July 27

Can we ask too much of God? Can we presume upon His kindness, upon His love, upon His desire to help us when we are beyond helping ourselves? If we read the Scriptures correctly, the answer to all the above is a simple, emphatic ‘NO!”

It is difficult for us to imagine a God who is willing to go the extra mile for us, but indeed, Jesus said that is what we are to do—“If a man asks you to walk a mile with him, walk with him two miles. If he asks for your coat, give him your cloak also.” (Matthew 5:40,41)

If that is what He expects of us and we are frail creatures of a fallen planet, how much more must He, the lofty One who inhabits eternity, extend Himself! Of course, we have the ultimate, conclusive evidence of His selfless, unfailing love at the cross. Calvary demonstrates the love of our Triune God more clearly than anything else we might suggest.

But beyond Jesus’ sacrifice of Himself for our eternal salvation, we also have the assurance of His Word in Ephesians 3:20 that assures His concern for us is not only eternal but temporal as well. Here He emphatically states that He, “is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we can ask or think, according to His power at work within us.” He’ll equip us to receive--and to give--all we need!