There Is Nothing Too Hard For the Lord

-November 1, 2021-

Good morning, happy Monday,

“Ah, Lord God! Behold You have made the heavens and earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for the Lord” (Jeremiah 32:17).

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, ‘Behold, I am the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me’” (Jeremiah 32:26-27)?

Jeremiah had a very difficult ministry of proclaiming a very unpopular message to a very obstinate people in Judah. Because of their sin, idolatry, rebellion, and disobedience, they would be taken into captivity by the Babylonians under King Nebuchadnezzar. After 70 years they would regathered and restored to their land. It is in the context of that promise that have these verses on God’s unlimited power and faithfulness.

There is nothing too hard for the Lord. He can do all things except to lie or deny Himself. Hebrews 6:18 says, “That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation.” Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 2:12-13, “If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He will deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” Other than these things and that He will do only His perfect will, there is nothing God cannot do.

The angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary in Luke 1:37, “For with God nothing will be impossible.” She could not understand how she as a virgin could give birth to a baby who was the Son of God, but she accepted it. Luke 1:38 says, “Then Mary said, ‘Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be according to your word.’ And the angel departed from her.” God’s outstretched arm is powerful and unstoppable, He is unlimited in His sovereignty, authority and dominion.

No matter how impossible things may look to us in our present circumstances, He is the God of hope. Doctors may give up hope, friends may forsake us, and everything may go against us, but God is for us and will be with us. Nothing is too hard for Him. God reminded Elijah that 7,000 people in Israel had not bowed the knee to Baal; and to Paul that He had many people in the city of Corinth and that no one would attack him or hurt him.

We just need the faith to believe. Hebrews 11:6 says, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe than that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” We must believe, then we will receive. There are so many miracles in the Bible that show God’s great power. From the parting of the Red Sea, to the deliverance through the fiery furnace and the lions’ den, to the virgin birth and the resurrection of Christ from the dead, and so much more.

May God give us the faith to believe and trust in Him. He never fails, He will prevail! There is nothing too hard for the Lord. Things may look dark and foreboding now but His sunshine will shine again in the morning. His grace is sufficient for us and we are more than conquerors through Him who loves us.

Have a wonderful day in the will of Him who can do all things. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean