“For nothing will be impossible with God.”—Luke
1:37
The angel Gabriel
told Mary that God was planning to do something humanly impossible. All human
logic would agree that a virgin could not give birth to a child. It was impossible.
Yet this is exactly what was to happen. When God speaks of doing the
impossible, it is no longer absurd. When was the last time God did the
impossible in your life? When was the last time God spoke to you about what
He
wanted to do and you were scared to death by its magnitude?
God still does
the impossible! Too often we acknowledge our belief that God can do whatever He
wants, then we add a safety clause: “But I just don't think God will do that
with me!” We become practical atheists, believing that God can perform miracles
but never expecting a miracle in our own lives.
God wanted to
bring salvation to all of humanity. It is critical that Mary not only believed
God could perform a miracle but also adjusted her life to the awesome work He
planned to do through her. The difference between a Christian and a moral
person is the divine. The difference between a church and a social club is the
miraculous. Some can duplicate the morality of a Christian, but no one can
reproduce the miraculous that should be a part of the Christian experience. Do
you believe that nothing is impossible for God?

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