Doing the Impossible

Uni-verse 156/10,000 Philippians 4 v 13

Php 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Yesterday, I read on some passerby's shirt the words," Every time I find the key to success, someone changes the lock." It is so frustrating that when we want to do something, we just cannot do it. But, this uni-verse is an assurance that a believer can do all things through Christ. The word, Christ meaning " The Anointed One". He will give us the anointing to do what He has called us to do. It is no longer " I" or " we" alone who are attempting to do anything we want to do. We want to do the expressed will of God. We do it in the power and grace of God through His Son Jesus Christ. His grace is sufficient for us in any situation. He enables, empowers and equips us primarily by strengthening us in the inner man. We begin any enterprise with the end in sight since our confidence is in Christ who is mighty. He who parted the Red Sea for the Israelites, He who parted the Jordan, He who released ten plagues on Egypt to secure the release of His people, He who healed the lepers, gave sight to the blind, brought back the dead to life, multiplied the five loaves and two fish , is with us. He will act in, for and on our behalf.

Our position is no longer, " I" but " I -in -Him". All boundaries, moulds, assumptions and stereotypes are broken or changed. We move from the economy of scarcity and reality to the economy of abundance and faith-enabled imagination. It is the " im" in impossible that makes the impossible possible. Imagine the difficult goal that you have set before your self is possible in Christ. Pray for the realization of the goal. Work diligently for the realization of the goal. As a plus-Two student I set myself the impossible goal of standing in the top ten ranks in the state as well as securing the coveted National Talent Search scholarship, both in the same year. I imagined it is possible for a student who had never stood first even in a class of fifty students. I prayed hard and worked harder. The Lord strengthened me by speaking through various rhema verses. I lapped them up like a hungry dog laps up milk. When the results came, I had not just got one of the top ten ranks but had secured the First Rank in the state. I believed the NTS scholarship would follow suit and praise be to God, it did follow in a few months. In the past thirty two years since I made a commitment to Christ, I have been able to attempt and do many other amazing things on the strength of the promise of God.

Jesus, the good Shepherd creates the opportunities and circumstances for us to feed on the green pasture as well as to lie by the still waters of His refreshing presence. When He enables us to accomplish our goals and so be blessed, He makes us a signboard to point others to the Way of Truth and Life. You have a difficult family problem to confront. Jesus is the Way. You have a tough financial challenge, Jesus is the Way. You have a serious health problem - Jesus is the Way. You do not have any problem and you are quite bored with existence- Jesus is the Way. He does not drop answers from the sky but He strengthens us in spirit and mind and body. He will give us the spiritual succour, the mental ability, the emotional stability, the will power and motivation as well as the physical endurance and stamina to run the course. What is more, He will release strength in the areas of our known weakness so that we and others will know that it is of His doing and not ours. He will remind us through the gentle promptings and prodding of the Holy Spirit

Prateep V Philip