Go! And Believe The God For Whom Nothing Is Impossible - Luke 1:37 Series

Go! And Believe the God for Whom Nothing Is Impossible - Luke 1:37

INTRODUCTION – A GOD WHO BREAKS IMPOSSIBILITY

Church, there is a sentence in Scripture so short a child can memorise it, yet so powerful it can reshape a life, a family, a church, and an entire future. It is a sentence spoken in the context of a miracle so shocking that even the faithful struggled to comprehend it.

Luke 1:37 (NLT): “For nothing is impossible with God.”

When God spoke these words, He was not offering a slogan for a coffee mug. He was declaring His sovereign power over biology, over history, over kingdoms, over sin, over death, and over every limitation that human beings bow to.

And today, in this “Go! And…” series, the call is this:

Go! And believe the God who does the impossible.

Go! And trust Him in your waiting.

Go! And surrender your impossibilities at the feet of Jesus.

Because the Gospel is the greatest “impossible made possible” story ever told.

1. THE CONTEXT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE (Luke 1:26–38)

Before we consider verse 37, we must stand in Mary’s sandals.

The Setting

Gabriel appears to a teenage girl in Nazareth. Nazareth was not impressive—it was a village with a reputation for insignificance. Yet God delights in working through the overlooked.

The Announcement

Gabriel reveals that Mary, a virgin, will miraculously conceive the Son of God.

Everything about this announcement screams impossible.

She is poor.

She is young.

She is uneducated.

She is a virgin.

And yet God says: This is where I will display My glory.

“Impossible”

The Greek phrase is: ??? ?d??at?se? (ouk adynatesei) —

meaning “not without power,” or “not unable.”

The related noun d??aµ?? (dynamis) is the word from which we get “dynamite,” referring to God’s explosive, unstoppable power.

So the verse could be rendered:

“For with God, there is no power shortage.”

God does not run out.

He does not grow weary.

He does not encounter barriers.

He does not say, “I wish I could, but…”

Where human strength ends, God’s begins.

2. SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES: GOD SPECIALISES IN THE IMPOSSIBLE

Genesis 18:14 (NLT): “Is anything too hard for the Lord?”

God promises Abraham and Sarah—a couple well past childbearing age—that they will have a son. Sarah laughs because the situation is absurd. Yet God responds with a divine challenge.

Hebrew Word Study – “Hard”

The word ?????? (pala) means “wonderful, extraordinary, beyond human capability.”

God isn’t asking about difficulty.

He’s asking about divine capability.

Your situation may be long past the point human beings can help.

But God asks you today: “Is your problem greater than My power?”

John Piper once wrote: “God is always doing 10,000 things in your life, and you may be aware of three of them.”

When Piper says this, he reminds us that what we call “impossible” is simply the part of God’s plan we have not yet seen. Heaven is always working, even when earth feels stuck.

Jeremiah 32:17 (NLT): “Nothing is too hard for you!”

Jeremiah is in prison. Jerusalem is under siege. Everything looks hopeless. Yet Jeremiah declares God’s unlimited power.

Hebrew Word Study – “Too hard” Again ?????? (pala) is used.

Jeremiah is declaring: “What is extraordinary to humans is ordinary to God.”

When your circumstances look like a prison cell—

When the enemy is surrounding you—

When every exit seems blocked—

God says: “Your impossible is My opportunity.”

Max Lucado said: “The God who made the galaxies knows your name… and is not baffled by your problems.”

Lucado’s words remind us that if God can hold the universe together, He can hold you together. His power is personal, not abstract.

Matthew 19:26 (NLT): “With God everything is possible.”

Jesus has just said that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a wealthy person to enter the kingdom of God. The disciples respond, “Then who can be saved?”

Jesus answers with the Gospel.

Greek Word Study – “Possible”

d??at? (dynata) — from dynamis, “power, ability, strength.”

Salvation is not a human achievement.

It is a divine miracle.

Jesus is not only talking about wealth.

He is saying:

There is no sinner too far gone.

No heart too hard.

No chain too heavy.

No past too dark.

If you feel unworthy—good.

Grace is for the unworthy.

Tim Keller wrote: “The Gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed than we ever dared believe, yet more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.”

Keller’s words echo the heart of Matthew 19: salvation is impossible by human effort, but gloriously possible through Christ.

Ephesians 3:20 — “Now all glory to God, who is able…” (NLT)

Paul is imprisoned, yet overflowing with confidence in God’s active power.

Greek Word Study – “Able”