Do You Know How Powerful He is in You?

"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 (ESV)

The New King James says, "exceedingly abundantly above all." Can't you just imagine Paul ,the earthly writer of this text, hearing the thought from the Holy Spirit and trying to get it into words? What joyous frustration to try to express how totally and incomprehensibly our Perfect God can transform things. Paul did the best he could -- and God annointed it as the Word -- when he put down a string of adjectives that were still not enough.

Indeed, our God can do "far more abundantly than all we ask or think" in any situation in our lives. Come up with your best-case solution to all problems. Come up with your vision for the maximine impact He could make through you. God can top that!

How? "According to the power at work within us." Who is that? The Holy Spirit. Are you getting that GOD LIVES IN YOU by the Spirit? Or are you going about life with a religious non-power, a self-made, slightly hopeful effort that if you beg God long enough and wear yourself out enough you might make a dent of good in this world? The Spirit of God is in you!

Go live like it. Give Him the glory all the time. It will bring glory to God, to the church, and will impact eternity. Believe the Word. Share in Paul's healthy frustration of trying to expressing His power by experiencing Him so powerfully you don't even know how to say it!