Key scripture- “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen” (Ephesians 3:20–21).

GOD IS ABLE!

Pastor, James McDonald says that there aren’t many three-word, nine-letter sentences that can stir a person’s heart the way this one does. Every time you say it you will see a spark ignite across people’s faces. God is able. It’s powerful. Pregnant with hope and confidence, and it’s real.

The fact is, God IS able.

But not even this ample statement tells the whole story. He is able, yes, but “able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.”

Truly, if anything can top “God is able,” it’s that He can do even more.

• More than you. Perhaps I’m catching you on a day when you’d admit your strength is just about gone. Your resources are spent. All your ideas have been tried, all your escapes exhausted. All your alternative solutions have proven ineffective, and perhaps they even made things worse. You are at a point where you just don’t know what else to do.

Then I’ve got good news for you from God’s Word: you don’t have to. The God you serve is not limited by what you could ask, even if you could even think of what to say. He is not bound by what you could accomplish, even if you were working at full capacity and focusing only on this one thing. He can do more than you can do. He is that able—and more.

• More than it appears. God is always doing more than it might look like He’s doing—behind the scenes, between the lines, beyond the human constraints of time and space. He doesn’t have to flash it. He doesn’t need to show everybody what He’s up to, just to avoid being called impotent or unwilling or uncaring. But in every circumstance, every single day, God is working. He is doing a thousand things that we don’t even know about.

He is at work in the hearts of those who are yielded to Him. He is at work through people who know Him and love Him. He is working when you can’t see it or measure it or point to it. Even though you may question the silence, you can trust by faith His promises. He’s at work, doing more.

• More than healthy boundaries would allow you to try. If you’re one of those people who tries to do too much, I can relate to that. The Lord has had to teach me some painful lessons to convince me that learning to say “no” to good things is an indispensable part of obeying His calling to do the most important things. So I wouldn’t be surprised if you know what I’m talking about, these are the situations in your life where you’re stretching yourself so thin, cutting the margins so close, that you can’t keep it up without something imploding.

But God never looks across the landscape of His responsibilities and thinks He might have a hard time pulling something off. Why then do we exhaust ourselves trying to do more than our bodies and brains can safely accommodate when we have a God who says He’s able to do far more?

We all need to stop putting God through the grid of human limitations. He is not a man; He is infinite and eternal. He is ruling the universe with His feet up. He is the Lord God Almighty. He spoke the world into existence, and He can do everything required to keep you functioning and fulfilled, and more.

Where are you most in need of seeing the ability of God at work in your life right now? How are you praying toward that end? How are you intentionally trusting Him by faith?

Pray this – Our Precious Heavenly Father, thank You for making me a child of the Most High God through faith in Your Son, Jesus Christ. Thank You for reaching toward me in love and grace, showing me time after time expressions of Your limitless ability. When I stop and think about who You are I stand in awe of You. Remind me, Lord, because I forget so easily, that You are way beyond being able to do Your holy will and also respond to my needs in Your omnipotence and goodness. You are Elohim – The Creator. The God who said, “Let there be light.” This shows Your power and strength because You spoke the world into existence, and You didn’t have and did not need any raw material to work with when You created all of this. You created the world and the universe out of nothing, and You can do the same thing in my life. I come to You confident that You can do so much more than I ask, through Jesus’ Name, I pray, Amen.