How Big Is Your God

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

 

How big is your God?  Has God ever performed a miracle for you?  What's the biggest prayer request God has ever answered for you?  How often does God answer prayers for you?  How many prayers has God answered for you in the past three days?  Which of your lists is longer, your answered prayers list or your unanswered prayers list? How far away is God from you? How do you describe God to a young child?  How do you describe God to an unbeliever?  What do you want and have been afraid to ask God for it? What is your biggest dream?  What is your divine potential? What does God want from you while on this earth?  We were created to excel and not fail -- is that your truth? Is it the truth?  What have you last excelled in?  Are you being what God wants you to be?  Are you doing what God wants you to do?  Are you going the places God wants you to go? Yes. No. Why not? What or who do you need to be delivered from?

 What do you expect of your children?  For your children? Your grandchildren? Have you already prepared the best meal you can prepare?  Have you already run or walked the longest distance in the shortest time that you can run?  Have you done the most excellent work you can do?  Have you dreamed the biggest dream you can dream?  Have you learned all there is to learn about the work that you do?  Have you written all the poems, the books, the stories that God purposed for you to write?  Have you already been the most creative you can be?  Have you made the most sales you can make? Have you climbed your highest mountain? Have you accomplished your most impossible dream?  Have you already stretched as far as you can stretch? Have you already prayed your boldest prayer?

Remember that God has assured you that He is able to do for you immeasurably more … exceedingly abundantly above … superabundantly more than you could ever ask or imagine.  What are your limits with God?  Are you approaching them?  How big is your God? 

Have You Betrayed Jesus, part 2

Have you betrayed Jesus?  Your first thoughts might be in the form of questions. Who? Me? When? How? Your second round of thoughts might be like these.  I would never betray Jesus.  Well, I'm not perfect but I would not do something like betray Jesus.  And as you continue pondering the question, you might consider the meaning of betray or betrayal.  Betrayal is to be disloyal, act treacherously or deceitfully toward another, sell out, double cross, delude or mislead.

 Jesus has said that whatever you have done for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.  Conversely, He said that whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.  (See Matthew 25:40, 45.)  Though you have not betrayed Jesus Himself, what about His people?

 There are so many ways and occasions that we betray Jesus by our betrayal of others.  Did you file last year's tax return?  Did you lie on this year's return?  Do you pay your creditors ... on time ... as you agreed?  Have you borrowed money or things from family and friends, and never paid or given them back?  Are you paying back your student loan?  Have you left child care centers with unpaid balances?  In buffet lines, how much food do you get and not eat?  Have you left restaurants or cafeterias or other food places with extra napkins, serving utensils, ketchup, jelly, salt, pepper, sugar, etc.? Do you have unkept promises with your spouse ... children ... other family ... friends ... co-workers, employers ... employees? Have you spoken or acted unkindly toward another person?

 It really is the little foxes that spoil the vine.  Have you betrayed Jesus through your betrayal of others in what you consider little, seemingly inconsequential things and ways? Stop! Repent, turn away from those things and ways now.  Seek forgiveness.  Do unto others as you would have them do to you.  Please don't betray Jesus!