By Dr. Rebekah McCloud
The word possible appears143 times in the Bible. As an adjective, it means “able to be done; within the power or capacity of someone or something.” Amen, that sounds like my, God. Jeremiah 32:17 says, “Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.”
Brother Eli Soriano wrote, “Our awareness on things that exist teaches us two definite things: possibilities and impossibilities. Possibilities are positive. They make us think, prepare, work, and plan on expected eventualities. Impossibilities, on the other hand, are negative. They erase expectations, make us decide definitely, and worse, sometimes make us not to think anymore and dismiss everything associated with known impossibilities.”[1]
Interesting. One of the local colleges has taken the word impossible and turned it from a negative to a positive. It took the first two letters of the word—im—and changed them into the contraction I’m. So now instead of one word “impossible,” there are there are two words “I’m possible.”
Grace, we are good and faithful stewards of God’s time, talent, money and resources. As such, we must keep focused on the possibility in every situation and the God of the impossible in every situation. Amen. Mark 10:27 says, “Jesus looked at them and said, with man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” Luke 18:27 says it this way, “But He said, what is impossible with men is possible with God.”
There are a number of people in the Bible who could give first-hand testimony of how the seemly impossible, became possible so they could say, I’m possible.
The woman with the issue of blood was convinced that Jesus could heal her. As he passed through the crowd, she reached out and touched the hem of his garment and was healed. The Lord said to her “take courage, daughter, your faith has made you well.” I’m possible.
The blind man at the Pool of Siloam was blind from birth. Jesus spat on the ground and took the mud and wiped it on the man’s eyes. He instructed him to go wash in the water. When the man returned to Jesus, his sight had been restored. I’m possible.
You remember the city of Jericho. God delivered it into Joshua’s hands. But the city was walled up. God instructed Joshua to march around for seven days. The Bible says after marching on the seventh day, the people gave a great shout, the walls came tumbling down. I’m possible.
Mark 9:23 says in part, “All things are possible for the one who believes and trusts [in Me]!” Amen.
We are all familiar with Philippians 4:13 that says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” I like the way it’s said in the Amplified, “I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]” As Minister Tony would say, that’s good stuff. Amen.
I read a parable about the three bricklayers. A traveler came upon three men working. He asked the first man what he was doing and the man said he was laying bricks. He asked the second man the same question and he said he was putting up a wall. When he got to the third man and asked him what he was doing he said he was building a cathedral. I like the confidence of the third, all things are possible!
As
stewards, we must know this as well. You can name it and claim, blab it and
grab it, declare it and decree it, whatever it takes. We must know it in our
hearts, our minds and it let it proceed from our mouths that “all things are
possible.” When that happens, we’ll stop laying brick and start building
cathedrals. Amen.
[1] Soriano, E. (2014). Possibilities and Impossibilities in the Bible: Time-Bound and Foreordained found at https://www.elisoriano.com/the-biblical-science-impossibilities-in-the-bible/.