When Impossible Situations Meet a Powerful God
As moms, wives, and co-workers and friends, we face many seemingly impossible situations. School struggles that seem beyond a tutor’s intervention. Maturing that feels like it’s on the far side of never. Attitude adjustments that could use a personality transplant. Relationships in which someone jumps ship.
The Bible is filled with stories of seemingly hopeless situations that served as a backdrop for heavenly miracles. God rained down morning manna for a migrating multitude who had no food. He brought a flow of water from a rock for people dying of thirst. He kept oil and flour reappearing in a widow’s empty jar. He staid the lions’ hunger when David, their dinner, sat right in front of them. He even reversed the earth’s spin on its axis to give the Israelite army a few extra hours of fighting time.
When Moses led two million Israelites out of Egypt, they got as far as the Red Sea. There they faced an impassable expanse of water before them and a rapidly encroaching wave of Egyptian soldiers behind them. But Moses calmly reassured the panicking people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still” (Exodus 14:13-14).
Moses raised up his staff, stretched out his hand, and God divided the water so that the people could walk across on dry land. Once they were across, God called the waters to resume their original position, swallowing the pursuing enemies. Voila! Israelites across. Egyptians lost.
Have you ever felt like the Israelites? No matter which way you look, all you see are insurmountable circumstances around you. Perhaps you’re feeling that way right now.
A sea of decisions too wide to cross.
A wall of disappointment too high to climb.
A river marital discord to rough to forge.
A valley financial strain too deep to climb out of.
Maybe you’re in a seemingly impossible situation with no apparent solution.
Don’t lose hope. Impossible situations are often the backdrops for God’s miraculous solutions. Sometimes we just need to stand still. Trust in God. Believe the truth. Pray His Word. Watch for the miracle.
God, I need a miracle. I know I can’t fix certain situations in my life. Today, I’m stepping out the way so that You can move in Your way. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
What is one seemingly impossible situation you’re facing today? Write out your miracle-claiming prayer in the comments.
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