OCT. 4, 2013
Immeasurably
More
Read: Ephesians
3:14-21
He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. —1 John 4:4
“It’s
not going to happen, Aunt Julie. You might as well erase that thought from your
mind.”
“I
know it’s unlikely,” I said. “But it’s not impossible.”
For
several years, my niece and I have had variations of that conversation
regarding a situation in our family. The rest of the sentence, which I said
only occasionally, was this: “I know it can happen because I hear stories all
the time about how God makes impossible things happen.” The part of the
sentence I said only to myself was this: “But they happen only in other
people’s families.”
Recently
my pastor has been preaching from the book of Ephesians. At the end of every
service we say this benediction: “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, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all
generations, for ever and ever! Amen” (Eph. 3:20-21 niv).
This
was the year God chose to do “immeasurably more” in my family. He replaced
indifference with love. How did He do it? Beats me. But I saw it happen. And
why should I be surprised? If Satan can turn love into indifference, certainly
God can change indifference back into love.
Lord, thank You for doing immeasurably more in
our lives than we could ever imagine.
I am so thankful that You are able and often
do make impossible situations possible.
God’s power to restore is stronger than Satan’s power to
destroy.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
