Daily Devotional
Do You Trust God for the Impossible?
“Then Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be, since I do not know a man?’ And the angel answered and said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible.’”
Luke 1:34-37
December 19, 2023
Ponder This
The Virgin Birth does not depend on your understanding for its validation. There are a lot of things we don’t understand. We don’t understand how a brown cow can eat green grass and give white milk that we churn and turn to yellow butter. We don’t understand that. Most of us don’t even understand how a windshield wiper works. We know it works. It takes the water off the windshield. But if I asked you to draw a diagram and describe to me what makes the windshield wiper go back and forth, many could not do it. If you are an engineer, you could do that, but there would be other things you couldn’t explain. There are a lot of things we don’t understand but we experience.
Now, Mary asked a question, a good question: “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” Many people ask, “Isn’t the Virgin Birth a biological impossibility?” The angel, in effect, answered for us: “Is there anything too hard for God? With God all things are possible.”
- What is something in life you don’t understand but experience and believe?
- What parts of Jesus’ birth are hard for you to comprehend? How can you pursue faith when you don’t understand?
Practice This
Spend some time thanking God that we don’t need full understanding to possess belief in Him.
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
