your God is too small!

In our passage from Sunday, Ephesians 3.14-21, Paul closes off the first half of his letter with a doxology.  After praying that his readers (and us) will be filled with all the measure of God's fullness, he sings out,

Now to him who is able to do immeasurable 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. (Eph 3.20-21)

What a mouthful!  On the way out of church on Sunday, someone came up and shared a story with me that ended in this question: If God is able to do more than all we ask or imagine, what are we asking for?  In other words, How deep and expectant are our imaginations?

Of course, this doesn't mean that we should just go out asking for things and expect even bigger things.  "If I ask for a moped, will I get a Harley?"  No.  That's not what's going on here.  At issue is the very power and imagination of God.  When it comes to God's plan and his work in, through and among us, he wants more for us than we often want for ourselves -- more than we could possibly know or imagine.  Our desires and hopes in our walks with God do not come close to measuring up to what he is capable of giving us.  Such is his love and power.

What are you asking God for this week?  What do you hope God will do with you and through you for your loved ones, co-workers and neighbors?  Are you "settling" for something less than God wants to give you?  Don't settle!  Reach out, reach up and ask for God's best in your life, then go where he leads you.  You will not be disappointed.