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What Man Finds Impossible, God Can Make Possible Series
Contributed by A. David Hart on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: Had you ever put too much stock in what you can do and discovered how powerless you really are? This sermon and series is to help us to understand that if we put our faith in God, nothing will be impossible.
Finally, a point for all to consider is . . .
3. THAT ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD (V.27)
“And He said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
After the rich young ruler expressed his sorrow in the answer that Jesus had given. Jesus went on to say to those who were listening to their dialog about the difficulty it is for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. I liked the way the Gospel of Mark painted these words in Mark 10:24. He wrote, “And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answereth again and said unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God?”
Jesus was not saying that a rich man could not enter into the kingdom of God, but what He was saying was that it is hard for one to trust in riches and to put the same kind of trust in God. The reason is with riches you can purchase what you need. You can influence who you want and when you can fend for yourself because of your money, you will not feel the need to depend on Jesus.
But Jesus settles this because when He shared that it was easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. They were troubled because they asked “then who can be saved?” because they felt that prosperity was evidence of divine favor. But Jesus soon let them know that through man and his riches, salvation is impossible, but as Mark puts it in his gospel that Jesus said in Mark 10:27, “for with God all things are possible.”
CONCLUSION
Well I really have to wrap this up. But before I close, I need to ask, do you have anything going on in your life that seems impossible?
If your financial situation seems impossible.
If your doctor’s report appears impossible.
If your marriage seems impossible.
Children . . . impossible.
Job . . . impossible.
Even I feel sometimes that it is impossible for this church to grasp the vision that the Lord has for it, and when I feel like throwing up my hands and calling it quits. The song that the Davis Sisters used to sing come into my head. It would say;
Have you any rivers that seem un-cross able,
Have you any mountains that you can’t tunnel through.
God specializes, in things impossible and He will do what no other power, can do.
