IMPOSSIBLE
WHY SHOULD WE TRUST GOD EVEN IN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATIONS?
BIBLE READING: Exodus 2:1-10
KEY BIBLE VERSE: The baby’s sister approached the princess. “Should I go and find one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” she asked. “Yes, do!” the princess replied. So the girl rushed home and called the baby’s mother. (Exodus 2:7-8)
GOD CAN MAKE POSSIBLE THE IMPOSSIBLE.
Moses’ mother was reunited with her baby! God used her courageous act of saving and hiding her baby to begin his plan to rescue his people from Egypt. God doesn’t need much from us to accomplish his plan for our life. Focusing on our human predicament may paralyze us, because the situation may appear humanly impossible. But concentrating on God and his power will help us see the way out. Right now you may feel unable to see through your troubles. Focus instead on God, and trust him for the way out. That is all he needs to begin his work in you.
BIBLE READING: Mark 6:30-44
KEY BIBLE VERSE: Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and it is getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy themselves some food.” But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “It would take a small fortune to buy food for all this crowd!” (Mark 6:35-37)
IMPOSSIBILITIES LIMIT PEOPLE, BUT NOT GOD.
In this chapter, Jesus’ life and ministry have been examined by various people: his neighbors and family, Herod the king, and the disciples. Yet none of these appreciated Jesus for who he was. The disciples were still pondering, still confused, still unbelieving. They did not realize that Jesus could provide for them. They were so preoccupied with the immensity of the task that they could not see what was possible with God. Do you let what seems impossible about Christianity keep you from believing?
IMPOSSIBILITIES ARE SIMPLY GOD’S OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK.
When Jesus asked the disciples to provide food for over five thousand people, they asked in astonishment if they should go and spend eight months’ wages on bread. How do you react when you are given an impossible task? A situation that seems impossible with human resources is simply an opportunity for God. The disciples did everything they could by gathering the available food and organizing the people into groups. Then, in answer to prayer, God did the impossible. When facing a seemingly impossible task, do what you can and ask God to do the rest. He may see fit to make the impossible happen.
BIBLE READING: Luke 18:18-30
KEY BIBLE VERSE: Those who heard this said, “Then who in the world can be saved?” He replied, “What is impossible from a human perspective is possible with God.” (Luke 18:26-27)
IN CHRIST, GOD HAS MADE POSSIBLE THE IMPOSSIBLE.
Because money represents power, authority, and success, often it is difficult for wealthy people to realize their need and their powerlessness to save themselves. Those rich in talent or intelligence suffer the same difficulty. Unless God reaches down into their lives, they will not come to him. Jesus surprised some of his hearers by offering salvation to the poor; he may surprise some people today by offering it to the rich. It is difficult for a self-sufficient person to realize his or her need and come to Jesus, but “What is impossible from a human perspective is possible with God.”