November 27, 2007

With God, Nothing Shall Be Impossible

Can you imagine it, Mary and Elizabeth's conversation when they met after their conceptions.

Elizabeth saying, "I could never imagine at my age that I would ever be able to bear a child, particularly since the doctors have told me I'm barren."

And Mary saying "but Elizabeth, who on earth has ever heard of someone conceiving a baby without having sex first," (blush, blush). "I'm not even married!"

Here we are in the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke looking at two impossible situations … impossible to the humans anyway, and as for poor Zachariah, despite the fact that he had been praying for a child (verse 13: "your prayer has been heard"), he was still in disbelief when the angel Gabriel told him that his wife Elizabeth would bear a son.

Zachariah went as far as questioning the angel based on what his personal and limited assessment of the situation was … "How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well on in years."

After speaking to Mary and explaining to her how she would give birth to the Son of God, the angel Gabriel told Mary how her relative, although old and barren would also bear a child and was in fact already six months pregnant. "For" the angel said,

"nothing is impossible with God." (Luke 1:37)

And when the angel said "nothing," he really meant "nothing!"

So, what impossible situation are you facing today that you're looking at from your own limited assessment of the situation. Is it maybe that you want a child and the doctors have told you "it's never going to happen." Or is it that you have bills you can't pay, sickness that you need healing for.

Whatever it is, remember that "with God, nothing is impossible."

Still struggling to believe this … I encourage you to read Luke chapter one for yourself and just ponder the situations of Mary, Elizabeth and Zachariah. All three in an impossible situation and yet God in His unlimited power reversed the natural inability for them to become parents at that time in their lives and peformed the supernatural to bring about miraculous results.

The God of Mary, Elizabeth and Zachariah is still the same God today, meaning He has the supernatural ability to reverse your own personal situation, whatever that might be.

Be blessed,