Go! And Trust The God Of The Impossible - Jeremiah 32:17 Series

Go! And Trust the God of the ImpossibleA 30-Minute Expository Sermon by Dean Courtier

Jeremiah 32:17 (NLT): "O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!"

Introduction: Is Anything Too Hard for God?

Church, there are moments when life overwhelms us—when mountains seem unmovable and our prayers seem unanswered. But let us be reminded today that the God we serve is not intimidated by impossibilities.

Today, we proclaim: Go! And Trust the God of the Impossible!

This message is for the weary, the doubtful, the discouraged, and the lost. Jeremiah 32:17 is not just ancient poetry—it is eternal truth. It anchors us in the power, sovereignty, and faithfulness of the Almighty God.

Let us explore this declaration of faith by the prophet Jeremiah and see how it leads us to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the greatest proof that nothing is too hard for God.

1. The Context: Faith in the Midst of Crisis

Jeremiah 32 was written during one of Israel's darkest times. Jerusalem was under siege by Babylon. Jeremiah himself was imprisoned. Yet, in the midst of despair, he prays:

Jeremiah 32:17 (NLT): "O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!"

Jeremiah was instructed by God to buy a field—even while the city was being destroyed. It was a prophetic act of hope. In essence, God was saying: “I’m not finished with My people.”

The phrase “too hard” in Hebrew is ??? (pala'), meaning wonderful, extraordinary, beyond comprehension. Jeremiah declares that nothing is beyond God’s ability or understanding.

Even in your darkest moment, even when your world feels like it’s falling apart, God is still in control. He is still at work. Trust Him.

Max Lucado: "Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. Faith is the belief that God will do what is right."

Like Jeremiah, we must trust God even when we don’t understand what He is doing.

2. God Is the Creator—Nothing Is Too Hard for the One Who Made All Things

Jeremiah appeals to creation:

"You made the heavens and earth..." (Jeremiah 32:17)

The God who created everything from nothing by His Word certainly has the power to intervene in any circumstance.

Genesis 1:1 (NLT): "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

Colossians 1:16–17 (NLT): "Through him God created everything... He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together."

These verses point us to Jesus, through whom the world was made and who holds all things together.

"Created" — ?t??? (ktizó): to make habitable, to found, to build.

Do you trust the Creator with your crisis? If God holds the stars in place, He can hold you.

Tim Keller: "If God were small enough to be understood, He wouldn’t be big enough to be worshipped."

We don’t worship a manageable God—we worship a majestic one!

3. God Is the Deliverer—Nothing Is Too Hard for the One Who Rescues

Jeremiah continues his prayer in verse 21: "You brought Israel out of Egypt with mighty signs and wonders, with a strong hand and powerful arm..."

The Exodus was the definitive act of God’s power and love in the Old Testament. God rescued His people from slavery.

Exodus 20:2 (NLT): "I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt..."

"Rescued" — ??? (yatsa'): to bring out, to deliver.

Gospel Connection:

The Exodus foreshadows a greater rescue—through the cross of Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:13 (NLT): "For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son..."

Jesus is the ultimate Deliverer. From slavery to sin, from death to life.

Charles Stanley: "Jesus didn’t come to make bad people good. He came to make dead people alive."

Amen! There is no heart too hard, no soul too lost, that Jesus cannot rescue.

4. God Is the Restorer—Nothing Is Too Hard for the One Who Redeems

God tells Jeremiah in verse 27: "I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me?"

This is a divine rhetorical question—inviting Jeremiah (and us) to anchor our faith in God’s restoring power.

Jeremiah 32:39 (NLT): "And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever..."

Psalm 147:3 (NLT): "He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds."

God not only saves—He restores, renews, and rebuilds.

John Piper: "God loves to take broken people and write beautiful stories of redemption."

Friend, your story isn’t over. With Jesus, there’s always restoration.

5. The Gospel: The Greatest “Impossible” Made Possible

The greatest miracle in Scripture is not creation, or the Exodus—it is the resurrection of Jesus Christ.