Fall Creek Christian Church

"He replied, 'What is impossible for people is possible with God.'" Luke 18:27 As the conversation continued, I could tell the man was wanting to say something that he thought I wouldn't want to hear. I gently asked a few more probing questions and out it came. "I think the Bible has some good things to say and there probably is a God, but I don't buy into the magic stuff." He was put off by the miracles in the Bible. His analysis left him stuck at the doorstep of the impossible.  Jesus, in words and actions, exposed people to the impossible. The self-limited, self-reasoned and self-reliant life was and is far too small for a true engagement with God to occur. He challenged people to consider the impossible. The blind can receive sight. The deaf can receive hearing. People can walk on water. Thousands can be fed with a few loaves. The dead can be brought back to life.  God invites us into the impossible because that's where he is....

“David longed for water and said, ‘Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!’ So the three mighty warriors broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out before the  Lord .’  II Samuel 23:15-16   Breakthrough. The word is irrepressively positive. Our lives are measured and treasured by our breakthrough moments ... riding the bike without training wheels, acing the impossible exam, standing true when tested, defeating the demons of addiction ... Facing down my fears of the unknown have provided some of my most treasured breakthrough moments in life. What about you? Our verses for the day provide a picture of what a breakthrough looks like and who gets to experience them. David's hometown was in trouble. The dreaded Philistines had shown up. David wa...