March 8 – More Than Imagined

“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 (NIV)

These words, written by the Apostle Paul come at the end of a prayer that he had been praying for his friends in the church at Ephesus. After telling them what he had been praying for he reminded them that God was able to do far beyond what he had been asking for. This is a wonderful way to end a prayer, isn’t it? It is what God wants us to remember when we pray to Him. No matter how big a request we make to God, let’s always remember that He can do more than we ask – or, as our verse says, more than we could even imagine. And this is because God’s great power is at work in our lives in order to bring glory to Himself among all believers in Christ Jesus for all time. Believe it today and live according to it today.

April 10

“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 (NIV)

The apostle Paul wrote to the believers in Philippi thanking them for gifts which they had sent to him in prison. These gifts had helped meet some of his need there in Rome. He thanks his friends for helping, but he realized that it was God who was behind it all. And Paul knew that as God had met his needs, He would meet the needs of his friends. As he wrote, he went beyond thinking only of material needs. He said that God would meet ALL their needs. And that’s the promise for us, too. It is not wrong to expect God to meet our material needs, but remember He will meet ALL our needs, material, emotional and spiritual.