Is Anything Too Hard?
“I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?
—Jeremiah 32:27 (NIV)
We all have a limit to our faith, but there is no limit to God’s power. It is a sobering thought to consider that even the holiest saint has still underestimated the greatness of God. God reminds us through the prophet Jeremiah that he can always do more than we believe.
I’ve always thought drawing lines in Christianity was a ridiculous proposition. Any time you find believers bickering over the bare minimum required to obtain salvation, you’ll find a host of additional problems. Christianity is not a minimalist thing. It is a maximalist journey of growth and grace!
You’ll never find a verse in the Bible that calls us to think more lightly about God. You’ll never find an instruction that downplays the importance of living in God’s truth. Instead, you’ll find verse after verse where God calls his people to trust him for the impossible and lean on him for the unbelievable. The Bible is full of invitations to live in the fear of the Lord.
God calls to us today, saying, “Is anything too hard for me?”
Is there anything outside the bounds of his power? Anything beyond the reach of his hand? Is there any opponent that God cannot easily overcome?
What happens when we contemplate these thoughts? Undoubtedly, it increases our faith. Every obstacle we put before God soon bows to his greatness and power. Even sin and death are overcome through Jesus. Remember what Jesus said in John 16:33 NIV? “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
We often live with fear and doubt because we haven’t stopped considering God's greatness. If we stop to ask ourselves this simple question, we might realize that we have been acting upon an assumption of doubt and fear rather than faith.
Take the time today to ask this question and meditate on it in your heart. Let every thought that tries to elevate itself above the greatness of God be dethroned in your worship. Set your gaze on Christ and remember that it is his power at work in you that gives you freedom.
