Genesis 18

Genesis Chapter 18

And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 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.
(Gen 18:13-14)

There are a lot of things that we would term as impossible. We could list them off, one after another, for hours on end without running out of things that we as humans can’t do.

I still have never met anyone who can fly like Superman. I have never seen anyone that can make themselves invisible. I don’t know of anybody that can walk on water. I’ve never seen anyone that can walk through buildings, or even see through buildings. Pretty much anything we would term as “superhuman” spills over into the realm of the impossible.

It seems the older I get, the list of things that I think are impossible just grows and grows. Have you noticed that? It sure seems to me like children are much more ready to believe in the possibility of the unthinkable than adults are! Sarah and Abraham were pretty old, and things that once would have seemed common place had become unimaginable. Things like having a baby… At 20, it would be no sweat. At 40, there is definitely a decent chance. At 60, it is possible, but not probable. For a woman in her 90’s we would all agree: you had better forget about it! This was how Sarah reacted, she thought, “you have got to be kidding me”! Not only did she think it, she couldn’t even stop the chuckle from bursting out of her mouth. I picture it to be that kind of laughter where if you have something in your mouth, it gets sprayed EVERYWHERE.

But the Lord wasn’t joking! Look at how He responds… “Is anything too hard for the LORD?” It’s a good question, and one we should consider. Is there anything that is too hard for the Lord? Anything at all? Look at who He is… He made the heavens and the earth, and all they contain in six days. He keeps all matter held together using nothing but His hands. He hears our EVERY prayer, answers each one according to what is very best, and not even a sparrow falls from a tree without Him knowing about it! We can be assured, the answer is this: “No Lord, there is nothing that is too difficult for You!”

So what does this mean for us? Well, we know one thing it definitely does NOT mean. Just because God CAN do anything, doesn’t mean He WILL do anything… In other words, don’t put God’s abilities to the test by jumping off your deck and seeing if He can make you fly! (Remember, that is one of the things the devil tried to get Jesus to do, and He said, “you shouldn’t put the Lord your God to the test.”) What it does mean is this. If God promises it, we can take it to the bank. God WILL do everything He promises, so we should never say, “it won’t happen”. Also, we should never give up on people or situations. I have several very dear friends that I love greatly who are not walking with Jesus. I know that God promised that He is willing that NONE should perish, so I cling to that promise… God doesn’t have to save my friends, but He can!!! So I pray all the time for them. Some people have said they will never change, but I say, “Is anything too Difficult for the LORD?”