Ephesians 3:20

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,

Light switches are amazingly simple in design. Basically, electricity flows to the switch. The switch then will either connect or disconnect to the wires that go up to the light. If it is in the connect position, then the power flows freely and you have light. If, however, the wires are disconnected by the switch, the electricity is stopped. All the power is ran to there, and is at the ready just waiting to be turned on. It just needs for the switch to be flipped so it can fulfill its function.

Our spiritual lives are much like a light switch. God is a being of extreme power. In Ephesians, Paul expresses very poetically the power and glory of God. For instance the plan of salvation took an extreme amount of power to do, to establish the governments just so, as well societies working together in a certain way. Yet God was able to carry out His plan in the fullness of time.  God’s power is shown even more by the fact that He can give us forgiveness of sins. We have no power of our own to provide such forgiveness. Only God, being great in both power and mercy is able to do such a thing.

That power is there, and it is waiting for us. It is wanting to work within us. Yet it requires a very specific light switch: faith. While faith may seem small to some, it is in fact what turns on the power that God has for us to use. It is faith that causes us to follow the steps of salvation and receive the forgiveness of sins. Even after we become Christians, faith is vital. If we do not trust in the Lord, we will not obey His commandments. We will find some way to circumvent them, to rationalize away their use. Yet if we have faith in the Lord and obey His commandments, we will find that the way of holiness is open to us. Faith is the light switch that opens us up to the power of God. If we will turn it on, we will be amazed at the results that God can work through us.

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,