"FAR MORE ABUNDANTLY!"

Ephesians 3:20-21                (ESV)
"20 Now to him who is able to do "FAR MORE ABUNDANTLY" than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen."

Luke 1:35-38                         (ESV)
"35 And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy-the Son of God.
36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 FOR NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD."
38 And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her."


I wrote a couple of days ago how GOD uses differing medias to speak to me.  Once again this morning HE spoke to me from a devotional from Dr. Charles Stanley.   The thing that stood out with me was these two sentences, "Do you live in eager expectation of what the Lord will do? Or have you chosen to linger in the depths of despair?"  That got me to pondering if I was limiting GOD because of my unbelief?

How many times do I find myself waiting for "the other shoe to drop"?  Have I developed a "GOD can overcome" mentality, or do I have a "GOD will overcome" mindset?  The thing I have to remind myself of is that my timetable and GOD's timetable aren't always the same. As a matter of fact, lately my timetable has not been nearly as tolerant as it needs to be.

GOD did not promise Elizabeth a son on her timing.  I am sure Elizabeth had a thought that since she was advanced in years that she might have misunderstood her promise from GOD!  But John, the forerunner of JESUS CHRIST, was born to Elizabeth and Zechariah.

John was born as a fulfillment of a promise from GOD to Elizabeth. GOD always fulfills HIS promises.   If HE has promised you something, don't give up on it.  The promise may have to wait on HIS timing.  GOD's promises will not be altered by our perception of when we think HE needs to do something "FAR MORE ABUNDANTLY"!