Trust . . . His Ability

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Luke 1:34-37 (KJV)

34. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35. And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
36. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
37. For with God nothing shall be impossible.

The themes of our study has been "without faith (trust) it is impossible to please God." The word impossible in Hebrews is in a verbal tense which means "impossible at all!" Our text teaches us it means to trust the ability of God in our world and in our lives.

1. Trust His ability to do everything . . . "with God nothing is impossible . . ."
   In our text Elizabeth is called a barren woman, yet she becomes pregnant. Mary is a woman "who has not known a man" (a virgin) yet she conceives the Son of God.
   1. God's power is inherent to His nature . . .
      "Great is our Lord and of great power" (Psalm 147:5). Theologians call God omnipotent which means "all powerful." Men have power that they inherit, but God alone has power that is inherent. All power we possess comes from Him.
   2. God's power is only limited by His will . . .
      "The will of creatures may be, and is more extensive than their power: and their power more contracted and shortened than their will: but not God" Charnock..
      "He hath done whatsoever he pleased. He commanded and it was done." (Psalm 140:5).
   3. God's power reigns over all things . . .
      
      1. God has power over storms: "He giveth snow like wool . . . He casteth ice; He causeth His wind to blow and waters to flow . . ." (Psalm 147:15).
      2. God has power over sinners . . . "I have withheld thee from sinning" (Genesis 15:6).
      3. God has power over Satan . . . "The Lord rebukes thee Satan" (Zechariah 3:2). "If God be for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31).
2. Trust His ability to know everything . . . "with God nothing is impossible . . ."
   The Psalmsit says "God's understanding is infinite: (Psalm 147:5). Theologians call God omniscient. Omni is the Greek for "all" and science means "knowledge."
   1. God's knowledge is perfect . . . He knows the past, present and future.
      "All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him" (Hebrews 4:13). When God speaks through a prophet regarding the future, the prophecy is true.
   2. God's knowledge is practical . . . "Does He not see all my ways, and count all my steps" (Job 31:4). "His eyes are upon all the ways of man . . ." (Job 34:21).
      1. He knows how much you can bear.
      2. He knows how to work all things for good.
      3. He knows what it is you need.
      4. He knows what you feel.
   3. God's knowledge is purifying . . . when you think of His knowledge of you.
      "Shall not God search this out . . . he knows the secrets of the heart" (Psalm 44:21).
3. Trust His ability to be everywhere . . . "with God nothing is impossible . . ."
   Theologians call this attribute of God His omnipresence. God is everywhere at once. No demon, no angel, not even Satan himself has this ability. "Do I not fill all heaven and earth? saith the Lord" (Jeremiah 23:24). God is with you at this moment. You do not need to be in a church building, at the front of a church, in any special place. His presence is with you in the midst of storms or the calm of life. Trust His ability.

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