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March 26, 2017 · 3:30 pm

The Impossible Made Possible

Peninsula Community Church

The Impossible Made Possible

March 26, 2017

Nehemiah 6:15-16 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

When I was a younger, one of my favorite shows on TV was “Mission Impossible.” The basis of the show was that an elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture. Remember the famous line. This tape will self destruct in 5 seconds.

Another memory I have is the song “to Dream the Impossible Dream.” For Joe Darion, the author of the song, being a one-hit wonder might be enough if your single stroke of genius turns out to be one of the most enduring, often recorded songs in the history of popular music. The song made its debut in the 1965 Broadway musical Man of La Mancha. The song has been sung by the Temptations, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and many more. Listen to the words. To dream the impossible dream. To fight the unbeatable foe. To bear with unbearable sorrow. And to run where the brave dare not go. To right the unwritable wrong and to love pure and chaste from afar. To try when your arms are too weary to reach the unreachable star. This is my quest to follow that star, no matter how hopeless, no matter how far. To fight for the right without question or pause. To be willing to march, march into hell for that heavenly cause. And I know if I’ll only be true to this glorious quest that my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I’m laid to my rest. And the world will be better for this that one man, scorned and covered with scars, still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable, the unreachable, the unreachable star. And I’ll always dream the impossible dream. Yes, and I’ll reach the unreachable star.

When we first encountered Nehemiah and experienced his call to return to Jerusalem, those around him would have believed that rebuilding the wall would have been almost impossible. The city was in ruins, the people were discouraged, and the rulers were abusing and using those in Jerusalem through unfair trade practices. Rather than being encouraged toward a future hope and destiny, they were being held back and pushed down. The task seemed to be too big and beyond human capacity to accomplish or at least accomplish much that would make a difference. But Nehemiah was of a different mind set and a different heart. Rather than being discouraged or doubtful, he stepped up to the plate to lead the task of rebuilding the wall. How could he do this you might ask? He did so because he had a confidence and trust in God’s ability and power to do the impossible.

When we look at the passage before us we find a remarkable story. First of all, we see that the wall only took approximately fifty-two days to rebuild. What seemed impossible was made possible. How amazing is that? The walls that were in shambles and torn apart were rebuilt in less than two months. What is even more amazing is that this was accomplished without power tools or advanced equipment to assist them. They did this all by hand and with the animals that were at their disposal.

Even with the jeering, ridicule, false accusation, and the mocking hurled at them, they were able to do the impossible because they kept their eyes on God and trusted in His undeniable and unwavering ability to accomplish what He said He would. Together, they overcame the worst of difficulties to do the impossible and rebuild the wall.

It is also amazing when you look at the span of wall that we are talking about. It has been estimated that the wall in Nehemiah’s day would have been approximately 2.5 miles long. To put that in perspective our house is almost exactly one mile from the Maryland state line. So the wall would be more than two times that distance. The wall was also forty feet tall and in many places was more than twelve feet wide. Some have tried to minimize the miracle of this by suggesting that they did not have to rebuild the entire wall but just part of it. Even if that were so, it was still amazing that in fifty-two days they cleared the rubble, dealt with the stoppage of work when they were discouraged, and were able to rebuild the wall.

Do you think God had anything to do with that? I am sure He did. In fact, even the enemies of Judah recognized that God had intervened. One of the lessons we learn from this miracle of God is that although the miracle is for us, it is not just for us. It serves to glorify God and to make His name know upon the earth. I suggest to you that Paul understood this when he proclaimed Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3-7). When we are comforted and when God does the impossible it is not just for us but is to be shared so that the world knows God’s power. You might easily replace the word miracle for the word comfort.

I am also reminded of Jesus’ words at the tomb of Lazarus. When those around Him became excited about the fact that He did not seem to be responding fast enough, He made the following statements. “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it” (Luke 11:4). What seemed like a delay was actual in God’s design so that He could get the glory. Much of what God does is so that His name is glorified and we just happen to receive the benefits of His actions.

The second statement in the passage is Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him (Luke 11:14-16). When God does the impossible it is so that our faith in Him is strengthened. By way of the miracles of God we are encouraged and challenged to move forward.

In this, we recognize that when God does the impossible it is often outside our time table. It is beyond what we think should happen most of the time. I am amazed in the book of Mark at how many times the term “immediately” is used. There are times when God moves in ways that seems so slow and then there are times where He moves so quickly that we are amazed when it happens. Too often, when we have to wait for the immediacy of God it can feel like His has forgotten us. But know this, God is at work in you and in your circumstances no matter the speed of His answers.

In reading this passage, it is noteworthy that the people who were against the building of the walls and those who were the enemies of Judah were afraid and their self esteem was impacted. After all, they had been in the city and had power, rulership, and authority which was now being tested and in fact they were losing their power. Here is a fact. Not everyone will receive the impossibilities of God in the same way. Even in the best of circumstances fear can be the result.

The Bible is replete with the stories of the impossible situations that God intervened in and the impossible became possible. In each case, God did what He did so that He could get all of the glory and the honor. Imagine the surprise of Sarah, Elizabeth, and Mary who were all promised miraculous births. Sarah and Elizabeth were too old and Mary in essence was too young, but God did the impossible in them. He opened the barren womb and brought life to that which was dead. I do not think these miracles were a mistake in the Bible because they teach us that God can bring life out of that which is dead. God can bring hope when things seem hopeless.

Both of these ladies desired nothing more than to have children. Sarah was given a promise and without a son that promise could not be fulfilled. While she thought God had forgotten her, He did not. Elizabeth was left with the scar of barrenness which was a thing of disgrace in her day. The hope of every Jewish woman was to give birth because their son might be the Messiah. In both cases, in the natural things seemed hopeless but God intervened and brought forth life out of that which was dead. In Genesis 18:4, God asked a question that He already knew the answer to but He needs our reply. “Is there anything too hard for God?” The answer He deserves and the answer He wants is there is nothing too hard for Him.

When the angel Gabriel approached Mary, Elizabeth was already pregnant. This was a testimony to what God could do. It also provided the backdrop of Mary’s miracle. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:36-37). The angel was saying “If God can touch a barren womb that has already passed its prime I can do a miracle in you.” Chuck Swindoll said “Elizabeth’s barrenness and advanced age was a double symbol of hopelessness which became the means by which God would announce to the world that nothing is impossible for Him.”

Remember the old song we used sing. “God will make a way where there seems to be no way. He works in ways we cannot see and He will make a way for me.” This morning I believe that God wants you to know that there is nothing impossible with God. Whether it is a wall that needs to be built (Jerusalem) or one that needs to be torn down (Jericho) God can do it. Whether there is a need to quicken a womb that is deadened by age and barrenness (Elizabeth and Sarah) or it is one that is young with hope and life (Mary), God can do the impossible. Whether it is to bring forth life or to raise the dead (Lazarus), God can do the impossible. It is not a question of whether He will, but whether we will position ourselves for a miracle.

Nehemiah trusted God in the midst of incredible odds. Sarah laughed but she trusted God. Mary realized that God was about to do something bigger than herself and proclaimed “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” May we like Mary proclaim I am your servant and let the miracle be according to your word.

Here is the bottom line. Trust God. Surrender to His will. Be patient. Do not lose hope. If He made a promise He will fulfill His purpose in us. I found this statement by Robert G Ingersoll, in his book “The Ghosts and Other Lectures.” “Take from the church the miraculous, the supernatural, the incomprehensible, the unreasonable, the impossible, the unknowable, the absurd, and nothing but a vacuum remains.” What is noteworthy about Ingersoll was that he was known as the Great Agnostic. He was agnostic in his belief which meant that he simple did not know or want to know, therefore did not believe but what a profound and powerfully truthful statement by a nonbeliever.

Remove the miraculous and all you have is a void that will be filled by something but if we reach out to God for the miraculous He will come and He will touch our lives. Edwin Cole once commented that “Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles.” So do we expect God to do the impossible? Do we expect God to show up? He does the impossible to touch the expectant heart. Today what impossible task do you need God to handle? He is ready. Call to Him. Trust Him. He will work and He will do what only He can do. The impossible can be made possible by God. To God be the glory.

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By Faith: Is Anything Too Hard for God?

Peninsula Community Church

By Faith: Is Anything Too Hard for God?

October 16, 2016

Hebrews 11:11-12 – By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.

Today, we continue our walk through the Hall of Fame of Faith. It is an amazing walk as we have already discovered that each person inducted into the Hall of Fame of Faith had one thing in common. They had faith in an unmovable, unshakable, and faithful God. Though God was faithful, we must understand that those inducted were not perfect people as they had their foibles and their failures. They were tested beyond measure and they failed many times. But they were always able to adjust and refocus on what was right and good. They were able to refocus on God and His faithfulness.

The story of Abraham and Sarah is no different. The story of Sarah which have in front of us today proposes a question that must be answered in the heart of every believer. Is there really anything that is too hard for God? How many times are we confronted with issues that seem too big, too costly, too expansive for anything good to come from them? If we were honest, how many times do we face issues that we believe that not even God can resolve or fix? How many people are in our life seem to live or act in a way that diminishes any hope for change or redemption? We are all confronted with events, circumstances, and people which can cause us to question the power of God to do the impossible. We can begin to believe that there is no hope as we see the physical evidence of that which is impossible or too hard. But in our study today we will find that even under the greatest of odds, God is able to do the impossible.

In Genesis 18:9-15 we have the rest of the story of Sarah. The Lord had visited with Sarah and Abraham and the Lord said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.” The Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

When we consider the story of Sarah and Abraham we see that the odds were against them. It had been 15 years since God had promised them that Abraham would be the father of many nations. They were now in their 90’s and their bodies were beginning to show the signs of aging. I am sure that were becoming wrinkled by the force of the sun beating down on them. They grew tired more easily. They faced aches and pains that had not been there in their earlier years. We have a glimpse into their health in Hebrews 11 when the author states that “Abraham was as good as dead.” This was the man that God had deposited the promise and it was through this man that God would fulfill His purpose. He was almost dead but God was not finished with him.

One of the things I have learned through my years of ministry and life is that sometimes the promise has to die so God can resurrect it the way He desires. If you have read the entire story of Abraham and Sarah you will remember that they had lost hope in the fulfillment of the promise. They took things into their own hands. They tried to help God out. Sarah had given Abraham her handmaiden, Hagar, to have a child. While in those days that was considered a loving gesture, it was never God’s will. It was never the plan that God had for them.

We find that Abraham had sexual relations with Hagar and out of that relationship Ishmael was born. While Ismael was Abraham’s son it was through Isaac that God was going to bless and fulfill His promise. The turmoil in the home became so great that Abraham had to send Ismael and Hagar to the desert to live. The choices made at that time started a ripple effect that would impact the world for centuries to come and in fact is effecting us even today. You may not know this but Muslims preach that they are descendants of Ishmael while Christians and Jews alike believe they are the descendants of Isaac.

What began as a play for power, a heart of jealously, and a grab for authority has continued through the years. It reminds us that our choices in life have consequences. Our choices effect those around us. One decision by Abraham has effected almost every generation from that day until now. The conflict in the Middle East and the terroristic plots of our day have all been seeded by Abraham’s decision to try another way to fulfill God’s plan. His decision led to hatred between Ishmael and Isaac which reached across the centuries.

As we read this story, we find that although Abraham had been given Ishmael, he knew that Ismael was not the son of promise. God had given Abraham a dream but that dream seemed to be delayed and seemed to be just a pizza dream at best. But here is the truth we must hear today. Sometimes the dream has to die before God can bring it to pass. Abraham and Sarah tried to do it their way and now God gives them a chance to do it His way. He says I will do the impossible to show my grandeur and my love for you. One of the great missionaries to China, Hudson Taylor made the following observation. God’s work done God’s way will never lack God’s supply. And that is so true.

Secondly, we must be aware that God’s delay is not a sign that God has forgotten us. In living life, there are things we have prayed for and promises we believe God has given us. We can grow weary in waiting for those things to happen and we can begin to lose heart. But know, or at least be aware that God’s delay is not a sign that He has forgotten us. He is still there and He is still working. The problem for us is that we want immediate action and an immediate response to our need and desire. In Psalm 46:10 we are reminded that no matter what comes our way or what storm may blow, we must be still and know that God is still God. He never leaves us and He never fails us.

Thirdly, God wants us to be honest with our emotions and how we feel. As we read this story, we find Sarah does something pretty amazing. Sarah laughed and scoffed at the prospect of having a child. Her seemingly lack of faith was merited in the fact that the odds were against them. Both Abraham and Sarah were old. They were advanced in years and they were tired and weary. It is noteworthy that the Scripture says that “the way of a woman had ceased to be with Sarah.” There was no way for her to have children. She needed a miracle and that is just what they received. With that said there is a point that needs to be made here. Some may criticize Sarah for laughing at the prospect that she would give birth to a child. We might even be insulted that she would dare do that but her response was an honest response to an impossible dream.

The fact is, too often we attempt to hide our emotions. We try to distance ourselves from the pain in our life. We try to even hide our emotions and disappointments from God. Somehow we think that God will be upset if we are real with Him. But here is a secret that needs to be revealed. God already knows your emotional state. He knows your heart and He knows what you are feeling. For that reason it is ok to express your emotions. It is ok to be real with God. I believe that it is important to communicate our emotions because we get to hear the words and feel the release of the pain through our words.

Sometimes, we have to go through a negative season of doubt and fear so that we can grasp the value of trusting God and believe that He will do what He said He would do. I am amazed in this story that although Sarah doubted and laughed we do not see any condemnation or judgement being passed onto her. And yet how often do we live with guilt, worry, and fear because we have expressed an emotion that we spoke from our heart. I love what the angel of the Lord spoke. He simply said I know your heart and by the way I will see you in a year. I will see you at the birth of your child. He spoke with confidence and she was filled with promise, hope, and life. Even though Sarah tried to hide her emotions, the Lord looked right through her to see the reality of her heart. And today, He is looking through the facade of our life to see the emotions of our heart.

Fourth, we need to know that God keeps His word. The angel of the Lord spoke to Sarah and said to her. At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son. He is saying, “you will have a son.” You may not accept that. You may think that it is an impossibility but trust me it will happen. God keeps His Word.

Here is an interesting note about this story. We know that although the promise seemed impossible; Abraham and Sarah did their part. They had sexual intercourse. They had a sexual encounter at least once. By their faith, they moved beyond what they saw in the natural to believe God for the spiritual. They did their part and God did the rest. God touched her body and the seed of man joined the egg of woman and their son was born as promised. How amazing is that? God promised and He fulfilled His promise against the most amazing odds.

We began by asking the question, “Is there anything too hard for God?” We have looked at the issues with Sarah and have seen what God did for her. So the answer for us today is that there is nothing too hard for God. Nothing at all.

In the New Testament we find a similar story surrounding Elizabeth a relative of Mary. We find that she is pregnant even though she too was considered to be too old and she was barren which meant she could not have any children. This is the proclamation made in Luke 1:38. “for nothing will be impossible with God.” How much is impossible? Nothing at all is impossible with God. By the way John the Baptist was born to her just after this proclamation.

No one is ever too old. No one is ever too barren. We tend to measure God’s ability by what we see but God works the impossible and does what only He can do. In Matthew 17:20, Jesus reminds us that we don’t need big faith we just need faith. In fact, He compares the amount of faith that is needed to a grain of mustard seed. It is a small seed but that small seed has great potential. What Jesus is referring to here is that it is not the size of our faith that counts it is what we do with our faith that matters. Are we discouraged by the size of the need or the mountain in front of us? Whatever level of faith we have we can trust God. We can trust Him for answers to prayer. We can trust Him to do the impossible. That is God’s will. After all it is God we focus on on and not the mountain.

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By Faith: Doing the Impossible

Peninsula Community Church

By Faith: Doing the Impossible

October 2, 2016

Hebrews 11:7 – By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Today, we will continue our journey through the hall of fame of faith. So far, we have seen that the one common denominator throughout this chapter is faith. Each person included in this chapter had an undeniable level of faith that was focused on a unshakable trust in God. Their faith positioned them to be able to trust God regardless of the circumstances of their life or the influences around them. Today’s story is no different.

In the passage before us we find that Noah had faith. It was Noah’s faith that moved him and provided him the basis of his commitment to accomplish the tasks he was given. We find that Noah was warned about the events that were to come and in reverent fear Noah responded to God’s call. Through faith he set out to do the impossible against incredible odds and massive resistance.

As we look at the story of Noah, we find it is a story of contrasts. The world around Noah had turned against God and was going about their daily lives but they made one major mistake. They had left God out of the equation. To understand the contrasts between Noah and the world we must go back in time to Genesis 6 to see what the Bible has to say about the condition of the world at that time. Listen to the words Moses penned about the condition of that generation. The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually… Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth (Genesis 6:5, 11-12). The world in Noah’s day was a sad commentary of man being left to his own devices. They were living life without God. They were going through the motions without a moral compass to guide them.

In this passage we see that the Lord did not just base his judgment of the people on their actions but He saw their heart and He saw that their hearts were continually evil. As we look at this passage we are reminded that God judges the heart of man. He does not just judge the outward expression of man as much as He looks to see the motivation of one’s heart. It is noteworthy that mankind was not just evil but they were continually evil. The communication here is that they made it a habit to do evil and they were so caught up their evil ways that they knew no other way to exist.

The sad part of this story is that because of the sinfulness of the day God’s heart broke. The Scripture tells us that the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them” (Genesis 6:6-7).

It is hard to believe that God would be so upset with His creation that He would seek to destroy them and yet that is just what the Bible tells us. He was so upset that He actually regretted that He had created mankind. It is hard to beige that this is the same creation that He created in Genesis 1-3 and He called it good. But now His heart was broken. The actions of man had grieved the heart of God. The broken heart of God was not a reaction from a heart of evil on God’s part but one of love because what they were doing was not His plan. It was not His desire. But yet it was the reality of the day and He needed to do something to save mankind.

You see we can also grieve the heart of God when we refuse to obey God’s will. But we must understand that the attitude exhibited by those in Noah’s day was more than just bad decisions. They had become darkened in their minds and their heart. Their entire motivation was evil and they were focused on wrong doing. They had no desire to serve God or obey His commands. That is the sadness of this story.

In Matthew 24:36-39 we find these words from the Lord Himself in addressing when the Son of Man which is Christ would return to earth to take His children home. The attitude of the world was not much different. But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. The story of Noah has become the measuring stick of the future promise of Christ’s return. It is my belief that we are living in just such a time today. People have turned from God and are trusting in their themselves and not God.

As we move back to the Genesis account we find that while the world was falling apart. God was looking for a man that would be different. In Genesis we see that Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord… Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. He was spiritually impressive. As we read this text we find that Noah’s life exemplified the life that God could use for His kingdom. What Noah did not know is that he was about to be chosen for a task that by many, including Noah himself, would think was impossible. We will look at that in a moment but for now let us look at what qualified Noah for the task he was about to be called to. In the text, we find three distinct qualities that placed Noah in a position to be used for the mission God was calling Him to. These distinct qualities set Noah apart.

First, Noah was righteous man. His life exhibited the righteousness of God. It is noteworthy that he lived righteously even though the world around him did not do so. While the world’s heart was filled with sin and continuous evil, Noah chose to live differently. He chose to live righteously. His heart was pure and he sought to honor God the best he could. In Hebrews 11 we find that he was a man of righteousness in the here and now but he also was given the promise of an eternal righteousness that was yet to come.

The second quality associated with Noah’s life is that he lived a blameless life. This did not mean that Noah was a perfect man. But he lived in a way that few could find any fault in his life. It is my guess that Noah made mistakes and had issues but the thing that set him apart is that he was willing to deal with his issues in a way that no one could accuse him of sin or wrong.

The third quality possessed by Noah is that he walked with God. If you remember our study from last week we find that Enoch was a model for Noah’s life. It is interesting to note that while Enoch was taken, Noah was left on earth to be used by God to bring about God’s purposes and God’s will for the world. God had a different plan for each of these Godly men. It is for that reason that we must never come to the place where we become jealous about how God uses us. I wonder how many times Noah wished God would do to him what He did to Enoch and just take him. But Noah needed to follow through with the plans that had been given to him. He was chosen for a specific mission.

Because of the qualities exhibited by Noah he was able to stand against the norms of the day. Because of these qualities God was going to use Noah to preach repentance to the world in which he lived. You see even in the judgment that was to come God’s grace was evident. He sent Noah to preach a message of hope. You see it was never God’s desire to destroy the world. His intent was to see the world repent and change their ways but as we read the entire story of Noah’s life we find that man did not repent. In fact, they rejected the call of Noah to repent. They in fact rejected God. So once again we can not blame God for the destruction of the world. It was a choice they made to reject God’s calling.

In this story God called Noah to do something that seemed impossible. God called Noah to Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. God wanted Noah to build an ark to preserve the life of God’s creation. That was no small undertaking. There are three things that seemed to make this an impossible task. First of all he was to build a boat that would measure 450 feet in length, 45 feet high and 75 feet wide by hand. Plus it would take anywhere from 75 years to 120 years to build and stock the ark with food. Can you imagine if you were called to build such a thing by hand or do something that was based solely on the call of God. There is no doubt that the people of the land mocked and ridiculed him big time.

Secondly this seems to be an impossible task because there had been no significant rain on the earth since the earth had been created. From the time of creation to this moment in time the earth was covered with a canopy that provided a tropical environment where the condensation and dew was enough to water the land.

A third problem is that no one believed in Noah’s mission or his message. They did not believe that God was going to destroy the earth. Why would He? They were having too much fun. They would never believe Noah’s call to repentance. Noah had an impossible task but he would stand up for God as he was a man who was full of faith and he knew that God would be with him and would guide him. Why? By faith Noah built the ark. He did the impossible for God.

Noah did it and so can we. So how does this apply to us today? God is calling us to stand strong when the world around us is falling apart. The world is a mess but God is still in control. As with Noah we are called to preach a message of hope but we must understand that we are not responsible for what people do with the message we share. We continue to share and preach a message of hope regardless of how people respond. We do this by faith and by our trust in God who is able to do above and beyond what we think or ask Him to do.

And finally, we never know what we will be called to do that seems impossible. It might be a health issue. It might be life without a loved one. It could be a major change in our life. Whatever the issues, we have the promise that God will be with us and that He will keep us no matter what happens. Are you ready? Let’s do it.

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