The message of Ephesians 3:20 challenges us to not only seek to understand the character of God more fully, but also to strive to live with greater trust and dependence on Him. Unlike the trust fall mishap in the YouTube video, we can fall safely into the arms of God and find rest there. Paul's words remind us that God is not compatible with our human, finite concepts of time or space.
There are no measurements that can capture the Lord, no boundaries that can contain Him, nothing--death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation (Romans 8:38-39)--can limit His mercy or His love.
Throughout Scripture, we are reminded that God's thoughts are not our thoughts, and His ways are not our ways. He is the one who spoke life into this earth, and He is the one who has placed eternity in our hearts. Our pasts and our futures are a but a moment in His hands. Our fears and hopes can steer both our anxieties and our imaginations, but we often forget the confines of our scope and live within the bounds of only what we can see. Our vision, however, is tainted by sin; our thoughts are weak and small.
There are plans working in us and through us that we cannot even begin to predict or even to desire. We sometimes cannot even know what to ask for or how to ask for it, but the Lord is faithful to supply our needs in His time. The Lord works in the abundance of eternity, and it is a comfort to know what a mighty God we serve!
