p. 87 | EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY by Merle D'Aubigné

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Feb 26, 1880

"EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY."

By Merle D'Aubigné

WE were studying the Epistle to the Ephesians, and had got to the end of the third chapter. When we read the last two verses, "Now unto him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory, throughout all ages," this expression fell upon my soul like a revelation from God. He can do by his power, I said to myself, above all even that we can think—nay, exceeding abundantly above all! A full trust in Christ for the work to be done within my poor heart now filled my soul. We all three knelt down, and, although I had never fully confided my inward struggle to my friends, the prayer of Rieu was filled with such admirable faith as he would have uttered had he known all my wants. When I arose in that inn room at Kiel, I felt as if my wings were renewed as the wings of eagles. From that time forward I comprehended that my own efforts were of no avail; that Christ is able to do all by his power that worketh in us; and the habitual attitude of my soul was to lie at the foot of the cross, crying to him, "Here I am, bound hand and foot, unable to move, unable to do the least thing to get away from the enemy, who opposes me. Do all thyself. I know thou wilt do it. Thou wilt even do exceeding abundantly above all I ask." I was not disappointed; all my doubts were removed, my anguish quelled, and the Lord extended to me peace as a river. Then I could comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and hight, and know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge. Then was I able to say, "Return unto thy rest, O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee."