God of the impossibles

I guess one of the most exciting passages in the New Testament gospels is when Jesus walked through the streets of the earth (the thought of Jesus having once been like us walking on earth is AWESOME!) performing miracles and teaching his followers the truth.

When Jesus was crucified on the cross, God did the impossible by validating all Christ's claims to be the Son of God and bringing Him back to life, so destroying 'him who holds the power of death - that is the devil' (Hebrews 2:14).

Peter, who preached the words we read today, is a striking example of our God who does the impossible. The Peter boldly addressing a crowd of thousands and fearlessly condemning the religious leaders who had engineered Christ's crucifixion is the same Peter who had denied his Master three times, just a few weeks earlier.

What had changed him? The power of the Holy Spirit and meeting with the risen Lord! The whole Bible resonates with the message: 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible' (Matthew 19:26). Think of Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Deborah, Hannah, Elizabeth, Mary, Lazarus... Our God can do the impossible!

He can bring to life to those who are spiritually dead. He can breathe life into hopeless situations and revitalise relationships. This 'God of the impossible' can demolish insurmountable barriers and divisions, turn around impossible situations and break deadlocks.

You are impossible? Not when you have the God of impossibles on your side:)

`adapted and edited from a devotional writing by Christine Orme.

Look forward to!:

Our very own testimonies from our youths! Yes! See how God has inspired a few of our youths in Ignite Conference 2008, right here at our Detonate blog!


This week @ Detonate:

Discipleship 2008 is finally kick-starting! Woohoo! Let's pray for Sis Christine as she shares her heart and God's direction in the area of discipleship. We have a part to play too! Come with a open spirit and a teachable heart:)


Prayers from the Body:

Let's pray for God's comfort to be with Dorena and Elysia as they cope with the departure of their late grandfather. We know that he is now in a better place with our Saviour in heaven and we pray for the spirit of love and unity to be with the entire family as they look to God for strength and joy at this time.

Thank God for all our 'O' Level students (Adora, Isaiah, Bernette) for reaping good fruits from their results! May God's name be glorified through them and we know for sure that God has many wonderful plans lining up for them! Let's give thanks!