She's a believer and she wants to please God in how she responds to Him as she now faces brain cancer. God responded to their praise and delivered them.To experience the impossible we must praise God with our whole heart even in impossible situations. 1 Corinthians 10:13 Helpful Not Helpful No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. The Apostles were also killed. No friends could help you; no relatives could deliver you. Isaiah 12:2. Heres the thing parthenogenesis (the term for virgin birth) in humans is possible. To keep trusting God when things look impossible keep these three things in mind. If you enjoyed this post you will love these: amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; Thats right, if we are to believe the story about Jesus birth, and to believe that all the things in the Bible are fact, in the real universe where magic doesnt exist, then Jesus Christ is not a man. Perhaps he had incurred reproof, or even his own death! More than one dimension exists: there is a physical hell and physical heaven. We are about to study an older couple in Luk 1 who became the recipients of an "impossibility" from God; they are going to have a baby in spite of their age. God restored it to His design (not perfect for sure but on the right track finally)! We do not know God, because we cannot know Him. Thank you for the promise that you will save me, you will deliver me from trouble, you will fight for me. So yeah, God decides to make some dirt together, breathe on it, and make a man. What Does the Bible Say About When Life Begins. The issue is not how to start trusting God, but how to keep trusting God when things look impossible. amzn_assoc_asins = "B082RCQLKQ,0446538582,0736972641,B07Q2MXPH6"; Please pray for my healing in body mind and spirit. Easy. So yeah, lots of little holes in there. Ive seen Him be faithful too many times. Pray. Those were just some examples that had been on my heart. If you peel back all the Sunday School applications and look at the hard messy details you may understand my questions today. Your health, job situation, and all other problems can never frustrate God and His plan. As a result, Sarah eventually gave birth to a son, Isaac, at the age of 90. The way to receive that kind of commendation is to exercise faith, especially in an impossible situation. .gsatelite {background-color:#777777;opacity:0.95;border-radius:50%;height:24px;width:24px;cursor:pointer;position:absolute;z-index:100000;display:none;-moz-transition: all 0.3s;-webkit-transition: all 0.3s;transition: all 0.3s;} We see in this story that, in the middle of an impossible situation, to receive God's commendation we need to exercise faith. David saw the good hand of God throughout his own life. She comes inconspicuously and touches his garment because she believes he can heal her. The real icing on the cake, however, is the story of the death of the first-born. literally no money. At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. please pray with me, that my faith will increase and i will not easily be afraid. 1) No situation is hopeless! Like the river becoming blood could have been a blooming form of bacteria. You are a bomb-ass buffoon destined for destruction if you continue with this murderous disposition. Jesus resurrection proves that nothing is impossible for God and that with faith, all things are possible. In this story, Jesus is crucified and buried in a tomb. According to the story, he had been dead long enough to be decomposing. After the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, the world started getting increasingly evil. However, Zacharias gets hung up on the statement, "Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son," and this is where he stops listening. My top five crazy bible quotes: Deut. One day about noon as Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent, he suddenly noticed three men standing nearby. Zacharias and Elizabeth were childless, which was a tragedy for a married couple in that time. As a result, God sends an angel to protect Daniel, and he is spared from the lions. And that in fact, they can fall out of the sky, right, because thats what happens during the Revelation. Covering you in prayer today, Kim. How do you trust God when He seems to be at the heart of the struggle? God is a sovereign God who has the right to say "no," just as He has the sovereign right to say "yes." Helpful Not Helpful What then shall we say to these things? Man scribed (preserved) these stories and words; therefore, it is most likely not a 100% accurate depiction of God because God did not write His own Bible and drop it down for people to read. But then again, its our ultimate comfort. What did God expect of her? It would be the role of the forerunner to announce the Messiah's arrival. Then there is the magic tree with the magic fruit. Try and show me how its all just allegorical. What is the thing that connects the disparate elements of all of these impossibilities? Many times, believers are convinced that there is no way even God could intervene in their life, and therefore, they miss out on some of God's best work. I mean, what is God, the Crimson Alchemist. Recently she went to see her physician because she was experiencing headaches and dizziness. I believe they are works inspired by the Spirit and that these works are true accounts. There was no way across the Red Sea. But it wasn't. HCSB, ISV, NASB, AM, LEB Verse Concepts Gen 18:14 Tools Is anything impossible for the Lord? His name was John the Baptist. He is a sovereign God who has every right to surprise us. Have you ever read the Bible and just wondered about it? This was Joyce's first act when facing the impossibility of her son's survival. Elijah proposed a test to prove whose God was the true God. There is no condition that God cannot change, and there is no battle that God cannot win. Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. I would like to respectively point out that the Bible, although stated to have been inspired by God, was written by man. Throughout the Bible, God proves His faithfulness to His people by leading them safely through or delivering them from all their predicaments and troubles. 25:11 When two men are fighting and the wife of one of them intervenes to drag her husband clear of his opponent, if she puts out her hand and catches hold of the man by his privates, you must cut off her hand and show her no mercy. She came and fell at his feet. Don't assume that if the solution has not come in a matter of a few days or a few weeks, that God is saying "no" or "never"; He is simply saying, "not right now." Some of God's best gifts come in the form of tiny infant surprises and unexpected arrivals. God is the being with magical powers and the ability to do all of this. Please, show me the scientific correlation between hair length and Hulk-levels of strength. One biblical figure who responded well to difficult people was David, who triumphed over many offensive characters to become king of Israel. This may sound like a mundane, boring job to us in the twenty-first century A.D. When God intervenes, His surprises are always for His immediate glory and for our ultimate good&ldots;even the unplanned pregnancies, the unexpected calamities. For nothing will be impossible with God!" (Luke 1:36, 37). Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.". He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes? However, the Israelites obey God, and the walls of Jericho miraculously fall, proving that faith in God can help overcome even the most impossible of situations. Im all ears. Look at verses thirty through thirty-three. Trusting God when it looks impossible is not a new need. At all. He pleaded with Jesus to leave him alone, even calling Him the Son of the most High God. No one knows exactly how old they were, but they may have even been in their eighties; they were past the age of being able to conceive. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES ***** Acts 16:25-26. For those who are perishing, the Gospel is foolishness. So if our beloved David was actually a sinner, why . Book of Genesis amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; Things that look impossible to us are nothing before Him. Therefore, to state that He is hateful, vengeful, and has all the bad qualities of humans is a mistake as you and I do not *know* Him. 2) No storm is hopeless! The first is that the ark that Noah used would have been destroyed. I was so sick of it by junior year that I decided to quit. "Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. There are two angels named for us in scripture-Michael and Gabriel. Take away the pain an fear hand restore my life. Let me show you why. What were you doing twelve years ago? .gglobe {background-image:url(//viralbeliever.com/wp-content/plugins/gtranslate/gtglobe.svg);opacity:0.8;border-radius:50%;height:40px;width:40px;cursor:pointer;display:block;-moz-transition: all 0.3s;-webkit-transition: all 0.3s;transition: all 0.3s;} Have impossibilities ever frustrated you? What Malachi had prophesied was coming to pass. In the last two verses of Psalm 27 David wrote: "I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. But that also meant that I spent more time at home around my mom. That is not possible. Whether you are very young or considered to be very old, trust in Him because with Him it is always just the . I am all ears about how it is possible to roll man in dirt and breathe into it and create life in the realms of science. The text says this woman had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. So yeah, its murder. Notice the phrase "a certain priest." I am too facing an impossible financial situation. That promise means you can keep trusting God when it looks impossible by being still and setting aside fear. God prefers to work in that situation that you deem"impossible." function hideGSatelites($) { $('.gsatelite').each(function(i) { $(this).delay(($('.gsatelite').length - i - 1) * 10).fadeOut('fast');});} GRACE BIBLE CHURCH Robert R. McLaughlin Bible Ministries The Tree of Life is a weekly teaching summary. I have been praying for marriage restoration, the situation seems impossible and many times I have decided to give up. And she justified it by saying, "I have brain cancer.". Does this sound correct to you? This is not what the woman was hoping for. Fear/ reverence for God grew all through the land. Another example of impossible situations in the Bible is the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal. We learn from this that impossible situations can become possible miracles that go on and on. Think of the works of the devil even during the days of Christ - To stop the spread of the Gospel. So God called Noah to build the .