Got an Impossible Thing?

O. T. #1666  "Got an Impossible Thing?"
April 10, 2020
Isaiah 49-Part 5


Verses of Encouragement:
For with God nothing shall be impossible. (Luke 1:37)
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to Thy Word.
(Luke 1:38a)

LET IT GLOW

Do you have an impossible thing in your life? Will you allow God to contend with it today? There are some things that we can't solve, provide, fix. So far, we can't stop this COVID 19. There is hope for you, friend. Continue to find it.

What characteristic of God ensured that He could deliver on His promises even if His ways differed from human ways (verses 24-26)? (The Experiencing God Study Bible)
The answer is God is mighty.  Only 4 times is God referred to "the Mighty One of Jacob." We find it at the end of verse 26, Is. 60:16, Psalm 132:2,5.
Remember who Jacob was? He was the grandson of Abraham and the man whose name was changed to Israel. Also, Jacob had 12 sons, who became the 12 tribes of the nation of Israel.

Let me ask you this, "Just how mighty do you believe God is?" Can He deliver us from this coronavirus?
He is the One who spoke everything into being-Creator.
He controls all things-Sovereign.
He parted and calmed seas, healed the sick, killed the enemies of Israel, brought money from a fish's mouth, arose from the dead, and saves the lost today.

In the rest of this chapter, God reassures Judah that after their 70 year captivity, which occurs 150 years later, He will set them free, deliver the Jews, His chosen people, by using a heathen king.
Don't you think that same God, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, is capable of providing for us and protecting us from a deadly virus? He can provide for us and strengthen us, for He loves us with an unfailing love.

LET IT GROW

Look at verse 25. For I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

The word contend means to toss, grapple, to wrangle, hold a controversy, rebuke, plea.

Most of the time, when I have left the revenge to God, He brings a worse bad thing upon that person than I would have. So if we let God contend with our problems, trials, financial situation, relationships, jobs, then He can handle it better than we can.

Will we trust Jesus today with whatever our need is? Nothing is impossible for Him.

When all of this is over, as verse 23 c says, Then you will know that I am the LORD. Those who trust in Me will never be put to shame.

Never should we doubt that God will fulfill His promises. He will even do the impossible to make them happen.

LET IT GO
Father, we need You today.
Will You come work in each person's life and heart that reads this post?
Will You show yourself mighty?
Please content with this deadly virus? We leave it in Your mighty hands.
Then we will know that Your alone are the LORD God Almighty.
Please give us peace today as we walk by faith.