The Bible tells us time and time again that ‘with God all things are possible.’ (Matt 19:26) If we read the Bible believing that the impossible can’t happen, then we will have to chop out a lot of the stories it tells, because most of these are impossible for people to achieve on their own.
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A hundred year old man and his barren wife having a baby? Impossible.
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A nation enslaved by Egypt escaping because the Red Sea parts and lets them through? Impossible.
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A city’s walls collapsing just because people march around and blow trumpets? Impossible.
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A young boy defeating a 9 foot warrior with a sling and five stones? Impossible.
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People surviving being thrown into fire and coming out totally unscathed? Impossible.
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An unmarried virgin giving birth to a son? Impossible.
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A man walking on water? Impossible.
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A man healing the sick and raising the dead? Impossible.
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A man rising from the dead? Impossible.
Yet the Bible declares categorically that all these things happened because God worked the impossible for His people. God specialises in things thought impossible, the song says. He is the Lord, the God of all mankind. Nothing is too hard for him. So if we have an impossible situation to deal with today, we could well be in for a big surprise. The God of the impossible could step in and change our situation. All He is looking for is that little bit of crazy faith, that mustard seed of faith, which believes there is nothing too hard for the Lord. All He wants is for us to dare to believe that He can do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine. Miracles happen when people dare to believe that nothing is too hard for God. If we will stretch that faith muscle and believe nothing is too hard for the Lord, then we will see the impossible become possible in our lives, not just in other people’s!
