“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.” (Ephesians 3:20-21)
We’ve spent this last week listening in on Paul’s prayer for the Ephesian Christians, a huge prayer for huge power so they could understand and live in the reality of a huge idea – that the God of the universe loves them and will never, ever stop.
To understand that truth about God’s commitment to us in Jesus changes a person. In fact, it changes everything. Ultimately, if the all-powerful God is for you – and will be always – how could your future be any better?
In these final verses, Paul responds in the only way that makes sense: worship. “To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!”
Amen.
Think: Are you convinced that God is all-powerful and that he loves you unconditionally in Jesus – and that he will love you forever? If so, how does believing that change the way you live? How does it motivate you to respond to God in worship?
Pray: Say to God, “To you be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!”
Do: Make a point this next week to remember God’s love for you in Christ and to worship him for it.