“WITH GOD, NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE.” —LUKE 1:37
Do you have days when you just don’t think you can carry on? Or are you confronted with something seemingly impossible? It’s just too hard and overwhelming, or your circumstances seem impossible to get around, through, or over.
You are not alone!
When confronted by the unimaginable, look at how some of our Bible heroes responded:
Abraham’s wife, Sarah, laughed when the Lord promised her a son in her old age. “Why did Sara laugh…Is anything too hard for the Lord?” the Lord answered (Genesis 18:13).
Zechariah, a priest in the Temple, asked, “How can I be sure of this?” to Gabriel. “I am Gabriel,” the angel answered. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news” (Luke 1:19, NIV). In other words, God can do this!
Mary exclaimed, “How will this be?” when Gabriel brought her great news of the Son she would bear. The angel assured her, “For with God nothing will be impossible” (Luke 1:37).
The disciples questioned Jesus, and He answered, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).
The Lord reminded the prophet Jeremiah, “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?” (Jeremiah 32:27).
“If God is for us, who can be against us?” asks Romans 8:31.
Praise to “Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us” (Ephesians 3:20).
Finally, when life seems impossible, we can memorize, believe, and agree with the apostle Paul’s conclusion of all his struggles: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the future looks blank…But with God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes, ladders, and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope.” —John Piper
