Behold His omnipotence 

Your Kingdom Come

You were present long before we came

The song of heaven sung before we sang

You are seated high above the earth

A King of glorious, unrivalled worth

Who can prescribe to You, oh God

Who would assume that You need counsel

Man is like grass that fades away

You are unequalled and eternal

We were broken, desperately in need

Powerless in our captivity

Undeserving, but still You came to save

Redeeming for the glory of Your Name

May Your Kingdom be established

May Your will be our delight

As we yield to Your instruction

To Your words that lead to life

We submit to Your agenda

You are just and know all things

We acknowledge Your dominion

Champion and King of kings

Oh, Your Kingdom come, oh Lord

Devotional

Imagine yourself standing before a great mountain. It towers over you; entire cities lie encased in the shadows of its great height. You might not even be able to see where it ends for the clouds that cover its summit. Now imagine that mountain melting. Just try. See its crags begin to lose the sharpness of their edges, the cliffs begin to sag and eventually to fall away entirely, the matter of the mountain itself dripping down its sides and into the surrounding cities like wax down the side of a candle. Can you do it? 

You might come up with something, but it’s unlikely you’d have a very accurate idea of what this looks like. Most of us (actually, probably all of us) have never seen this happen and, as such, don’t really have a mental concept for it. And yet, this is what Scripture says happens when the Lord and judge of the whole earth is present (Psalm 97:5; Micah 1:3-4). 

You would have to have some immense power over all the elements for your presence to have this kind of effect.  

What is even more mind-blowing, is the fact that those who believe in Christ and have faith in Him, are actually intimately acquainted with this power. It is this power that raised Christ from the dead (Ephesians 1:19-23). 

Gloria Furman summarises why God’s power – in contrast to all the other types and levels of power and might that exist – is unique: “what makes our view of God’s power distinctly Christian is that God has used His immeasurable power to do three cosmos-altering things: He raised Jesus from the dead; He seated Jesus at his right hand, putting all things under Jesus’s feet; and He made Jesus head over all things for the church.”

This is what Paul is praying for in his letter to the Ephesians. That they – and ultimately centuries later, that we – would know this power. When Jesus died, He was not merely made to breathe again, to continue walking around like normal on the earth. He was made alive and absolutely glorified, “everything in subjection to Him…nothing outside of His control” (Hebrews 2:5-9). It is Paul’s desire that we not only know this Jesus who is in every way in control and in every way powerful, but that we would know “what is the immeasurable greatness of His power toward us who believe”. 

What greater security can any man feel than to know that this God and this power is toward him? When John calls us to abide in Christ, he makes it clear that “apart from [Christ] you can do nothing” (John 15:5). 

The Spirit of God who raised Christ is the same Spirit that has breathed life into our own bodies (Romans 8:11). 

Dear Christian, you are now alive in Him who makes the mountains melt like wax, and His power is toward you. We can join in with the eternal praises of the angels to our God for, thanks to His immeasurable power, there is hope for us where there once was none. 

Reflections

1. Often Scripture shows us the extent of God’s power by referring to creation (mountains, snow, rivers, lightning, etc.), something that’s plainly visible to all and transcends cultural and linguistic barriers. Romans 1:20 tells us that, among other things, all of creation testifies of the eternal power of God. Think of ways you could creatively witness to unbelievers wherever you go.
2. Ephesians tells us that Christ is ultimately ruler of all. Knowing this, and that His power is toward you, how can you grow in your struggles with fear, anxiety, and worry? 
3. In Ephesians (1:23), the power of God is spoken of within the context of the Church, who finds its fullness in Him. This means that the church represents, though currently imperfectly, the fullness of Christ. How should this take place within the local church? What does the church being the representative of Christ’s fullness mean for your involvement in church, whether through serving, relationships, encouragement, attendance, or giving?