Can You Imagine - Part 1

Can you imagine?

Ephesians 3:20 “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,”

Now I don’t know about you, but I can imagine BIG - very, very big indeed. This scripture verse is like one of those children’s story ‘magical’ moments that happen in a child’s world. “Immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine” – has a sort of ring to it doesn’t it? “Immeasurably”, and “more” for a start conjure up visions of vastness and then we can add ‘more’. What more could that possibly be that is bigger than vastness? Then, as if to rub it in a bit, we get more than “all we ask or imagine”. Help!! I’m getting overwhelmed here. When I allow my imagination to run around unchecked, all sorts of ‘big’ comes to mind – and it ain’t cheap either!!

Can you imagine when Holy Spirit comes and gives us freedom to worship Him and sing and dance for hours on end without getting tired?

Can you imagine when we pray for hours and hours and just want to stay in His presence “a bit longer”?

Can you imagine when the offering is so big we have to start being careful how we count it and how we take it to the bank without a security company in tow?

Can you imagine when people who do not know the Lord come running into our meetings, healed even as they walked past us, to find out what is going on?

Can you imagine when services and meetings multiply to three or four a day; they are all packed out; and they run into the back of each other so that, in effect, we have one 18 hours or so meeting?

Can you imagine when pastor announces that all previous planned schedules are scrapped and that Holy Spirit is now in control of all our meetings?

Can I imagine these things? Of course I can – and much, much more on top of that. Why or how? Just look at the final part of the text – “according to his power that is at work within us,” According to HIS power – not ours. That’s Zechariah 4:6 “So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.” At work WITHIN US !

Oh WOW !!!

Clear the decks. Make way for the King. Keep the runway free for Him to land any day He wants to. Holy Spirit is on His way to a church near you any time soon and the effect will be beyond my powers of description.

You doubt me? Fine – that’s more to share around among those who do believe. Miss out at your peril.

Can You