THe exceeding greatness of His power

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. – Ephesians 1.17-21

Is God strong enough to handle this? Can He do it? Can He sort it out? Is it beyond His power? Is anything too hard for God?

All of these questions can be answered by the simple phrase ‘the exceeding greatness of His power.’

I far too often underestimate the exceeding greatness of God’s power in my own situations. I far too often fret over things I can’t handle. I can’t handle this so I can tend to think that nobody, including God, can.

When I do that though I ignore the exceeding greatness of His power. I forget that He has all power. We call this theological truth the omnipotence of God – He has all power in heaven and in earth for here and now and for all eternity.

Is anything to hard for the Lord? Nothing is impossible with God.

It pretty much comes down to that. Whatever ‘impossible’ situation you and I find ourselves in today is not impossible with God. We can rejoice in the exceeding greatness of His power to do what we can’t