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.

Devotion based on Ephesians 3:20,21

In an iconic scene from the classic movie, It’s a Wonderful Life, George and Mary playfully walk, talk, and sing together under the romantic light of a full moon. They stop and face each other as George asks, “What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word, and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey, that’s a pretty good idea. I’ll give you the moon, Mary.” She replies, “I’ll take it. Then what?”

In his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul had dared to pray boldly on their behalf. He asked that God would powerfully strengthen these believers through the Holy Spirit so that Christ would dwell in their hearts through faith. What’s more, the apostle asked that they would be given the power to know the unknowable—how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ—to the point that these Christians would come to be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. He might as well have asked for the moon!

But Paul knew the God to whom he was praying. He is the God who does the impossible, the unimaginable. Jesus assured his disciples, “You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” They never could have imagined that Christ would die for them, the holy and righteous Son of God, punished in the place of sinners. But he did and saved them and us from hell before we could even think to ask.

What is it you want? Be bold in your prayers in Jesus’ name. Your Father loves you more than you can ever know. He has filled you with everything you could ever need. Your God is able to do immeasurably more than all you ask or imagine.

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