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Topic: Inspirational 09/17/10 No Such Thing As Mission Impossible
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Date: Sep 16 07:53PM -0400
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No Such Thing As Mission Impossible
By Ron Hutchcraft
"Good morning, Mr. Phelps." If you were a fan of the classic TV series,
"Mission Impossible," you know those words always began a riveting
adventure. Jim Phelps, the head of the Mission Impossible Force, would
listen to a tape, outlining this assignment that seemed, well, impossible.
Key word - "seemed." He would immediately begin building a team of
specialists and concocting this elaborate, perfectly-timed plan to do what
couldn't be done. And every time, yep, they got it done.
Well, I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "No
Such Thing As Mission Impossible."
That's the conclusion you reached after watching that show for a while. For
them, there was no such thing as Mission Impossible. That's great fantasy
stuff. It's a much greater reality when it comes to rescue missions
undertaken by the One of whom the Bible says, "For with God, nothing shall
be impossible." (Luke 1:37) That might be important for you to know right
now - because there is a person in your life that seems beyond His reach.
There is no such person.
The living proof of that is in our word for today from the Word of God.
Saul, the man leading the crusade to eradicate the early Christians, is on
the way from Jerusalem to Damascus to round up more of these hated
believers. Acts 9:3 says, "As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a
light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a
voice say to him, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?' 'Who are You,
Lord?" Saul asked. 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting...'"
After this dramatic encounter with Jesus, the Bible says, "Saul got up from
the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led
him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind..." You probably
know that this persecutor of Jesus' followers will ultimately become the
greatest proclaimer of Jesus in the world - the world-changing Apostle Paul.
I can't imagine anyone in the world of the early Christians whom they would
have considered a greater "mission impossible." But there's no such thing
when it comes to God. Including that person in your life who seems to be so
hard, so far from God, so impossible to get through to. In fact, maybe
you've almost stopped believing, stopped seeking opportunities to point them
in Jesus' direction, maybe even stopped praying much for them.
Don't stop going to God on their behalf. Ask God, "Lord, do whatever it
takes to get through to their heart." He may have to knock them off their
high horse, as He did Saul. He may have to bring them to a position where
they're helpless, as He did with Saul. He may have to show up dramatically
in front of them, as He did with Saul. But Jesus didn't die for them just to
give up on them now.
As you pray, this very moment, Jesus, the ultimate "Mission Impossible" Man
is moving people and events to bring someone you love face-to-face with Him.
You may not even be here for the answer to your prayers, but God says in
Galatians 6:9, "we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
Mission Impossible? For Jesus, there's no such thing.
Copyright (c) 2002, Ron Hutchcraft. Permission to distribute this material
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"And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto
you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this
mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing
shall be impossible unto you." - Matthew 17:20
"En Jesus antwoord hulle: Deur julle ongeloof; want, voorwaar Ek sê vir
julle, as julle geloof het soos 'n mosterdsaad sal julle vir hierdie berg
sê: Gaan weg hiervandaan daarnatoe! en hy sal weggaan, en niks sal vir julle
onmoontlik wees nie." - Matthew 17:20
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