Can My God Do
Anything and Everything?
I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too
hard for me?
Jeremiah 32:27 (NIV)
A Sunday School teacher was examining her students
after a series of lessons on the omnipotence of God. She asked, ''Now that
we've studied all about the greatness of God, is there anything God can't do?''
Well there was dead silence. Finally, one little boy held up his hand. The
teacher couldn't believe it. She had hammered for weeks and weeks about the
omnipotent power of God. She looked at that young man and said, ''Well, Sammy,
just what is it that God can't do?'' The little boy said, ''Well, He can't
please everybody.''
Do you believe God can do anything? To
intellectually comprehend that God can do anything is one thing; to practically
and personally believe that God can in fact do anything is quite another. We
are all bound to experience things in life that are out of our control, and in those
moments when we are caught in the middle of life’s uncertainties, we will see
if intellectual comprehension gives way to the practical and personal belief
that God really can do anything.
Now this question was not asked of God. It
was not asked about God. It was not asked to God. It was asked by God. In fact,
God asked this question twice. In Genesis 18 God was talking to Abraham. He had
promised Abraham a son even though Abraham's wife, Sarah, was over ninety years
of age. Well Sarah overheard God's conversation with Abraham and she laughed
out loud when she heard that God was going to give Abraham a son. The Lord took
umbrage at what she said, and said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say,
‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for
the Lord? (Gen 18:13-14a)
Jeremiah found himself in prison for
prophesying about the impending destruction of Jerusalem. And, during this
tumultuous time in Jewish history, God told Jeremiah to buy some real estate.
Now, most of us might have a reaction similar to, “Seriously God? This doesn’t look
like it’s a buyers’ market. After all, the Babylonians are conquering the
people and seizing their land. I’m not sure that buying property is a wise
investment right now”
Since the property was already in the
hands of the enemy, this was definitely a bad time to buy, but Jeremiah was
obedient nonetheless. He made the necessary arrangements to buy the land and
secure the deed of ownership as God commanded. But Jeremiah wondered how God
could make good on His promises concerning the land he was buying (Jeremiah
32:25). In essence, Jeremiah knew intellectually that God could do anything, but
he was allowing a mustard seed of doubt to creep in and cause him to question
practically how this could be done. God’s response to Jeremiah was short and to
the point: “Is there anything too hard for Me?”
Does the power of God have a limit? The
answer is a resounding no! God has infinite and unlimited power. God is able to
do anything that He wills to do. Consider this. Which is easier for God to do:
heal a person of a deadly disease, or heal a person of a headache? Both are
equally easy for God to accomplish. When is simply a matter of whether He wills
to do it or not. Remember, Jesus said something along the same lines when he
declared, “With God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). We often forget
that impossible is one of God’s favorite words.
At the end of the day, our hope and trust
must rest in the fact that God can do anything, even though some things appear
impossible to us. Our God is able because our God is all-powerful. All things
are possible because He is the God of possibilities.
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