The Verse of the Day

-June 18, 2020-

Good morning, happy Thursday,

-With God All Things Are Possible-

“But Jesus looked at them and said to them, ‘With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

(Matthew 19:26).

Though the context of this verse is regarding how difficult it is for rich people to get saved, it also applies to other aspects of life. All things are possible with God. It is like a two sided coin: one one side it says ‘all things are possible with God; and in the other side it says, ‘nothing is impossible with God.’ Both are very encouraging to us.

Jesus said, “With men this is impossible.”There are things in life that are impossible for us to do, things that are out of our control. We are failing, fallible, and finite people. We need the Lord so much; Without Him we can do nothing.

The angel Gabriel told Mary the mother of Jesus in Luke 1:37, “For with God nothing will be impossible.” There is only one thing that is impossible for God to do: to lie. Other than that He is all powerful and limitless. He is not limited by time, space, or even the natural laws He put in place for us.

There are times doctors admit that there is nothing more than they can do for someone. It is beyond medical science. It is at these times when a miracle from God is needed. This is the case with our dear brother Jim. He is in critical condition and he is in the hands of God. The more impossible the situation, the more glory goes to the Lord.

In the next part of the verse, Jesus says, “…with God all things are possible.” We must have faith in the Lord and He will do what we need. A man had brought his demon possessed son to Jesus’ disciples to cast out a demon from him but they could not. Jesus had just been on the Mount of Transfiguration with Peter, James, and John. The man said to our Lord, “… If you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” You can almost hear the desperation in his voice. Jesus responded, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes” (Mark 9:22-23).

The man was very honest in his reaction to our Savior and said in Mark 9:24, “…Lord I believe, help my unbelief.” Though he called Jesus ‘Lord, he admitted his doubts and lack of faith. We are very much like this man. God is very gracious and merciful to us! Christ cast out the demon and healed the boy.

Let us never forget that God is able and more than able to come through for us and those we love so much. Nothing is impossible with God and all things are possible for Him. We should continue to beseech God and never give up.

P-U-S-H- is a great acronym that I found for prayer:

Pray

Until

Something

Happens

Have a blessed God looking to the One who cannot and will not fail us. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean