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P Possible from the Impossible Mark 9:17-24
The good news is all about making the
impossible possible. In Mark 10:17-27 a man came to Jesus and
asked Him what he need to do to earn/inherit eternal life. Jesus told the man about the commandments,
which the man replied that he had fully obeyed them all since he was
young. Though Jesus doesn’t comment on
the man’s claim, Jesus knew it was impossible for any one of us to fully keep
the commandments all of our lives and that the commandments were to show us we
couldn’t please God by the “goodness” of our lives. Jesus knew in His heart that this sincere man
had a problem with idolatry and that his wealth was very important to him. “Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love
for him; ‘There is one thing you haven’t done,’ He told him. Go and sell all your possessions and give the
money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Mark goes on to tell us, “At this the man’s
face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. Jesus looked at His disciples and said, ‘How
hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!’ This amazed them. But Jesus said again, ‘Dear children, it is
very hard to enter the Kingdom of God.
In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than
for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!.’
Jesus used an extreme example that everyone can
understand. It doesn’t matter how many
humps a camel may have – it will be impossible to thread it through any needle
we can use. The disciples realized this
and Mark indicates, “The disciples were astounded. ‘Then who in the world can
be saved?’ they asked. Jesus looked at
them intently and said, ‘Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.’”
The Good News is not only does God make our
impossible to earn salvation possible (because He provides for it completely
through Jesus), but He is able to work in the seemingly impossible situations
of our lives as well. The Apostle Paul
ends a prayer in Ephesians 3 with these words, “Now to Him who is able to do
exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power
that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to
all generations forever and ever. Amen” (Eph. 3:19-20)
The Good News is with God all things are possible.
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