Yesterday I wrote about our God and some of His greatness displayed throughout the Scriptures. I included a doxology from Ephesians. A doxology is a hymn or formula of praise. There are three notable ones in the New Testament. We looked at Paul’s Ephesians doxology yesterday.
“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work with us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” [3:20]
There is another one that ends that little letter of Jude.
“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.” [Jude 24]
The third doxology ends Paul’s weighty letter to the Romans.
“Now to Him who is able to establish you …. to God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.” [16:25-27]
As I read those three this morning, my heart is refreshed and encouraged by those first six words in each … “Now to Him who is able ….”
Able. The Greek word is the same in all three doxologies, It is dunamai and is the word from which we get our English word dynamite! It means power.
Our God has the power to keep us. He has the power to do even more than we can imagine. He has the power to establish us forever. That means He has the power for everything we are or ever will experience!
To Him be the glory forever. Amen.
