Power of God

Ephesians 3:20 says, “He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to His power that is at work within us.” What is that power? And how do we make sure it’s working in us?

I’ve had this picture of a funnel in my mind. The funnel is you and me. God WANTS His power to flow through us! What stops it? Flesh…or self. When we’re operating in what WE can do, there’s no room for God’s power to work through us. We love God—but we can do this on our own, thank you very much.  We may wake up every morning and read our Bible and tell God we love Him…but then we meet each challenge on our own. We see these things as small and say, “I’ve got this!”  We’re actually putting what WE can do above what GOD can do. So He steps aside and lets us. Or we may leave room for God’s power to eek through occasionally…but certainly not consistently. 

The other way to operate is to be filled with the LOVE of God! We wake up every morning and read our Bible and pray and tell God, “I know I can do nothing apart from You. My flesh is sinful. I NEED to operate in Your love and Your power today in everything I do. Fill me with Your love. Let me experience the height, depth, length, and width of Your love. I don’t just want a head knowledge, I want to intimately and experientially know Your love! Bind my flesh. Loose Your POWER through me.”

Operating in our flesh keeps God’s power from flowing through our lives. Flesh plugs up the funnel. But when our lives our filled with God’s love and flesh is bound from our hearts, GOD’S DYNAMITE POWER flows through our lives consistently!! 

Being aware of operating in our flesh or God’s love is the first step. Which are you operating in? How much of God’s power is flowing through your life? How much power do you want to flow through your life?

He does more than we can imagine—ACCORDING TO His power at work in us. Let’s tie up our flesh and let His love and power flow through us—He wants to blow our minds!!