Who is this King of Glory? It is Christ Jesus the Lord!

“Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.” Ps. 24:8

Deuteronomy 4:34
“Or has a god ventured to go to take for himself a nation from within another nation by trials, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, just as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?“

I have always warned people who think they want the miraculous in their lives.  Believe me, I understand!  How exciting!!!  But there is just one thing . . . That means one has to be exposed to the impossible.  That means your understanding has to flee as well as you feeding yourself visuals (yes, that has to flee) of why something can’t happen by God’s outstretched arm.  It means that your thoughts and ways have fled you and there is no way out unless it is supernatural.

Was it not Peter who got excited in the moment, and dared to believe he too could walk on water as his eyes were fixed on Jesus walking on the water before him? Then he took his eyes off our King and beheld the disturbing waves about him and he began to fall.  His faith was great to believe, but short lived (as Jesus put it, “little faith”).

Where did the Israelites get their water when there was none to be found? God released water from a rock to feed the millions. Would you like to be thrown into the wilderness and have no water for you or your family and livestock?  Scary!  You see, it is easy to not believe, but that choice yields a ‘no miracle situation’.

Did not Abraham hear from God about Isaac being born (as yet, not named) but he and his wife could not wait for something supernatural to take place, so they tried to make something happen with their own understanding; as though God would quit being God for them (you know, the One and only One Who changes not).

And then Abraham was tested again, but this time he saw God had done the miraculous (oh the mercies and goodness of God) and had that remembrance of a seed coming from a dead (metaphorically speaking) body into a dead womb (with many other doings of God in His life). He now obeyed God, taking young Isaac up to the mountain to slay him. God’s Word clearly states that Abraham KNEW God had said Isaac was his promise and seed — and that from Isaac the earth would fill with millions of seeds to come.  He KNEW.  So, he expected God to raise Isaac from the dead!  He truly believed that!  What did God say after Abraham received the knife and positioned himself to slay his son and God called his name and had him stop? God said that HE knew Abraham truly trusted HIM and knew who HE was and that God could now truly bless him!  Actually, God said, “Now I know you love ME.”

Are we not being tested again this day throughout the USA and around the world at such a time as this? Have we found ourselves in an impossible situation that only God can turn things around?

What I love about God is that He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. When have we read about God’s great deliverances? It’s when all was lost and there was little hope of restoration. This is the nature of God! Those who have allowed God to test them in the area of the impossible are not easily shaken. Do we sometimes faint and lose heart? Yes, we are human and God is God! But!! The Bible says that the righteous man falls seven times but rises again! Proverbs 24:16. Verses before and after are important also. If we have been shaken, then we gird ourselves back into the Lord and focus on Him where our peace gets restored. Do not ever give up hope. If God says something, then it will be done. Allow God to do the miracle. We will always be tested, for God wants not only to see what is truly in our heart concerning Him, but wants us to see what is in our heart concerning Him!

How about being backed up to the Red Sea as an “out” from the enemy?  No one ever read about such a thing happening before those days, let alone hearing about such a thing.  Did not God wait until the last minute?  Was it the Israelites last minute?  No!  They started to complain and grumble over the circumstances of the Egyptian army piling up behind them. But Moses put himself into position to raise the rod as God led him to do, so that they may see their full deliverance.

Did not Rahab, the harlot in the fortress of Jericho, as in Joshua 6:25 hear the walls crumble with a mighty shaking and roar?  Did she choose to believe that she would be saved with her gathered loved ones with her; for her belief was true and sure?  How scary that must have been while in process!

Noah lived among hundreds, maybe thousands of people who thought he was absolutely crazy building a boat!  What is a boat?  Even more, it was an ark.  Remember, it had never rained before, ever!  Yet, God trusted Noah, for Noah trusted God every step of the process of the journey of faith. Noah waited a very long time to see the hand of God.  The Hebrew word for ark in this way is used twice in the Bible as “ta-va”.

Then there was the time Moses as a baby was sent down the Nile River (by faith)  in an ark of bulrush weeds to save his life, and was picked up by one of the wealthiest in the land; the very daughter of Pharaoh!  His basket or ark that floated his precious life was the other time “ta-va” word was used in Hebrew.  Twice God protected His seed through the treasure chest He choose to use.  (Ta-va means chest.) Why is it Called an Ark? – ONE FOR ISRAEL Ministry

We have simpler miracles that had to be born because of an impossible situation; as even Jesus honored His mother, who wanted the hosts of a great wedding party not be shamed having run out of wine.  He gave a simple command and the next thing we know, vast pots filled with water now became vessels of the finest wine — saving the day!

God loves saving the day.  It’s what He does. 

Daniel, who sought God continually believed in the God Who delivers . . . not just once.  Daniel knew in his heart (and his mouth spoke what was truly in his heart) that God could deliver and bring about His purpose for the situations at hand.

Samuel, King David, Elijah and Elisha, Esther, Joshua, and many other names we read about in God’s Holy Word saw or were involved in many miracles.  God says nothing is impossible with Him.  He also says that nothing is too difficult for Him. Still, it seems like the last minute it happens. I’ve found that my last minute is not the same as God’s. He is always stretching my faith to believe the next faith journey, the next mountain to overcome.

If God says such things as “Nothing is impossible”, then we know for sure it is true and right.  That’s what I call “a for sure thing!”  Even in my life, I have seen many miracles!  That would mean I have been subjected to many impossible situations (and I mean many) and have seen God come through EVERY SINGLE TIME!!! I even have a book published on many of my miracles.

Remember, Jesus was compassionate and cared for the great multitudes of hungry people (thousands at one time) and did not want them to grow any wearier nor did He want them to faint as they went on their way, so He stepped into the situation and filled them.  The few loaves of bread and fish were enough (and not even necessary, but God loves a visual to throw our faith on) to feed a great multitude.  Still today, God gives us great men and women of God who feed us manna from His lips to our ears to encourage our spirits and souls so that we too do not faint.

Jesus could do few miracles among those who did not believe, as recorded in Matthew 13:58.  Faith must be exercised, which means there is a level of sacrifice involved.  Give up your unbelief and hardness of heart and fear and choose rather to believe, for God is on the move!  If all of God could fit into your mind, then He wouldn’t be God.

When the impossible is thrown into our realm it is the perfect time to really bless God by giving Him sacrifices of praise (which catapults you into seeing things through His eyes) and by believing for His hand to intervene and turn things around.  Faith is precious and little exercised.  God keeps giving us everyday types of trials from time to time so that we may build on that faith as we exercise it.  Faith only sees the outcome spiritually until the day it manifests.  In other words, you cannot see the promise with your natural eye. Faith is something hoped for, not seen. There is no faith otherwise, and God clearly states that without faith it is impossible to please Him.  Wow, that is such a biggy! 

If you pray, God hears your prayers (and there are conditions to that found in the Bible), but it is your faith that moves His hand.  Gird up your faith and give God your all!!!  Praise Him continually!  You will see the great outcome!   You will see many great outcomes!