Impossible to Possible

Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." (Mark 10:27 NIV)

I've often heard scripture quoted with the intent of proving that God won't or can't do something. Usually it is in regard to whether a sin can be forgiven or whether a particular group of people will be allowed into heaven... very negative stuff. These people tend to blame their prejudices on God. "God won't" or "God can't," therefore I don't have to either.

But God doesn't look at any of us through impossibilities. He looks at all of us through possibilities. When he looks at each of us individually, he doesn't see what we have done or not done, he sees the perfection in what he has created. He sees what we are truly meant to be.

Jesus said that it's awfully difficult for a rich man to get into heaven, agreeing that if it was left up to us, none of us would make it. But God takes the impossible and makes it happen... for you and for me and for that group of people we as fallible humans have labeled "impossible." God says to us, "I've got this. Trust me."

We are called to go out into the world and tell everyone the good news of Christ's love and sacrifice. Be we are to do so with love and kindness and compassion. Not with threats and force and scare tactics. In the end, it is not our work that saves anyone. Jesus has already done that work on the cross. The impossible has been made possible. Not by you or me or the person who has memorized 10,000 verses of scripture... but by the only one who can make possible what for man (and woman) is impossible.

Lord of All,
Thank you for doing what I can't do. Thank you that I am not responsible for saving the world, for you have already done that. Help me to trust in you to make all that is impossible, possible. Amen.

Joys: Celebrating with family last night; Cecelia's love of strawberries; video chats with Richard