The Impossible

One of my favorite quotes is by F.B. Meyer: "You do not test God's resources until you try the impossible." No truer statement has ever been made. Yet so often God's people do not allow God to do the impossible due to their lack of faith. We look at our own resources--be they money, talent, opportunity, etc.--and see what only we can do. We do not take into account what the angel said to a young girl named Mary: "For nothing will be impossible with God."

Paul prayed: "Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think" [Eph 3:20]. Yet, we all too often bring God down to our level and believe He can only do what we can ask or think.

Churches are looking at their budgets in these days, cutting them, and laying off people. I wonder what would happen if we tried the impossible. "Lord, we know what everything looks like around us. The economy is bad. People are being laid off. The offerings are getting smaller. The budget is not being met. It all looks so impossible. But in spite of everything we see, we're going to believe You. We're going forward with what we believe You told us to do."

I wonder what resources we'd find in the Lord if we'd just believe.

Just musing!