For God, everything is possible
“And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.”Mark 10:27
Reflection
Jesus spoke these words after a conversation that left the disciples perplexed. A rich young man had gone away sad, unable to give up his riches to follow Jesus, and the Master commented on how hard it is for a rich person to enter the Kingdom. The disciples, astonished, asked: "who then can be saved?". If not even the exemplary and blessed young man could, who could? And Jesus, looking at them, gave the answer that redefines all hope: "with men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible".
Notice Jesus’ honesty. He does not minimize the difficulty nor pretend everything is easy. He ADMITS: "with men it is impossible". There are things that are really beyond human capacity — the salvation of a hardened heart, the transformation of someone who seems lost, the solution of a situation with no way out. Jesus does not deny the "impossible"; He merely places it in the right context. Impossible for MEN does not mean impossible for GOD. And it is precisely at the border of the human impossible that the territory of the divine possible begins.
This sentence has the power to change how we see hopeless situations. We look at our problems and do the math based on HUMAN resources — what I can do, what the doctors can do, what money can solve, what is humanly viable. And when the math does not add up, we conclude: "it is impossible, it is over". But that math is incomplete, because it left out the most important factor: God. The right question was never "is this possible for men?", but "is this possible for God?". And the answer, according to Jesus, is always yes.
It is important to understand that "all things are possible for God" is not a promise that God will do everything we want the way we want — it is a declaration about His POWER, not a guarantee of granting all our requests. God can do all things, but in His wisdom He chooses what is best. Still, this truth transforms hope: what you have already given up for lost, that person who seems impossible to change, that situation no one can solve — none of it is impossible for God. If you stand before a "human impossible" today, do not stop your faith at the border of human resources. There where man’s ability ends begins exactly the field where God most loves to act. Hand your impossible to the One for whom all things are possible.
Prayer
Lord, I confess that so often I do the math of my life using only human resources, and when the math does not add up, I conclude it is impossible. But You remind me: with men it is impossible, with You all things are possible. I hand You my "impossible" — that person, that situation, that dream I have already given up for lost. Where my ability ends, act, my God. Amen.
Put it into practice
Name an "impossible" in your life (a situation with no human way out, a person who seems impossible to change) and hand it to God today, declaring: "with men it is impossible, but with You, Lord, all things are possible". Refuse to stop your faith at the border of human resources.
To reflect on
What "impossible" have you already given up for lost doing the math only with human resources — and how does it change to hand it to the God for whom everything is possible?
Bible text: King James Version (public domain).