The Impossible Is Possible
Finding Hope in God’s Miracles This Christmas Season
The Impossible is Possible
Have you ever had something unexpected happen? Have you ever said, “Well I didn’t see that coming?” Maybe it was an unexpected movie ending or an unexpected gift that was delivered. It may not happen often, but we have all probably experienced a surprise or two in our lives.
In Luke 1, we see some very unexpected and surprising news delivered. First, we see an elderly, childless couple be told that their prayer of having a child is going to be answered. Zechariah’s wife, Elizabeth, was 88 years old. Talk about unexpected! Wow, that is stepping into the impossible. In verse 13 we read, “But the angel said to him: ‘Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John’.”
Next we see that Mary was very distraught over some news that she had received. She was told that she was about to have a child which goes against all human possibility. This was impossible, and at that moment was very difficult news to hear. What would people think? The Bible tells us that Mary was greatly troubled. “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” Have you ever personally had some news delivered that was difficult to hear?
These miracle births have a message for you and I today. The message in these two miracles is this: What seems impossible is not; and God can still do impossible things in your life.
Maybe you are facing some impossible situations this Christmas season. Maybe there are some insurmountable challenges that your family, your finances, or your children are currently encountering. Maybe during this Christmas season you feel like you are hanging on for dear life. One thing that I have learned in life is that adversity always provides an opportunity. Whenever we encounter adversity in our lives, that is where most opportunities are born.
One unique difficulty of the season, however, is that the holidays tend to have a magnifying affect on our situations. Christmas can make the highs higher, and the lows lower. We all have highs and lows in life. Maybe for you they are being magnified right now. The greatest message that I can share with you today, from both of these miraculous births, is that God can do impossible things. Miracles still happen in the lives of ordinary people. In both Elizabeth and Mary’s story we see that the miraculous birth of a son, and our Savior, conveys this message for you and I today. The impossible is possible.
Jesus came from the throne of glory to this earth…for you. Jesus sees you. Jesus loves you. Put your trust in Him this Christmas season and see what impossible things He can make possible.
