In review of Ephesians 3:20 I read that “Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine” (GW).
Whatever great things I could ever imagine for my life, God can outdo it!
The Bible says in Ephesians 3:20, “Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine” (GW). Faith starts with stretching the imagination. It begins with a concept, a vision, a dream, a mental picture. It always starts with an idea.
God came to Abraham one day and said, “Abraham, I’m going to make you the father of a great nation. You’re going to have a lot of descendants.” For Abraham, that was hard to believe. He didn’t have any kids, and he was well into his 90s. “Sure, God,” he must have thought. “Whatever you say.”
So God gave Abraham a picture: “After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision . . . ‘A son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.’ He took him outside and said, ‘Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your offspring be.’ Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:1, 4-6 NIV).
God stretched Abraham’s imagination by telling him to look up at the stars and try to count them—that’s how many descendants God promised that Abraham would have. The entire Jewish nation came from this man.
Abraham had something he could visualize. Every night when he walked outside, he could look up and say, “That’s going to be my family!”
God will grow my faith by stretching my imagination, by giving me a dream. What I can dream and believe in faith, I can achieve.
In summary, Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in me. By this power he can do infinitely more than I could ever ask or imagine. Faith starts with stretching my imagination. It begins with a concept, vision or a mental picture. It always starts with an idea. As an example, God gave Abraham a picture. Abram believe the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. Abraham has something he could visualize. God will grow my faith by stretching my imagination, by giving me a dream. What I can dream and believe in faith, I can achieve.
As I reflect on this, two dreams come to mind for me. One is to help mentor, guide and help others. The other is to lead my team to a high functioning IT support team. What I’m reminded of this morning is that visualization is a big part of helping to accomplish a dream or goal. First creation happens in the mind, a clear picture is developed and God can help bring things together. The biggest fear is just talking to others and having conversations.
Today I pray Father that with your Spirit, that you help me develop what I need to get with others and to learn to converse with them. I ask you for wisdom and guidance for my day / weekend. I pray these things through your Son Jesus name, Amen.
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