POWERFUL WORDS
Luke 1:37
“For with God nothing shall be impossible.â€
The angel appeared to the young girl, Mary, proclaiming her as “blessed and highly favoured†by God. She would bear a son, the promised Messiah. When Mary earnestly questioned the how of this happening, Gabriel described the supernatural process in which the Spirit of God would come over her and the power of the Highest would overshadow her, impregnating her with the Christ.
Then the angel stilled her fearful, questioning heart with this pronouncement, “For with God nothing shall be impossible†(literally: not any word from God is without power.)*
Every word from God is power-packed, spoken with omnipotent authority. What He says, He will powerfully accomplish. What a comfort for Mary. What a comfort for us today.
Knowing that God’s words—all of them—are laced with power, assures that we should not let our heart be troubled. We can come to Him, knowing we will find rest for our souls. We can trust that if we abide in Him and His words—those powerful words—abide in us, we can simply ask and it will be done.
Mary responded in humble obedience. May we do the same, as we hear and read and internalize His powerful words.
Sarah Fletcher
Tennessee
*Life Principles from the Women of the Bible, Book 1 by Wayne Barber, Eddie Rasnake and Richard Shepherd. AMG Publishers. p. 164.
