“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
These two verses form a doxology (or praise) to God in which Paul points out that God can do abundantly more than anything we may ask. Neither God’s love nor His power is limited by human imagination.
God’s giving is not limited by our asking. One author put it like this, “He is like an eternal, unfailing fountain. The more it pours forth and overflows, the more it continues to give. God desires nothing more seriously from us than that we ask Him for much and great things.”
Here, God’s power is His saving action for those “who believe.” God’s power was shown in the extraordinary acts of Christ’s resurrection and ascension. In Baptism, God raised us by that same power, and He continues to use it for our benefit.
This is the only New Testament doxology to include the phrase “glory in the church”, indicating the importance of the Church in this Letter. The phrase also suggests public worship.
God’s blessings on your day…