Ephesians 3:20 – When Words Run Out

Some verses feel like they were written for the moments when your vocabulary fails—when you’ve prayed all you know to pray, and all that’s left is a quiet hope that God is still at work. In this episode of Verses We Missed, we sit with Ephesians 3:20 and listen to Paul stretch language to the breaking point as he points us to a God whose power and generosity are beyond measure.

Today’s Reading

Today’s reading is Ephesians 3:20 (ESV).

Reading: Ephesians 3:20

Follow along here: Ephesians 3:20 (ESV) on BibleGateway.

Commentary

Paul doesn’t simply say, “God can help.” He piles word on top of word—able, then more, then far more, and finally “than all we ask or think.” It’s as if he’s reaching for the biggest sentence he can build, because ordinary language won’t hold the weight of what he’s trying to say.

And notice where he locates the miracle: not only in what God can do “out there,” but in what God is already doing “in here”—“according to the power at work within us.” The same God who exceeds our prayers is also at work forming us, strengthening us, and teaching us to trust Him beyond the limits of our imagination.

Verse of the Day

Ephesians 3:20 reminds us that God is not constrained by our best request or our biggest idea. When you’ve reached the end of what you can ask—when you’ve hit the ceiling of what you can even think—God is still God. Let this verse reframe your prayers today: not toward anxiety, but toward awe.

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Chapters

• 00:00 Cold Open – When Words Run Out
• 00:59 Welcome to Verses We Missed
• 01:34 Reading Ephesians 3:20 (ESV)
• 03:15 The Prayer Behind the Verse
• 04:23 Nerd Nugget – Paul’s Turbo Word
• 05:20 Word Stacking & Mary Poppins
• 06:50 Ask or Think – Two Limits
• 07:45 The Power at Work Within Us
• 08:38 The Purpose: God’s Glory
• 09:25 Closing Prayer
• 10:14 Value for Value Support
• 11:45 Final Thought & Sign-off