September 13 2025

Saturday September 13

God Uses Ordinary People to Do Extraordinary Things

Ephesians 1:19-23

19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

I'm so amazed how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. I heard that quote yesterday and how true it is when we look at the situation going on in America today. God can use ordinary people like a Charlie Kirk to do extraordinary things that can impact a generation of young people for the glory of God. And my friend, God can use you. I remember one of the clips of Charlie Kirk when someone asked him who could take his place, he responded, "You are the answer.

Today as believers, we have access to the great wealth of God that's in Christ Jesus. If we only knew how to tap into it and live in that power of His resurrection every day as weak vessels, ordinary people depending on a mighty awesome, extraordinary God to do great and awesome things for His glory. That's what these verses in Ephesians chapter 1 are about.

Ordinary people like you and me can face an evil generation. We can face it with hope. We can face it with faith. We can face it with grace to do the will of God in the power of God. Paul begins this letter to the believers by telling them, "I'm praying for you. I'm praying for you to know God." My friend, when you have an intimate relationship, not just a religion, but relationship with Jesus Christ, it makes all the difference in the world. This relationship and knowledge of God lead to knowing the hope in our inheritance in Christ. We have been chosen for His glory both for today and for eternity.

By making us His inheritance, God has shown His love. By promising us a wonderful future, He has encouraged our hope. Paul now offers us something to challenge our faith: "the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe" (Eph. 1:19). So tremendous is this truth that Paul enlisted many different words from the Greek vocabulary to get his point across: dunamis—"power" as in dynamo and dynamite; energeia—"working" as in energy; kratos—"mighty"; ischus—"power." Ephesians 1:19 can be translated, "What is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the operation of the might of His strength." He is talking about divine dynamic, eternal energy, available to us!

The moment you trusted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, you were placed into the body of Christ, you are His body. You are the church. We are the called-out ones, as we mentioned yesterday, that we might know the hope of our calling. We have a calling as a church to stand up for Jesus to tell the world the gospel of Jesus Christ.

We see this great example in Charlie Kirk in both his life and death. And Aso in his wife Erika, how even now in a time of tragedy she has proclaimed the gospel of Jesus Christ to anyone that would listen. The grace and strength to do this is available only through the “exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe.” This is available to every believer and can make a powerful difference in everyone's life because it's not our reasoning and our logic that changes people. It's the power of the gospel through the ministry of the Holy Spirit that opens people's eyes to the truth.

Today, let us go on to know the Lord. Let us pursue Him and let us pursue the wealth that He's given us in Christ and the power to live a life that's different. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. But it is when we realize how weak we really are, that's when we depend on the power of God. Paul tells us that this is his experience in  2 Corinthians 12:9-10: “And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

We are at a major crossroads in America. We are at the tipping point. You are the answer! Because God delights in using ordinary people to do extraordinary things through His strength and resurrection power! This is available to those who will “believe”. “What is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power”. Will you believe and trust Him today?

God bless!