Mark 10
Making the Impossible Possible!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, April 30, the last day of April.
Have you ever tried to do something really big? So big, that people thought you were crazy… maybe it was starting your own business or it was taking on an assignment at school or work that no one else was willing to try? Maybe it was loving a certain person that drives everyone else crazy. Whatever it may be, sometimes we are called to attempt the impossible.
And when we do it for the glory of God, I think that brings a metaphorical smile to God’s face.
In Mark 10, after calling a rich young man to do what was necessary to follow Him—to get rid of his false securities and fully trust God—the man walked away dejected because the assignment was too big for him. In response, the disciples of Jesus asked, “Who then can be saved?” [because it was culturally assumed in those ancient times that the rich had God’s blessing already] But Jesus has never had that assumption and he answered in Mark 10:27, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”
Do you want to put a smile on God’s face? Then trust God to do the impossible in and through you. If our own salvation was both impossible, because we can’t save ourselves, and improbable, if we are honest with ourselves, but only by the mercy of God, then why would our ability to do anything for God’s glory be any different?
Seize the moment and step out in faith today. Maybe there is a neighbor you are supposed to help out today… If only the rich young man had taken steps to obey God, I believe God would have stood in the gap with him. I believe God will stand in the gap for you, too. Because your decision to act in faith brings Him glory!
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