I don’t know about you, but I feel like I can imagine some pretty wonderful things for God to do. And it’s actually kind of fun to try to think of the best, most outlandish, could-never-happen thing. World peace? Every molecule of pollution turns to clean breathable air or pure water? Every person on earth has a beautiful, safe, and comfortable place to call home? Well, according to today’s verse, God is more than able to make all of that happen. There is nothing I can think up that God can’t do. A purple octopus that recites limericks in Swahili. He could create that. A new parallel universe that is added to the multiverse every time I hiccup. God could do that. Who knows, maybe He has. It’s important to note though that there is a little part of this verse that makes it more personal for me. It says, “…according to the power that works in us.” All that power is available to me. In me! God may or may not want to create speaking purple octopi, but I know He does want me to participate in some very specific things here and now. He wants me to love Him and love His children. His infinite power is available to me to make that happen. Whatever I need to accomplish His will is mine. I can’t dream big enough to run out of God’s resources when it comes to loving people.
Dear God,
Thank you for your love and your power, and thank you for your challenge to your children to try to think of imaginative ways to use that power to love. Teach me to be bold with the resources you’ve given me when it comes to loving people. Forgive me when I think too small because of fear or selfishness. I trust you!
CamDevo 