Just yesterday, I listened to friends talk about
the economy and the bleakness of the world.
Really? Now I am not saying that
we should not look at the state affairs of this world and plan accordingly;
however, it is too easy to give into impossibilities rather than to respond
with belief in the realm of God’s possibilities.
The thing is God is the God of more . . . working
in the realm of possibilities . . . freeing us from the oppression of impossiblities. Prayer driven individuals believe that the
impossible is always possible.
But.
I wonder if we often intentionally live in the realm of impossibilities rather than possiblities.
Do we diagnose some things as impossible and
impose our own limitations?
Or
Do we believe all things are possible with God?
The way we live shifts when we believe God can and
will do the possible in the impossibilities.
If we are honest, hidden in the depths of our
heart is the God-given-desire to experience the power of God’s work that is
beyond our limitations. At the same
time, we often ignore or turn the other way from the desire God has given us in
the name of sensibility. In turn, wemiss
out on the “more” of God.
In the book of Acts, we read that an island changed
because of the healing power that was released through prayer: There was an
estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He
welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days. His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and
dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him
and healed him. When this had happened, the rest
of the sick on the island came and were cured. Acts 28:7-9
One man, the father
of an important public official, was healed through prayer. We are not told if the sick man believed in
healing. All we know is that Paul
believed that healing could come through prayer. So. Paul prayed . . . one man was healed . .
. and then the rest of the sick people on the island came and were healed. More occurred than what could have been imagined. Everyone was healed. Think about the excitement and anticipation of living in the power of God.
Is it true? Were all the sick on the island healed?
The answer is simple.
Yes.
Make each summer day
count and believe that with God, all things are possible. There is so much more
to life when we believe that all things are possible: Jesus
looked at them and said, "With human beings this is impossible, but with
God all things are possible." (Matthew 19:26)
Pastor Kerrie
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