To Him Be The Glory

In Ephesians 3:20,21 Paul makes a very poetic statement about God and His glory. He says... "Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen."

Does it ever come to mind how powerful our God is? Do you ever just stop on the sidewalk on a bright sunny day an look at the awesomeness of His creation. Paul is so impressed with His greatness that he uses the phrase "exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask OR THINK! Paul cannot just use one word to describe God's power but two words, side by side, almost like he was ready to make a list of superlatives for God and His power and love for us.

But look at the previous verses and see how Paul gets "all wound up" with praise for the Father. He starts in verse 14 by saying "...I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man; so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God."

I made BOLD all the words that I believe Paul would have emphasized if he were preaching this message today. Do we feel this way about God? Do we have this kind of "undying" love and devotion for our Creator? Are we trying to see that others get the opportunity to have this passion?

We have a God who could make a mountain out of a mustard seed, give sight to the blind, bring the dead back to life, part the sea. I want to feel this passion in my heart for God. I pray every day that God creates more and more love and passion (for Him) in my life. Don't you?

Dave