All We Can Ask Or Imagine

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen

Ephesians 3:14-21

Do you like surprises? Would you ever dare to say to God, “Surprise me!” A lot of us are more than a little scared to do that. Yes, we have faith that God is good and that He loves us. Yet we are afraid we won’t like what He chooses for us.

Throughout the Bible we read that God delights in doing the unexpected. Sometimes it’s folding back the water for His people to cross a sea on dry ground. Or forgiving and embracing those who repent of their sin. Jesus’ time on earth was filled with amazing events that pointed people to His Father – He turned water into wine, calmed storms, healed the sick, and raised the dead, and rose from the dead.

What kind of God do we serve? One who is not confined to our finite imagination. God’s thoughts and ways are not like ours. He wants to bless us with far more. He delights in His children who trust Him and simply say, “Surprise me!”

Those who let God provide will always be satisfied.

Our Daily Bread – May 15, 2008