God Of The Impossible

Matthew 19:26 – Jesus looked at them intently and said, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God, everything is possible." (NLT)

Our friends showed my husband and me a wooden game they had just bought. Two marbles rolled around on either side of a slope, enclosed in plexiglass, that looked like a miniature half pipe for skateboarding. They were separated from each other by a wooden peg in the middle. You had to get each marble into the cavity on its slope. No matter how we tried to manoeuvre, jiggle, or shake the game, only one of the marbles at a time would nestle into its cavity. The game was impossible!

Of course, the inventor of the game knew how it was done. When we heard the solution, it was so easy!

"Spin it!" said our friend. "It's centrifugal force!" We did that, and with one twist of the fingers, both marbles popped into place, just like that!

The Bible describes many situations that seemed to have no solution.

The disciples had just returned from a tour, where they had gone out two by two to minister to people's needs. Jesus was grieving the shocking news that his cousin, John the Baptist, had been beheaded.

Mark 6:31a – Then Jesus said, "Let's go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile." (NLT)

It was impossible. People caught sight of them, even in that remote place, and soon the crowd swelled to thousands. Jesus had compassion on them and began teaching them. Hours passed, and the disciples suggested, "Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat."

Jesus then said something even more impossible. "You feed them."

"With what?" they asked. "We'd have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!" (Mark 6:36-37 NLT)

The disciples did what Jesus asked. They asked around and found a boy who offered them five loaves of bread and two fish — such a pitiful amount among so many. This human solution did not seem at all feasible. Everyone waited in anticipation, sitting in groups. Jesus, looking up to heaven towards His Father, blessed the small lunch, and the disciples began distributing the food. In the hands of the Creator, the impossible became possible. Everyone was fed, and there were even leftovers.

My friend, Joan, attested to this story. She worried when preparing food to feed a crowd in her tiny home. Would there be enough? She would pray over the food, that what she had would be multiplied, and miraculously, everyone would have enough to eat.

All of us have had impossible situations in our lives. Let us remember that with God, everything is possible. We just have to ask Him.

Prayer: Lord, thank You that You are the God of the impossible. Help us to trust You in the situations that seem to have no solution. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.