WITH GOD, EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE -- Devotional for September 12, from "Good Seeds"

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)

We live in the age of the super hero. In a few weeks the youngsters will be dressing up for Halloween again. Many no longer go as hobos or ghosts, but rather as Spider Man or Wonder Woman (or whoever holds the current title of the one with the most outrageous super powers). No matter how clever are the sinister villains that hold the city in their clutches, we can depend on god-like men or women to come flying in to rescue helpless humanity. (A little ditty is now crowding my mind and won’t leave: “Here he comes to save the day: Mighty Mouse is on the way"). Just harmless fun for kids, right? Maybe, but some never grow up to realize super powers are at the disposal of any man or woman who looks to God, and not to self, to do the job. This song by Eugene Clark beautifully illustrates my point (It was too short, so I added a verse)…

Nothing is impossible when you put your trust in God;
Nothing is impossible when you’re trusting in His Word.
Hearken to the voice of God to thee,
“Is there anything too hard for Me?”
Then put your trust in God alone and rest upon His Word.
For everything, O everything,
Yes everything is possible with God!

Nothing is impossible when you listen to God’s call;
Nothing is impossible when you give to Him your all.
Bring your burdens to Him every day,
Whatever happens praise Him anyway!
For God alone is on the throne – He won’t desert His own,
So trust the Lord and heed His Word,
And know all things are possible with God!

Someone said, “Imagine what things you would attempt if you knew you couldn’t fail!” But of course we don’t know that. We take risks all the time, and more often than not fall flat on our faces. Why? Maybe an important ingredient for success is missing: trust in God. Fantasy super heroes depend on a supposedly limitless internal power supply, but true heroes know that power is on available in God. As long as super heroes are treated as gods those looking to them have no access to the true God. But believer, you have all of heaven’s resource at your disposal, and if you are bent on doing God’s bidding, why would He relent from giving His enabling power? So, imagine once more: What feats, my friend, would you attempt if you knew God would lead you, and strengthen you, and you couldn't fail?