An elderly man, abandoned as a baby, despised by the people that he was raised with because he was a minority born of slave parents, who spoke with a horrible stutter, was prone to fits of rage, and was a fugitive from the law, found himself with his back against the wall. The Israelites he led out of Egypt faced the formidable Red Sea and the pursuing Egyptian army closing in. Moses’ people were trapped. What should he do? He called on the Lord of the impossible. God rolled the Red Sea back and the Israelites crossed over on dry ground. When the Egyptian army followed them, God caused the sea to roll back, drowning the entire Egyptian army. (Exodus 1-14.)

Where did this unlikely hero get such faith in the Lord of the impossible? Moses had an encounter with the living God at the burning bush that humbled and changed his life. (See Exodus 3.) He knew his own limitations and the paradox of what he was and what God called him to be and do. What was the secret of his strength? Moses walked in faith and obedience to the Lord of the impossible. The God who revealed Himself as, “I Am That I Am.” (“I Am the One Who Always Is” Exodus 3:14 NLT). Centuries later, Paul the Apostle declared, “I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13).

Francine Rivers has written a novella entitled The Priest, which is based on the scriptural account of Moses’ brother Aaron who became the first High Priest of God. She says that Aaron was one of five men she writes about who quietly changed eternity. “We live in desperate, troubled times when millions seek answers. These men point the way. The lessons we can learn from them are as applicable today as when they lived thousands of years ago”, she says. Their biblical examples can inspire us to put faith in the Lord of the impossible.

The Psalmist and Shepherd, King David, had great faith in the Lord of the impossible. Reading and meditating on the Psalms will build your faith. In Psalm 106 the Holy Spirit reminds us of God’s many miracles and dealings with the Israelites as He delivered them from Egyptian slavery, led them through the desert for 40 years, and into the pleasant, promised land. Why did they wander in the wilderness for 40 years? It took only a few days for God to get them out of Egypt, but it took 40 years to get Egypt out of them. What about you? Are you living in Egypt or are you living in the Promised Land – the Lord of the Impossible?

In Psalm 106, we are told why God performed miracles for the Israelites and why He still is the God of miracles. Consider these three reasons for miracles: 1) to defend the honor of His name (Psalm 106:8); 2) to demonstrate His mighty power; 3) to show that God is good and His faithful love endures forever (Psalm 106:1-2).

Do you face certain impossibility? Do not be like the Israelites that God led out of Egyptian slavery. “The people refused to enter the pleasant land, for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them. Instead they grumbled . . . and refused to obey the Lord” (Psalm 106:24-25 NLT). (See I Corinthians 10:1-13.)

One day Jesus told His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” He repeated the statement and then said, “It’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” The disciples were astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” “But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” (See Mark 10:23-27.)

Only a great God does for his children what they cannot do for themselves. Jesus wants you to know and believe that “with God all things are possible.” He is the Lord of the impossible.

What about your salvation – the assurance of eternal life? Jesus’ statement shell shocks the disciples. “With man this is impossible.” You cannot save yourself. Listen to Max Lucado in The Applause of Heaven, “He doesn’t say improbable. He does not say unlikely. He does not say it will be tough. He says it is impossible. . . The rich young ruler thought heaven was just a payment away. . . Jesus says, ‘No way. What you want costs far more than what you can pay.’ You do not need a system, you need a Savior. You do not need a resume, you need a Redeemer. For what is impossible with man is possible with God.”

Put your faith in the Lord of the impossible. You cannot by a ticket into heaven; you only have to ask in repentance and faith. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).