Friday, October 10, 2014

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.