Date: 06-June-2025
Name: Eddy Aigbologa
Topic:
GOD IS ABLE
Content:
The extent to which you live with a "God is able" mentality determines how much you can truly receive from it. Ephesians 3 highlights the "God is able" lifestyle—one that can transform our perspective and ignite faith within us, causing things to work in our favour. A few points to highlight about "God is able" mentality:
It's a Mystery that has been revealed:
Writing from prison, Paul reveals to the Ephesian church the mystery behind the “God is able” mindset, describing it as the “fellowship of the mystery” in Ephesians 3:9. To what extent are we participating in this fellowship—as fellow heirs and partakers of God's promise in Christ through the gospel (Ephesians 3:6)? In the process of transforming Abram into Abraham, God spoke to him in Genesis 13:14–15,18, saying: "Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward; for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever." In response, Abram moved his tent and settled by the terebinth trees of Mamre in Hebron, where he built an altar to the Lord.
Abraham responded physically to God's word, and it was that response that allowed him to truly perceive God's promise. He didn’t just relocate—he also built an altar, establishing a place of continual fellowship, even though the fullness of God’s abilities had not yet been revealed to him. He simply obeyed.
Today, we are in an even greater position to understand the mystery of God's power and purpose. As Paul explains in Ephesians 3:3–5: "How that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets."
You'll agree with me that once a mystery is revealed, it is no longer a mystery. As Habakkuk 2:2–3 says: "Then the Lord answered me and said: ‘Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, it will not tarry.’
A man of God once said, "If you don't receive a direct word from God concerning your situation, simply obey the principles found in Scripture." As James 1:25 reminds us: “But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.”
Purpose of the revealed Mystery:
In Ephesians 3:10, Paul further explains the purpose of the revealed mystery: that through the church, the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly realms. This means we, as the church, are called to speak and demonstrate the mysteries of God—especially when confronted with difficult situations—instead of magnifying the problems themselves.
This was the same approach Jesus took during His wilderness encounter with principalities and powers. In response to temptation, He declared, “Man shall not live by bread alone,” referring not just to physical sustenance or what we see and hear, “but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4).
Appreciation of the Mystery revealed:
In response to the revelation of this divine mystery, Paul offers a heartfelt prayer for the Ephesian church in Ephesians 3:14–19—one that remains deeply relevant for us today as we pursue a victorious life in Christ. He prays for four key things:
1. That we may be strengthened with power through His Spirit in our inner being (v.16).
2. That Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith (v.17).
3. That we may be rooted and grounded in love—a love that surpasses human understanding (v.17–18).
4. That we may be filled with all the fullness of God (v.19).
Finally, the key verse that captures the theme of our message today is found in Ephesians 3:20–21: “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” This verse reminds us of God's limitless ability and the divine power at work within us—power that is activated through faith, obedience, and alignment with His will.
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