"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus" (Eph. 3:20–21a).
“How comfortable it is to think that you have a God that can do what He pleases; nothing so difficult but He can effect, nothing so strong but He can overrule! You need not dread men since you have One to restrain them; nor fear devils, since you have One to chain them; no creature but is acted by this power; no creature but must fall upon the withdrawing of this power. Our evils can never be so great to oppress us, as His power is great to deliver us.” Stephen Charnock’s commentary on God’s power is not only eloquent but true. If God is for us, who can be against us? Nothing is impossible with God. He not only has the wisdom, truthfulness, and love to provide for our needs but He has the power to execute His decrees and to carry us through any difficulty.
Any authority that does not have sufficient power over its subjects forfeits its right to rule. God, however, does wield sufficient power to rule. By the power of His Word, He brought all things into being. God is the supreme monarch over all other powers—“By Me kings reign” (Prov. 8:15). By His power God raises our dead souls from the grave, just as He raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Conversion is the “work of God’s arm” (Luke 1:51). Psalm 89:13 says that God’s arm is mighty, able to accomplish all He wills. No power can resist God because He is greater than all others. Our stubborn hearts in bondage to sin cannot withstand God’s gracious power in conversion. If God has willed that you be saved, it will be done by His power. If you are His chosen servant, nothing can separate you from His love, nothing can snatch you away from His grasp. Nothing can keep His children from entering His everlasting kingdom.
Because God is able to accomplish all He desires, we can trust Him completely. We can trust His strength which is manifested in our weakness. We can trust that His grace is sufficient because He has the power to restrain our enemies, to subdue our own evil desires, and to deliver us when He has willed it. “Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You” (Jer. 32:17).
