“For nothing will be impossible with God” (Lk. 1:37).
The angel Gabriel had just told Mary she was going to give birth to a baby boy. God’s Messiah would come forth from her womb. Nevertheless, can you imagine the questions assaulting her mind: “I’m not married, what will people think? What is Joseph going to say, and my own mother and father, how greatly will they be disappointed? How am I going to handle the shame of having a baby out of wedlock? Will I be stoned? What is going to happen to me and the baby?”
Your Lord anticipated Mary’s trepidation. This verse was His gift of assurance and encouragement to His daughter whom He favored.
Similar warrants of guaranty appear throughout Scripture:
- Is anything too difficult for the Lord… Sarah shall have a son (Gen. 18:14)
- I know that Thou can do all things, and that no purpose of Thine can be thwarted (Job. 42:2)
- Ah Lord God! Behold, Thou has made the heavens and the earth by Thy great power and by Thine outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for Thee (Jer. 32:17)
- With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible (Mt. 19:26)
Daniel Defoe, an English novelist, produced a literary classic entitled Robinson Crusoe (1719). This adventure is the account of a man shipwrecked and marooned on a deserted island. He was lonely and felt alone in his world. He did not know what tomorrow would offer, but he was less than optimistic. Then one day while he was walking along the beach he discovered a footprint in the sand. That hoped-for companion changed his world.
God companions with His people. His companionship is prized because nothing is impossible with Him. The Lord God really is the One “who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think” (Eph. 3:20). His grace is not feeble, frail or impotent. The force of hallowed grace is immeasurable and entirely sufficient in all matters (II Cor. 9:8).
The difficulty for most Christians is though they believe in God through Jesus, they fail to grasp His significance for their lives. They need to cry out with the father of the demon-possessed son, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” (Mk. 9:24).
God is the first cause of all. His only limit is His own character and, wonderfully for all saints, His character benefits the Christian. The plans He has for His children are “for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope” (Jer. 29:11).
Never doubt God: “He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power” (Isa. 40:29). Christians can do all things in Christ and He “shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19).
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