NOTHING
IMPOSSIBLE
Scripture Reading--Jeremiah 32:27
"Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh:
is there any thing too hard for me?"
A church youth worker listened patiently as a child recited Jeremiah 32:17. The boy didn't say the verse quite right, but he certainly got the point across. "Oh, my God!" the boy said. "Behold, You made heaven. You made earth, and there ain't nothing You can't do.
While the boys memorization wasn't word-perfect, he seemed to understand God's omnipotence. The power of God has a practical result--it adds the impossible to the equation of life.
Perhaps the greatest example of God's demonstrating His omnipotence is the familiar Christmas story. When the angel Gabriel announced to the virgin Mary that she was going to bear a son, she reacted as expected. In essence, she said, "That's impossible! I'm not married. How could that be?"
The angel told Mary that her cousin Elizabeth was also with child. Mary knew Elizabeth was too old to have a baby. The angel responded simply, "For with God nothing shall be impossible" ( Luke 1:37 ).
God did the impossible and brought His own Son into the world as a baby, born of a virgin, conceived of the Holy Spirit. Because of God's power, the impossible is a regular aspect of the Christian's life.
God also has the ability to create out of nothing. He causes change to take place, and He can create something new out of something old. Spiritually speaking, He creates a new man out of an old , sinful man. According to 2 Corinthians 5:17, he makes us new creatures in Christ Jesus. The verse continues: "Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." God is able to put a new man in a suit without unbuttoning the coat! This transformation is perhaps the greatest feat of God's power!
SELAH: Have you personally experienced the life-changing, nothing-is-impossible power of God in your life through Jesus Christ?
--T.P. Johnston, Jr.--
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