This week I would like to continue
with our thought pattern of last week. We said that if we abide
with God, if we dwell with Him and make our home with Him, we can
ask anything in Jesus' Name and it will be given unto us. But we
must abide with Him and dwell with Him, meaning He should be within
our thought pattern, we should be so close to Him that we will
start thinking like He does! We should be so close to Him that we
can really begin to understand that all things are possible with
Him. Let us look at a couple of Scriptures:
"With men this is impossible,
but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26
"If you can believe, all things
are possible to him who believes." Mark 9:23
"For with God nothing will be
impossible." Luke 1:37
Nothing is impossible with God,
nothing. God's timing is impeccable. God's creation is at His
finger tips. Do you believe that? I know all of us will
instinctively say 'Yes, of course', because this has been imprinted
into us from our new birth. But do you really believe it? Do you
believe that God can turn your situation around? Do you believe
that He has the power to heal you? Do you believe that He can
provide for you when you see no way out? Do you believe that He can
turn your country's situation around? Do you believe?
Then once that question is settled,
once you truly believe He can, do you believe that He wants to? I
have heard multiple times people say that this and that was not
within God's will. In other words He had the power to do something,
but chose not to use it. I then immediately see in my mind's eye a
God sitting on His throne with His arms crossed refusing to help,
because I haven't cried or tried long enough. But that is not the
God I know and love. My God is a loving Father and a loving Father
helps, a loving Father assists and a loving Father breathes life
into situations that has been long dead. A loving Father reaches
out His hand and catches me before I hurt myself. That is what a
loving Father does.
But of course a loving Father also
does what is best for His children. He wants only the best. And
when His help comes in a bit of a different format, do not be
dismayed, but rejoice that something better is going to come out of
this situation. Rejoice, because He can see into the future and is
preparing you for it. Take His hand and trust in Him without
borders. Do not limit your trust, but walk hand in hand with Him,
confident about your future, confident about His plans for you. He
wants to give you a future and a hope. The only time that disaster
may prevail is if you pull your hand from His and try to walk in
darkness all alone. That is typically when you fall and seriously
get hurt. Do not do that. Remain, remain, remain in Him. That is a
safe place to be. Read Psalm 91 again. The Psalm has so many
promises, but notice that all these promises hang on to the
starting verse:
"He, who
dwells in the secret place of the Most High, shall
abide under the shadow of the Almighty."
Dwell and abide with God, then you
cannot go wrong. Then you will start to see the impossible become
possible and the ordinary turn into something miraculous. It is an
exciting journey. Enjoy the ride with Him.
Thank you Father that You never
leave us nor forsake us. Thank you so much for all Your loving
kindness. We believe that all things are possible with You and we
walk with confidence knowing that You know best. We love You and
honour You as our God and King. Amen