Nothing is Impossible

When I was thinking about what to write about, my mind just kept going back to the series of lessons my pastor taught on in January. It was fondly referred to as “Taking the Bull By the Horns”. Over the weeks in January he talked about opportunities that God puts in our path that we may step away from, for fear that we can’t accomplish what it is that God is offering us. Sometimes they are things that we’ve even asked God for, but when they are presented to us, we shy away from them. Sometimes our fears are selfish, sometimes they are driven by a feeling of lack, in us or our situations, and sometimes they are pushed away because of a lack of faith.

In Luke 1:37 the Bible says, “For nothing is impossible with God”. The context of this scripture is the angel, Gabriel, appearing to Mary to tell her she was highly favored of the Lord and would be with child. When she questioned him, he told her that even her cousin, Elizabeth, who was said to be barren, was in her sixth month, and he reminded her that “Nothing is impossible with God”.

Mary did a wonderful thing – she replied, “I am the Lord’s servant, May it be to me as you have said”. What faith and trust Mary showed in the Lord. Would we be able to do that? If we were presented with an opportunity, a gift, that was above and beyond anything we had hoped or imagined, would we be able to say, “I am the Lord’s Servant, May it be to me as you have said”? While many of the opportunities we are presented with do not hold the eternal ramifications of Mary’s opportunity, how do you know that something the Lord has placed in your path won’t impact not only you, but multitudes of others in ways you have never imagined?

In Romans 8:15 the Bible says, (NIV) “For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship”. Verse 17 says, “….then we are heirs – heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ”. We are reminded here that we are not to be slaves to fear, for we have received a spirit of sonship that makes us HEIRS OF GOD.

When you look at the world, and it’s material values, and you see a child of someone, an heir that is “set for life”, someone who will inherit millions, who, financially, will never have to worry about being taken care of, its possible to feel a sense of envy or lack that you are not cared for in that way; that you have to work hard every day to make sure that you’re contributing to your family and their care. Wouldn’t it be so nice to have a parent that would leave you countless millions so that you can do whatever you want with your life, and never worry about financial troubles? If we look at Romans 8, we will be reminded that we ARE heirs – OF GOD. The same God who says in Psalms 50 that (V10) “…every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.”; and (v 12) “…for the world is mine, and all that is in it”.

So, let me ask you this – your Heavenly Father owns the world, and everything in it; he wants good things for us, and he has made us his heirs, and has released us from being slaves to fear, and has given us instead, a spirit of sonship -what more could you ask for? Why would we allow ourselves to feel fear of outcomes (when we can’t control them anyway), fear of failure (when everything God gives us, he gives us for a reason, whether it’s a lesson or blessing), and why would we have a lack of faith, when not only does He promise to give us more than we could ask or think, but he promises in James 1:17 that “Every good and perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”

I would like to encourage you to take advantage of opportunities that are placed in your path, without fear, having faith as an heir of God, who promises that He will always be there for us. Be strong, encouraged, and step out in faith – you never know what God is going to do with you!