Jeremiah 32:17, 27
Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth . . . There is nothing too hard for You . . . Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?
What of Today’s Verse…
In a few brief days, we have meditated upon many of the strategic promises of God. When considering promises, the ability of the one making the promises is a vital concern. If we examine God’s ability and His promises with an open heart, growth in faith will always be the result. Here, God’s ability is explained by His role in creation and by His rule over humanity.
How able is God to fulfil His promises? Well, Jeremiah saw the implications of God being the creator of the universe. “Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.” Whatever the Lord promises to do has behind it His ability to create everything that has ever existed. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen_1:1). He was able to do this merely by His spoken word. “God said, ‘Let there be light; and there was light’ “. . . “Then God said, ‘Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters . . . and it was so’ ” (Gen_1:3, 6-7). The Psalmist understood the proper response to such a great God. “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth . . . Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast” (Psa_33:6, Psa_33:8-9). When our God, the creator of heaven and earth, speaks forth His promises, we should bow before Him and say with Jeremiah, “There is nothing too hard for You.”
The Lord later added a perspective for Jeremiah that should intensify our appreciation of His ability. “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? “Our God not only created the universe, He is the ruler of all of humanity. The Psalmist also saw this truth. “The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations” (Psa_33:10-11). When our God, the ruler of all nations, addresses His promises to us, we can respond rhetorically, “Is there anything too hard for [Him]?”
Let us Pray:
Ah, Lord God, You are the creator of the entire universe, and You are the ruler of all humanity. Surely, You are able to do everything that You have ever promised. Nothing is too difficult for you!
Words of Wisdom
Abide In Jesus Christ
In sanctification what becomes of the old nature? Many people are somewhat unduly concerned to know if it can be killed outright, and seem to desire a sort of certificate of its death and burial.
It is enough to know that it is without and Christ is within. It may show itself again, and even knock at the door and plead for admittance, but it is forever outside while we abide in Him.
Should we step out of Him and into sin we might find the old corpse in the ghastly cemetery, and its foul aroma might yet revive and embrace us once more. But he that abided in Him sinneth not and cannot sin while he so abides.
Therefore let us abide and let us not be anxious to escape the hold of eternal vigilance and ceaseless abiding. Our paths are made and the strength to pursue them; let us walk in them.
God has provided for us a full sanctification. Is it strange that He should demand it of us, and require us to be holy, even as He is holy, seeing He has given us His own holiness. So let us put on our beautiful garments and prepare to walk in white with Him.
“Whosoever abides in Him sinned not.” 1 John 3:6
