Immeasurably More (YouVersion Daily Refresh 5-01)

What’s the boldest prayer you can think to pray? Or the most incredible thing you can dare to imagine?

Did you know that God can top it?

Paul said it like this: 

“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…”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3‬:‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬

You know those quiet dreams in your heart? God put them there. You know that ache for something better than this broken world? God gave you that desire. You know the deepest longings of your soul? God knows how to fulfill them. 

Like Paul said, God can do more than we ask or imagine, but we also must remember the second part of his words: according to his power at work within us. 

It’s all God’s power and His plan. But He has invited us into it.

So what’s our part in this process? 

We can give glory to Him—knowing that it’s Him who gives us the desire and power to do what pleases Him (Philippians 2:13). He created us, loves us, and has entrusted us with sharing His message with the world.

We can submit ourselves to His plan—knowing that it’s all God, but He chooses to work in and through His people to accomplish His purposes. He doesn’t need us to be perfect, He just wants us to be willing.

We can trust Him with the process—knowing that He is good, righteous, worthy, strong, and eternal. We don’t have to know all the answers because we already have Him, and He can do more than we can ask or imagine.

My Thoughts

I put in bold what I think is the most important part of this devotional. We have to be willing to follow God’s plan. I know that one of my strengths is organization. But it is also a great weakness for me because after I get everything all organized, I don’t like it when something changes my plans. That is actually a gross understatement. I have a tendency to get really stressed if my plans are not carried out exactly the way I planned them. God has been working on me about this, showing me that His plan is the one that counts and if He wants to stop or adjust my plan, then I have to go with that. It will be better for me in the long run. God is always working to do more than I ask, more than I think of, even with my copious lists with everything all planned out. God’s plan is the best one! I am still learning to pause, listen and trust because even though I may fret about changes, God is in control of the changes and the final results. And that makes everything okay with me.