WEDNESDAY June 26th
Ephesians 3:20-21
‘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.’
‘Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen.’ (The Amplified Bible)
We have a super abundant God who can bless us superabundantly! Now, although Paul wants us to realise that God can do superabundantly more than we ask or think, he leads us to a place of where we realise that it is all for him and to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. He then ends with a resounding Amen!
I think that Paul wants us to remember or to realise that although God can do superabundant things for us, we must never lose sight that it is not about you nor me, but it is all about him! He does far more abundantly for us, so that we will praise him and give him the glory more.
He invites us to the throne of grace, he invites us to petition him, he invites us to ask, seek and to knock, and we do so by faith and in accordance with what his will is for us, but the aim is or should be that all the glory goes to him. If we ever ask out of selfish desire or selfish ambition, we are denying God the glory that he is due.
In Romans 11:36 we read ‘For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.’
Another song! Unto him be glory in the church, both now and evermore, unto him be glory in the church, his praise a boundless store, unto him, unto him, unto him, unto him, for his praise and glory shall not fail, both now and evermore.
As we have sung so many times just recently—All the praise goes to Jesus, all the praise to him alone, all the glory and honour forever more, all the praise to him alone.