It Is No Secret What God Can Do

       There are a lot of things that we take for granted.  My first computer was a Tandy 286 which could do about one thing at a time and that rather slowly as the hard drive actually clunked as it moved in a very slow speed.  When you compare that first computer to what I am using now with the fact that I have four programs running at the same time, doing Bible searches and typing as fast as I can.  My current computer can read, written word documents, fly over Israel and display any one of 32 million colors.  the computer "brain" surpassed mine a long time ago.  It does more than I could ever ask or think about asking.  Oh, that sounds familiar.  Ephesians 3:20-21 says, "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."   
      That is the perfect description of our relationship with our heavenly Father.  We often come to God with a request especially in times of grief or sorrow or some very special need.  Our request is often quite small especially to God.  These two verses form a benediction right in the middle of the Book of Ephesians.  It sounds like the book is over, but the Apostle Paul breaks out in praise to God for what He has done and what He is going to do.  I stand in awe at the words, "Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think..."  We know that God created everything that there is.  He created and named the stars and the bombardier beetle and the daffodil and the Koala bear and the clown fish and the list goes on an on describing God's great creative acts.  I take my computer for granted.  I turn it on in the morning and in a matter of seconds it is ready to go even without a cup of coffee.  God never sleeps, nor goes on a vacation, or has to be turned on.  God is always there and always ready to answer our requests.  I take many things for granted including God.  That is why I need to read the above verses and stand back and admire His power from the creative acts of the universe to the payment for my sins on the cross of Calvary.  Paul ended it up with the words, "Unto Him be glory...."  May we echo those words this day.  Unto Him, unto God the Father, Unto the Creator of the Universe, to Him be glory now and forever more.  Praise God for what he has done, is doing and will do.