our asking and thinking.
Our prayers are always limited by our human wisdom. We think we will be happy if we see the perfect sunset or sunrise, if we meet the right person, if we get the right job or if we get relief from the sickness that troubles us.
But the Almighty God sees beyond the sunrise, beyond the trials, beyond the afflictions, beyond the heart. He knows all these things would distract his dear children from a total dependence upon him.