June 18, 2022
Daily Devotion:
"The God of Impossibilities... "
Genesis 18:13-14
New International Version
13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
Wouldn't you think that a God who created the entire universe from nothing has the power to make anything happen that he sets his mind to? So why do you think Sarah laughed at the possibility of having a child at her advanced age? Even when she knew full well that God-not just some strange visitor-had made such a promise, Sarah thought it was up to her to make it happen through Hagar. Like Sarah, most of us tend to assume we must make things happen through our own effort. Even when God promises to take care of us, we don't always take him seriously. Will he really destroy a city full of wicked people? Will he really provide children against all odds? Where is our belief?
There is reason to believe that God has a sense of humor, but he is never joking when he makes promises. Nor does he lack the power to accomplish whatever is necessary to bring about either his will or our best interests. Has God promised us something? He will do it! Has God warned us about something? We'd be well-advised to take that warning seriously! We would be equally foolish to think that God has promised us things he has never actually promised, whether it be having children or perhaps restoring an alienated child's love. But if what we hope for never happens, it won't be because God lacks the power to make it happen. Whenever God thinks something is best for us, impossibility is not a word in his vocabulary.
The only question to be asked is: Is there something I've desperately tried to make happen on my own without thinking that if God wants it to happen, he has the power to make it happen?
