BBD 02.03.05 You Can Do The Impossible
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02.03.05
You Can Do The Impossible
Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were
forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come
to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit
them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to
Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying,
"Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision,
immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had
called us to preach the gospel to them. - Acts 16:6-10.
You may have seen the incredible play on the news - a three-point winning
shot of 90-feet. The basket was made by Jordan Snipes playing for Guilford
College against Randolph-Macon. There was only 0.6 seconds left in the
overtime game when Snipes rebounded Randolph-Macon’s missed free throw.
Snipes spun around throwing the ball the entire length of the court and the
ball went through the net for the winning score. Guilford College won the
game as a result 91-89.
I wonder if Jordan Snipes had any thought that he would actually make the
three-point winning basket? He does have some qualifications for the long
ball in that he is a former football quarterback. He had hit five of the six
three-pointers he had tried prior to the game winner. In a fraction of a
second Snipes respond to the challenge of the moment trying the impossible.
The impossible became the possible only because Jordan Snipes tried to do
it.
The apostle Paul was used to doing what others would never attempt. He tried
to take the gospel everywhere that was possible. He was prevented by the
Holy Spirit from taking the gospel into Bithynia. But then the apostle saw a
vision of a man from Macedonia pleading with him to "Come over to Macedonia
and help us." Paul’s response was to immediately try to go to Macedonia.
When does the impossible become possible? Only when someone actually tries
to do the impossible. The impossible seems to be a word that sets up
barriers, which are not always real. Pearl S. Buck once said that, “All
things are possible until they are proved impossible. And even the
impossible may only be so, as of now.” Werner von Braun once said, “I have
learned to use the word impossible with the greatest caution.” Arthur C.
Clarke once said, “When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that
something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that
something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.”
What is impossible for you? Is it impossible for you to witness to someone?
Is it impossible for you teach a Sunday School class? Is it impossible for
you to preach? Is it impossible for you to write? Is it impossible for you
to pray in public? Is it impossible for you to read God’s Word daily? Is it
impossible for you to attend church regularly? Is it impossible for you to
spend an hour a day in prayer? Is it impossible for you to stop drinking? Is
it impossible for you to stop using illegal substances? Is it impossible for
you to stop looking at pornography? Is it impossible for you to live like
you know you ought to live? Is it impossible for you to invite someone to
church? Is it impossible for you to _______ (You can fill in the blank)? It
may be that it is only impossible because you refuse to try. Everything that
you refuse to do, try, or begin is impossible to you.
Jordan Snipes would never have won the game if he had not tried the
impossible. What about you?
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