Nothing Is Too Hard for God

Sometimes life can seem a little overwhelming.  But regardless of what's going on in your world, God is right there with you and He will take care of you. God is always there for His people.

As Moses was nearing the end of his life, he told the children of Israel in Deuteronomy 31:6, "Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." God was with Israel as they entered the promised land; and as long as they looked to Him and trusted Him, He delivered them.

God wouldn't abandon Israel and He won't abandon His people today.  Hebrews 13:5 reminds us again that God "will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."  He still wants His people to face life with great boldness, knowing that He is there. 

Romans 8:35 asks,  "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?" And the reply comes resoundingly in verse 37.

Romans 8:37-39:  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Whatever is causing you anxiety today, God can handle it. Absolutely nothing can separate us from His love, and nothing is too big, too hard, or too scary for God.

God promised Abraham a son when he and Sarah were "well stricken in age."  It was impossible. Sarah laughed at the idea, but the Lord knew better. What did He have to say about it?

Gen 18:14  Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

Even though it was impossible for Abraham and Sarah on their own, Isaac was born because God promised them a son. God is faithful to His Word, and Abraham believed God.

Romans 4:19-21:  And being not weak in faith [believing], he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

Abraham knew the condition of his own body; he knew the condition of Sarah's womb. He could have focused on that, but then he would have staggered at the promise of God.

Instead, he focused on the promise of God, knowing that God would bring it to pass. He was totally convinced that God would do what He had promised--no doubts, no worries, full assurance. Now that takes presence of mind!

We want to be fully persuaded too.  Is anything too hard for the God Almighty? Nothing is too hard for the Creator of heaven and earth. He said so Himself.

Jeremiah 32:27  Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?  

Just as God brought to pass His promise for Abraham, He will bring His Word to pass for you. Remember, what is impossible for man is simple for God. And God is able and willing to do what He's promised.

We can go boldly to God and cast our cares on Him. We can be "more than conquerors through him that loved us" by believing God's promises. He wants us to prosper and be in health, even as our souls prosper (3 John 2). So let's go to God's Word and allow it to dwell in us richly. He will never leave us nor forsake us. Nothing is too hard for God.

What Hope! What Joy!

We have one great hope in this life, and that is the return of our lord and savior Jesus Christ.  Our God is a God of comfort and hope. We can rest in His love in times of trouble.

In I Thessalonians 4 we find the words that God gives us to remember when a loved one has passed away, telling us to "comfort one another with these words." We'll let the scriptures speak for themselves.

I Thessalonians 4:13-18:

¹³ But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
¹⁵ For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
¹⁶ For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
¹⁷ Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
¹⁸ Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

People wonder about life after death; and even among Christians, beliefs will vary. But when we look at God's Word, these verses from I Thessalonians resonate with comfort and love. Those who "sleep in Jesus" and who are also called "the dead in Christ" shall rise first. We who are alive at his coming (wouldn't that be exciting!) shall not prevent, meaning precede, them.  "We which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."

What a comfort to know that the day is coming when we'll see our loved ones again and we'll "ever be with the Lord!"
I Corinthians 15:52 adds to this:

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

It will happen so fast--"in the twinkling of an eye!" Now that is exciting! What an amazing, joyful reunion for all those in Christ. What a great time to look forward to with positive anticipation. That's our hope!

Our wonderful God sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ "that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life."  The invitation is open to whosoever believes in him. 

Romans 10:9 and 10 tell us:
⁹ That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

¹⁰ For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

It's by grace that we're saved and by grace that we have such a wonderful hope. Jesus Christ was the complete sacrifice for our sins and the consequences of sin. And today we can live for God, knowing that Christ is coming back, and what a day of rejoicing that will be!