What Will God Do?

What would you love to see God do?

What would you love to see God do in your life?
Stop and dream a little bit...

What would you love to see God do in your family?

What would you love to see God do in your neighborhood?

What would you love to see God do in your work place, in our church?

Did you take some time and dream? Did you ask God what He wants to do in each of these areas of your life?

I love the prayers in Ephesians. They are so powerful, inclusive, expansive and personal.

Read again the end of the prayer in Eph 3.

"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."

Can you picture Paul standing, almost elevating as he prayed this prayer over the church?!?!
What was Paul seeing and believing?

"To Him be glory." 
What is Glory? - The rays of the sun beaming down on the universe. Possibly like the celebration of the MN Miracle. The celebration of the coach raised on the shoulders of his players as they run off the field in victory. The celebration in heaven over one person saying "Yes" to Jesus' love and being adopted in His family. The bright shining beauty, wisdom, power, love, mercy and grace of Jesus being unleashed into a person.

"To Him be glory in the church"
In the church - God stepping out of the invisible realm right into the reality of the lives of His church. Possibly like U2 singing in large stadiums across the world. Possibly like the Vikings beating their opponent in the US Bank Stadium. Possibly like Tom Hanks ruling in the cinema block buster again. Jesus loves to do His great life changing things in His church; forgiveness, mercy, grace, love, tough love, yes to prayers, no to prayers, healing of souls, mending of marriages, rescuing wandering children, bringing life to dead things and more.

"To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations"
Generation to Generation to Generation to Generation...

As we start this fall, what are your prayers?
What is God going to do in us, through us and around us?
Let's join Paul in this world changing prayer.

"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." 

Imagining together,
Pastor Chris