“I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?”
—Jeremiah 32:27 (NIV)
Dear LORD,
You ask if there is
anything too hard for You? And I would
be quick to say, “Nothing is too hard for my God!”
But far too often my twisted
thoughts, my careless words and my foolish actions betray me for having put the
difficulties I face above Your power to handle them.
How is it that I can stand
before You—the Creator of all that there is, the One who put it all in order and
set it all in motion—and declare to Your face, by my behavior, that You are too
weak to handle the particulars of my circumstances?
How can I stand before You
and build a case against Your claim of absolute power based on the wisdom of
this world—when You are not dependent on this world for Your wisdom, Your power
or Your absolute authority?
How can I stand here anxiously
before You, worried about what might happen next, when by doing so I am in
effect saying to Your face, “I don’t trust You!”? Why can’t I see that You are the only One
worthy of my complete and total trust?
Forgive me, LORD, for losing
faith and taking up my fears! Have mercy
on me and help me always remember who You are—the self-sufficient and
self-existent God of all mankind!
You ask if there is
anything too hard for You? And I would
be quick to say, “Nothing is too hard for my God!”
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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