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Nothing Is Impossible

I often think of Paul waiting for two years in prison, having already received the promise that he would testify about Christ in Rome. I wonder if there were days when he wondered how in the world he would get there.

I think of Abraham, insistent that God will bring Isaac a spouse from his own country and family when that seemed utterly impossible.

I think of myself in my own seasons of uncer­tainty, when I cannot yet see what God might be trying to accom­plish, when it doesn’t quite appear that His plans are, in fact, good.

I can sit in my own “middle” places and look at my little tribe, feeling at a loss, overwhelmed, unequipped. But God knows the end from the beginning. And if this is the place He has called me, if these are the people He has given me, if this is the thing He has put in front of me, He will equip me for the next step, the next right choice.

Paul can tell the truth because he knows where it will end for him. Abraham can trust that God will fulfill His promise to make him a great nation, because he knows where it will end for him. And we can stand firm, we can hope, we can believe, because we know what awaits us. We know that this is not all there is.

His love is always coming for us.

For us who are lost.

For us who are broken.

For us who have tried and failed and tried again.

For us who aren’t sure where home even is right now.

There is nothing that we can’t hope for, because nothing is impos­sible for the God whom the wind and the waves obey.

Father, thank You that You are a God who makes promises to His people. Thank You that You are a God who keeps His promises. We confess that so often our current situation or circumstances do not seem light and momentary and we let our disappointment become all-consuming. Help us turn our gazes to You, to Your eternal glory. Thank You for the promise of eternity with You that we have to look forward to. Father, cause every other distraction and hardship to fall away in light of Your glorious promises. Help us look forward to spending forever with You. Amen.