Possible and Impossible

Question to think about: Have you invited God into every detail of the day?

Details, no matter how small, can change our perspective. Yesterday I intended to say: "Take a stand in belief that nothing is impossible with God." The two letters, "i" and "m," were omitted. The sentence changed: "Take a stand in belief that nothing is possible with God." Those omitted details changed the meaning.

Details are important. Details make a difference in the overall picture of life. When we invite God into the details . . . life changes from impossible to possible. That said, we often try to manage the details on our own until a detail becomes a problem.

Do you and I believe that "nothing is impossible with God" and "with God all things are possible" in each detail? Do we take the time to invite God into each detail?

Zechariah and Elizabeth were in Luke's detailed account of the birth of Christ, God with us. Luke highlighted the details of their lives which included:
1. They were old.
2. They were known as pure people.
3. They were both from a priestly lineage.
4. They were barren.
5. They went about their assignments, including the once in a life-time task of going into the temple.

The thing is . . . when an angel interrupted Zechariah's task, he was afraid . . . he was not prepared for a divine intervention. Luke gave more details:

But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John. (Luke 1:13, NLT)

Look at the detail. God heard their prayers. They had invited God into the detail of their problem; however, in their perception the details had not changed and their age indicated that nothing was possible . . . and that it was impossible to have a baby.

The angel brought the news that they would have a son named John. God changes the details of our life . . . absolutely nothing is impossible with God . . . all things are possible with God.

Meditate on what possible and impossible mean in the details of your day.
Have you invited God into each detail?
Live with expectation . . . that nothing is impossible and all things are possible.

Learning with you to see that details change when God is invited.
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2008 All Rights Reserved)