Nothing Shall Be Impossible – Stepping in the Light

“For with God nothing shall be impossible.” Luke 1:37

When we say that something is impossible, we mean that it cannot be done. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary with the message that she would be the one to bear the promised Messiah. Mary was willing to do what God wanted her to do, but she wondered how it could be true. She said to the angel, “How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?” Humanly speaking, what the angel said was impossible. Gabriel told Mary that her cousin Elisabeth who had been barren was now expecting a child in her old age. Then the angel said, “For with God nothing shall be impossible.” Gabriel was explaining to Mary that God was already doing things that no one thought possible, and that she needed to believe that He would do as promised. He is the God of the impossible.

We have to believe that God can do the impossible in order to be saved. We are sinners with no hope of ever ridding ourselves of our sin; but Jesus did the impossible by coming to this earth, living a sinless life, dying on the cross to pay for our sins, and rising again from the grave to show that He had the power to free us from our sins. It requires faith to believe that God can do the impossible.

God not only wants us to understand that He can do anything, He wants us to believe that He will do exactly as He has promised in His Word.

Morning: Joshua 7-9

Evening: Luke 1:21-38

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“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105

If you were to find yourself walking down a path in the dark of night with only an old-fashioned lantern to light the way, you wouldn’t be able to see very far ahead. You would be able to see just enough of the pathway to know which direction to take your next step and enough of the ground to choose the best place for your feet. When it comes to our daily lives, God’s Word is a lot like that lantern. It will not show us the whole path at once, but it is exactly what we need to help us decide how to take the next step.

The Bible is our source of spiritual light, and if we consistently seek God’s direction as we read from its pages, we will always have enough light for our next step along the pathway of life. It is then that we are, in the words of an old gospel song, “stepping in the light.”

The goal of this devotional guide is to encourage you to spend time in the Word of God each day. Reading the passages listed at the bottom of the page will take you all the way through the Bible in one year. The devotional thought for each day is taken from a text within that day’s reading, so even that small daily portion of reading will take you on a journey through God’s Word. It is my prayer that this guide would help you to walk closer to the Lord and that you will find yourself taking each step in the light of His Word.