God’s Vocabulary
Years ago I was facing some huge tasks with opening a new Youth Center. We were remodeling an old Ryan’s Steakhouse and were facing what seemed to be impossible situations. We were going to use the old dining area as our worship space, but we had a problem. The Buffet Bar had been located right in the middle of the room which made the ceiling very low right where the stage would be located. We desperately needed more clearance overhead.
An older gentleman in our church who was heading up the project asked me what I wanted to do. I told him but immediately said, “But I think it is impossible.” He instantly stopped me and said, “Mike, nothing is impossible. All you have is opportunities.” I learned a valuable lesson that day that I have to keep reminding myself of: What seems impossible is usually an opportunity!
We know the truth of Scripture, “With man this is impossible, but with God ALL things are possible.” When you really get into it we realize that God’s vocabulary does not contain the word “impossible.” We must continually train and retrain our minds to think like God and remove “impossible” from much of our existence.
This past week I received an encouraging word from someone. It came from Blackaby’s Experiencing God devotional. It was taken from the story in Matthew 14:16 where Jesus feeds the 5000.
Christ will lead you into many situtations that may seem impossible, but don’t try to avoid them. Stay in the middle of them, for that is where you will experience God. The key difference between what appears to be impossible to us and what is actually possible: a word from our Master! Faith accepts His divine command and steps out in a direction that only God can complete. If you attempt only things that you know are possible with the visible resources you possess, those around you will not see God at work. You will be the one who receives the credit for a job well done, but God will have no part of it. Take inventory of your life and the decisions you are presently facing. Have you received a word from the Master that awaits your next step of faith? If you will proceed with what He has told you, no matter how incredible it might seem, you will experience the joy of seeing your Lord perform a miracle, and so will those around you . . . Henry Blackaby.
