June 29 devotion

Our women’s Bible study this morning was on the Archangel Gabriel. We were reading about the different appearances of Gabriel to Daniel and to Zechariah and to Mary. In Luke chapter 1, verses 26-38 records Gabriel’s conversation with Mary when he tells her that she will have a son named Jesus. Mary totally trusts that the words spoken by Gabriel will happen but she does question how they will happen since she is a virgin. Gabriel goes on to tell her that this baby will be conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and will be the Son of God. He also tells her about her elderly relative, Elizabeth, who is also going to have a baby when people thought it was impossible. Then Gabriel tells her the words that many of us remember as being somewhere in the Bible and many of us need to remember every day in our walk with the Lord. In Luke 1:37 Gabriel says, “For nothing will be impossible with God.”
We read God’s commands and promises about the Sabbath Day and we think, “But how?” I need that day for me. It’s my only day to sleep in and get rest. We forget that we find our true rest—our spiritual rest—in Him. We read God’s commands about tithing and we think, “But how?” If I tithe from my first fruits some bill will not get paid this week. We forget God’s promise to provide—not for all our wants but for all our needs. We read God’s command to be His witness and we think, “But how?” I can’t speak very eloquently. I won’t know the right words to say. We forget God’s promise to be with us at all times. We see many things that we know we should be doing as “impossible.” It’s easy to say, “I can’t.” That’s when we need to be reminded of those words from Luke: “For nothing will be impossible with God.” That’s right—I can’t! But God can.

Heavenly Father,
Thank you for Your Word which points us to Your Son and His saving sacrifice for our sins. Help us to begin all our tasks with the Lord, knowing that “nothing will be impossible with God.” In Jesus’ Name we pray.
Amen