GOD IS ABLE

“For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a Rock, except our God? It is God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me on my high places” (Psalm 18:31-33).

Do you ever feel that victory is way beyond your reach? When I look at my “track record” on this journey with Jesus, I can easily say I have no chance of winning. I’m stuck where I am and there’s no way out.  But that’s not the voice of Jesus. That’s the lie of the enemy, the accuser of the brethren “who accuses [us] day and night before our God” (Revelation 12:10). He points at our shortcomings and the many times we’ve fallen, and he laughs at our faith, saying “Where is your God now?”

I’ve listened to those lies too long! We serve a God who knows no limit. He is the God of the Impossible. He can turn our weakness into unlimited strength, our fears into boldness, and make our way perfect. 

 “It is not the capabilities you now possess, or ever will have, that will give you success. It is that which the Lord can do for you. We need to have far less confidence in what man can do, and far more confidence in what God can do for every believing soul. He longs to have you reach after Him by faith. He longs to have you expect great things from Him” (Christ’s Object Lessons, pg. 146).

The bottom line is—my God is able. I may be weak but He is almighty. I may be faulty but He is faithful. My feet may stumble along the way. But He is able to change them to be more like a deer—surefooted in climbing the steep path and bounding from peak to peak.

We serve a God who knows no failure. If God can make this world by His great power, He can create new life in you and me. He says, “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh [the God ‘who spoke and it was done, who commanded and it stood fast’]. Is there anything too hard for Me?” Jeremiah 32:27. And when I look up to my All-Powerful God, and turn my life over to Him, the impossible becomes possible. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13).

 Dear Lord, teach me to believe in You more—that You are able and more than willing to help me in every temptation. You are here to comfort me in my sorrows and make my way perfect.  Help me to cooperate with You, the God who knows no failure and the source of all power. Thank you that victory is mine through Your mighty name and by the power of Your Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.