And to know the love of Christ; which passeth
knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding
abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh
in us. Unto Him be glory in the church
by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Ephesians, Chapter 3, verses 19-21.
I was concerned that this
passage might be one that people who focus on using “the god power within them”
might use to support their belief in this erroneous concept. This passage has listed Colossians, Chapter
1, verse 29 as a cross-reference. It is
really helpful to read this for clarification of what the passage in Ephesians
really means.
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to His
working, which worketh in me mightily.
Colossians, Chapter 1, verse 29.
These two passages aren’t
talking about using “the god power within me” to acquire the things you wish to
attain or to accomplish. What this is
talking about, from what I understand, is that God works through us for His
glory when we are the examples He wants us to be. An illustration might be that we are there to
support a friend or a co-worker who is at a major turning point in their
life. God was there working through us
by our example. He was there through our
support, our comforting words and our telling them of how our faith in God gets
us through the tough times. He works
through us in our explanation of the positive impact that God has had on our
lives.
Being an instrument that
God can use to touch the lives of others is a wonderful experience! God works through different people in
different ways, just like the passage I wrote about earlier that says God gives
us each different types of gifts to glorify Him. (Paraphrased)
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn’t necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
