Bible Readings: John 11, Matthew 19:14, 14:28, Matthew 21:19-21
Spellbound, he watched his Master stride across the waves.
Peter’s heart longed to do the same.
Jesus invited him to step out as well.
He believed, and so he walked.
Amazingly, Peter walked on water too.
An angel visited Mary.
It was a once-in-history encounter.
She was chosen to carry the Son of the living God.
From a human perspective, it was beyond imagination.
Yet she believed…
The Holy Spirit overshadowed her, and life began to grow within.
In Matthew 21:20, the fig tree perished at His word.
The disciples stood in awe.
Their minds raced as they tried to grasp how it happened.
“Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you,
If ye have faith, and doubt not,
ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree,
but also if ye shall say unto this mountain,
Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea;
it shall be done.”
Matthew 21:21
Friend,
God invites us to believe in the impossible….
Jesus wants us to have faith
He wants us to have doubtless faith.
He calls us to step into impossibilities.
For with God nothing shall be impossible. Luke 1:37
With God all things are possible. He urges us to see human impossibilities as possibilities with Him.
God is not limited by time, space, and sometimes, believing feels like the hardest thing to do…
We try to make sense of it all…
We want evidence for everything…We search for explanations to make it all fit…
But Jesus asks us to trust with our whole hearts…He longs for us to embrace His Word.
He wants us to say, as Mary did, ‘Be it unto me according to thy word’.
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. Luke 1:38
Sometimes, you speak all the right words, yet your heart wrestles to believe them.
Our conversations travel one path, while our hearts wander another.
Take a closer look at John 11, especially at Martha’s responses when Jesus asked if she believed.
Jesus says to Martha, Thy brother will rise again…
In verses 21-27, Martha tried to say all the right, churchy words, but her heart was not in sync with Jesus.
Saying the Word means nothing if you don’t believe.
Jesus said,
“Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead,
saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh:
for he hath been dead four days.
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that,
if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?”
John 11: 38-39
Now, as the miracle is about to unfold, Martha remembers her brother’s body would smell by now! Chasing after Christ means daring to believe.
Yes, even when it seems utterly impossible!
It goes beyond acting right, speaking right, or keeping the right company!
Martha was doing all of that stuff.
And just as the miracle was about to happen, she voiced her doubt.
That’s the turning point…
Can you hear me laughing?
The pressure, the melting point, is where every believer’s faith truly counts.
That’s where the true test lies
When uncertainty clouds your mind, or when others watch, waiting for the drama to unfold.
You must turn your focus to God, not yourself or others’ opinions.
Peter’s walk on water was a powerful example.
He dared to dream the impossible
It happened… and then he was stunned to realise he was actually doing it. Uhmmm, his faith tank suddenly ran dry. Fear took over, and his belief slipped away! So, do you want to walk on water too? I know I do.
Psst, whatever happens, don’t look at the storm.
Keep your gaze fixed on Jesus
Do you see someone believing for the nearly impossible?
How could she possibly carry a supernatural birth?
Like Mary, the mother of Jesus, dare to say Yes to the impossible.
It can only be through faith! In today’s invitation…Jesus invites us to believe the impossible and to dream the impossible. He invites us to a doubt-free faith. I am grateful for that!
Prayer:
Lord, I thank you for an opportunity to believe…the impossible, to dream the impossible, even if it includes water-walking dreams too. I believe, and like Mary, I say, “Let it be done according to thy word,” in Jesus’ name. Amen!
By His Great Grace,
Ifeoma Samuel.
If this article encouraged you, then “THE INVITATIONS” is for you.
Every day we wake to beautiful invitations that nudge us to draw nearer, lean closer, and glean more. We see them even in our least favourite places. Jesus sweetly pours out grace and offers us INVITATIONS.