BLESSINGS AND ADOPTION

Study SeriesII, Ephesians (1:3-5)

Did you ever hear of Edson Rogers, the son of a wealthy farmer in Virginia? This lad died of wounds in the tragic War between the States. During those hard days of fighting he had met Robert Sawyer. They became good friends, enduring much together. Bob was a poor orphan, but Ed came from a well-respected family. Near the end of the war Edson was mortally wounded. Realizing his life was fast ebbing away, he asked Bob to promise he would go to his parents' plantation and tell them of their wonderful friendship. But Bob said, "I am only a poor boy, they will not believe me, they will think I am an impostor." But Ed had thought it all through and had written a letter in a very shaky hand. He gave it to Bob to deliver. Their farewell was sad and sudden. A few months later the war was over, and Bob timidly made his way to the Rogers mansion. His clothes were shabby, which made things worse. But when he explained his visit and delivered the letter, all was changed. Later, when he started to leave, the father said, "Bob, you must not go. We want you here. Edson was our dearest treasure; he was everything to us. Won't you come to our home and be a son in his place?" What an invitation! A poor orphan boy suddenly becoming a son and heir, to be loved and honored in a home of luxury! How did it happen? It was Edson's name that made the difference.[1]

Paul while writing to the believers in Ephesus from a Roman prison in 60 A.D addressed them “Saints and Faithful.” It doesn’t mean that they can never make a mess but even when they do, God is faithful. When they confess their sin they can regain their position of being saints and faithful. But Paul did not stop there, he moved from how God looks at us to how he actually relates with us. Ephesians 1:3-5 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. Vs 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ in accordance with his pleasure and will.”

I. Unlimited Blessings:
Paul attributed all the spiritual blessings to God the father that was to remind the Ephesians that these spiritual blessings were not coming from their pagan gods as their fellow citizens tend to believe; instead they were coming from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. “Praise be to the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” What does every spiritual blessing mean? Some people might think that “every spiritual blessing” refers only to theological or churchly things but that is because we have made a completely unbiblical distinction between the body and spirit hence we assume that spiritual blessings are not material.[2]

God not only gives spiritual blessings but also the material blessings. In James 1:17 we read “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” When we look at our life as a big circle of spiritual blessing inside of which is the smaller component of bodily gifts and material blessings, then the trials and hardships we go through begin to make sense.[3]

James has put this duel nature of life in the right perspective when he said, James 1:2-4 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking any thing.”

Arthur Ashe was a top ranked tennis player in the 1960s and 70s. Raised in the segregated South, he was the first African-American male tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament. Arthur Ashe died of AIDS, which he contracted from a blood transfusion during heart surgery.For the question of why he has been beset by so much travail, "It's one of the great moral questions," said Ashe. "Why do bad things happen to good people? Because it's a matter of enduring them. Ashe could have become embittered and self-pitying in the face of his disease, but he maintained a grateful attitude. He explained, "If I asked, 'Why me?' about my troubles, I would have to ask, 'Why me?' about my blessings. Why my winning Wimbledon? Why my marrying a beautiful, gifted woman and having a wonderful child?"[4]

No matter whatever hardship you may be going through, God can bring something good out of that situation. Even in the shortage of money God can provide your needs. In the midst suffering and sorrow God can give you Joy. All we have, and all we will ever have come from Christ. As it is written in Acts 17:28 “For in him we live and move and have our being.” Next time when you are enjoying a delicious slice of pizza, having a laughter with your children, spending time with your spouse, looking at the beauty of God’s nature, sleeping in your comfortable bed, or taking a hot shower pause and think about God's good gifts in life.

When we seek to live in greater awareness of the true nature of things there are plenty of opportunities in our every day life to gratefully acknowledge God's blessings.

II. Unworthy, yet Adopted into God’s family:
Ephesians 1: 4-5 explains God’s adoption process. “Just as He chose us in him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before Him in Love. He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ Himself, according to the kind intention of His will.” Let me focus on a few key words:

Just as He chose us in him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before Him in Love: In Matthew 22:14 we read "For many are called, but few are chosen.” In John 6:44, "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Those of us who are saved would not have been able to make that decision to follow Christ if it was not for the drawing power of God the father. I was born and raised in a Christian family yet for about seventeen years I lived as a liked. Thanks to my grand mother’s prayers, I could not resist the drawing power of God. So it is God who has chosen you and me out of this world in Christ so that we should be holy and blameless before him.

He predestined us in Christ Jesus. The doctrine of predestination has brought much confusion and division in the Body of Christ over the centuries. Some view that there is double predestination in which God has already designated some persons to be damned. One scholar notes “The main emphasis of the verb predestination is that God chooses beforehand(in our human understanding of time) and invites us to recognize God’s eternal desire that all would be saved, that all would come to the knowledge of the truth(1 Timothy 2:4)”[5] God foreordained that through Jesus all mankind can be saved. Does that mean all will be saved? No, only those who believed in Jesus would be saved in the end. What else God has foreordained? He foreordained that we should be adopted into his family.

He adopted us as sons through Jesus Christ. The word son here has more in-depth meaning, whether you are a woman or a man when you accepted the Lord Jesus as your Savior you were adopted as a son into God’s family. Let me further explain this adoption process.
Joyce Maguire quotes, “Adoption is not about finding children for families, it’s about finding families for children. That is exactly what God did for you and me longtime ago. We were lost in sin, living in abject poverty of soul. We were wandering aimlessly trying to make sense out of life but nothing seemed to satisfy and give the true love we were looking for. The harder we tried the more desperate we became. Our life was a hopeless mess. God stepped in and adopted us by paying a high price through the blood of his son. Now you and I have legally become his sons.

Following scriptures explain how God has adopted us into his family:
Galatians 3:26 “We become sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus
John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

I John 3:1, 2“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are.”

Galatians 4:4, 5, 7 “God sent forth his Son, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Therefore you are no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”

God, lovingly, longingly wants to adopt you as a son. It is not that God needs a son but you need a loving father and a family the family of God. All you need to do is to accept the invitation and by faith become his son. Then what comes after being a son? In Bible times sons carried a lot more responsibility in the family. It is still the same in many eastern countries. Similarly when we become sons through adoption we carry a responsibility. Our father’s business becomes part of our interests and the focus of our energies. These unlimited blessings and un conditional adoption into God’s family is made possible in Christ alone. God is delighted to pour out spiritual blessings on us and adopt us as his children.

How about you today? Have you responded to God’s invitation to become his son or daughter? If you have already, are you growing in the awareness of the privileges and responsibilities of your Sonship?









[1] By Roy Allan Anderson, Signs of the Times, July 1966 http://www.pacificpress.com/signs (Shared by Dale Galusha) Wit & Wisdom - July 27, 1998
[2] The Unnecessary Pastor, Marva Dawn, page 45
[3] The Unnecessary Pastor, Marva Dawn Page 45
[4] http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1003676/index.htm
[5] The Unnecessary Pastor, Marva Dawn page 48.

RICHER THAN YOU THINK!

Study series on the Book of Ephesians

Ephesians 1:1-14

Different people express themselves differently when they want to wish others well, some say “all the best” or "good luck'. Recently our president in his address to Muslims in Cairo evoked an Islamic way of blessing, “Salam wa lay-kum” "May Allah bless you and grant peace." In Judaism, a blessing (or berakhah) is recited at a specified moment during a prayer, ceremony or other activity, especially before and after partaking of food. The function of these blessings is to acknowledge God as the source of all blessing.[2] A berakhah typically starts with the words, "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe. Christians would say the Lord bless you or simply bless you. We often hear the politicians say God Bless America. Certain gangs also use this word blessing. For example, Bloods (a street gang) initiation rite will involve getting blessed, a process by which an inductee is punched as hard as possible in the forehead. Certainly we don’t want that type of a blessing.

What does it mean "To be blessed"? It means 'to be favored by God'. Blessings therefore are directly associated with God and from God. To express a blessing, is like bestowing a wish on someone that he/she will experience the favor of God. In the Bible there are many blessings recorded. I would like to share several rich Spiritual blessings or Spiritual favors.” found in Ephesians 1:1-14. Rich theology is hidden in these fourteen verses. Let me unpack it verse by verse. The first two verses are Paul’s greetings coupled with God’s gracious gifts. Vs 3-6 describe God the father’s outpouring generosity. Vs 7-12 about the redemptive and unifying work of God’s son (Jesus), Vs 13-14, about the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer. In a sense in the first fourteen verses we see undoubtedly the beautiful working relationship between the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.

Background and the importance of the book of Ephesians:

Paul wrote the letter to the Church in Ephesus in 60 A.D while he was in prison at Rome. Ephesus was one of the most important cities in western Asia Minor (Now Turkey) Because of its strategic location Ephesus became a major trade route. It also boasted of its pagan practices. A temple was dedicated to the Roman goddess (Diana). Paul made Ephesus a center for Evangelism for about 3 years.
Unlike several other letters of Paul, Ephesians does not address any particular error or heresy. Scholars believe that this is a circular letter, intended for other churches in the region in addition to the one in Ephesus. All the books of the Bible are important particularly the book of Ephesians for several reasons. Firstly Paul had invested a lot in this church since it’s beginning he had left Priscilla and Aquila to take care of the church.(Acts 18:19). Secondly, The Holy Spirit was poured upon them when Paul prayed over the believers (Acts 19:7). Thirdly “God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick and their illnesses were cured and evil spirits left them. That brought fear to many Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. (Acts 19). Fourthly Ephesus became the hub of Christianity in the province of Asia. Fifthly study of the book of Ephesians will help us to understand how to be a Church that loves God and is committed to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.
It will also unfold the overall purpose of God for the church in the world. Finally it warns us not to repeat the same mistakes of the Ephesian believers. It started as a glorious Church, a lot was going for them but in the end they were warned by God to repent, because they had lost their first love. (Rev 2:1-7).

All the blessings mentioned in Ephesians 1:1-14 and much more comes from God to all those who believed in Christ. In other words these blessings or favors are reserved only for those who belong to Christ.

If you have not accepted Jesus as your personal savior, it is not too late you can confess your sins and accept the Lord today so that you too can enjoy these rich blessings.

I. Greetings and Gifts (Vs. 1-2)

Vs1-2 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God to the saints, in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace and peace to you from God our father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Paul knew who he was, he asserted his right as an apostle, and also knew under whose authority he was writing this letter. This is the typical style of Paul’s letters; he asserts his right, establishes his spiritual authority and then addresses his recipients with a greeting. Here he addressed the Ephesian believers “saints and faithful.”

Lets’ ponder on these two words, “Saints and Faithful” What do these words mean? First, Saints. How many of us think of ourselves as saints? What would our church look like when we think we all are saints? Some how, we have a distorted view of saints. When we hear the word saint we tend to think that saint is someone in a stained glass window, wearing long archaic clothes and commemorated in liturgical prayers. (St. Benedict, St. Augustine, St. Francis etc). For modern minds a saint is an extraordinary person, extremely pious person or a hero. So for a normal un-heroic church person like you and me to call ourselves a saint is unthinkable. But precisely that’s what we are at least that’s what we are called to be.

Paul’s address of Ephesian believers’ saints was not determined by their saintly acts but was determined by the sacrificial act of Jesus Christ on the cross. Marva Dawn a best selling author and an adjunct professor of Spiritual theology at Regent College in Vancouver writes, “We became saints not by working harder, but totally by sheer, unadulterated gift. Absolutely all of our efforts are unnecessary.”[1] In other words none of our good works will enable us to earn that title saints but it is only by his sheer grace and mercy. We will discover the riches of his grace and mercy as we go deeper into our study but for now pause for a while, take a deep breath, if you are a child of God enjoy this privilege that you are a saint.

Peter further highlights the sainthood of all believers in I Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen people a royal priesthood, a holy nation a people belonging to God.” For a child of God there should be a mark of difference. In the early church saints were peculiar people, they were a misunderstood lot. For example St. Francis of Assisi: He wwas born in Assisi in 1182 to Pietro and Picca Bernadone. Pietro was a cloth merchant and probably the richest man in Assisi. Francis heard a higher call from God. He was inspired by three scriptures in the Bible, The three verses were as follows: 1) If you would be perfect, go and sell all you have and give to the poor, and follow me; 2) Take nothing with you for the journey; and 3) If any man will follow me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me.
Taking those scriptures without any interpretation left everything, took the vow of poverty, lived a life of chastity and charity and started a whole new movement called “Little brothers” which eventually became the catholic Franciscan order.

Paul addressed the Ephesians as saints to remind them that they were called to be set apart from the world. When we became a follower of Christ we became saints and as the truth of God's incredible gift of grace and love dawns more and more on us, do we desire to remain in sin and destructive lifestyles? No!

Picture a radiant bride, dressed in a magnificient white gown, being picked up in a horse drawn carriage and whisked away to her wedding ceremony. As her loving bridegroom awaits her arrival at the little country church, the bride suddenly orders the coachman to stop. She bolts from the coach and plunges headlong into thick, dark mud. This scene may seem ridiculous, but we who are Christ’s bride sometimes do much the same thing. Although we have been made holy and righteous by his sacrifice for us, if we take our focus of our heavenly bridegroom, we stray right back into the muck that he rescued us from before. This is not God's will at all! He calls us to intimate relationship with him to be holy just as he is holy. (1 Peter 1:16) As we grow in God we become more and more bowled over by His amazing love and our heartfelt response is to say: Lord, I want to bring all areas of my life under your control!

The second part of Paul’s address of the Ephesians Believers was, “Faithful” The Greek word pistos has a range of meanings such as: faithful, reliable, believer, believing, faithfully, sure, trustworthy. We assume that faithfulness means how well we are doing. Instead of again depending on our doing we need to rely upon His faithfulness because even when we are faithless he remains faithful. Just like holiness, faithfulness is also a gift from God. Without His help it is hard to maintain our faith. Only by fixing our eyes upon Jesus who is the author and the finisher of our faith can we remain faithful” (Hebrews 12:1). All our striving stops at Jesus.

How is it possible for us to maintain our saintliness and remain faithful? Second verse enables us to do that, “Grace and Peace to you from God our father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Marva Dawn says, “God’s unmerited favor and forgiveness, his gift that liberates us from our sin and his shalom that releases us from our guilt over it. What a wonder it is that we can be set free both from our fallenness and from how bad we feel about its results.”[2]

How do we define peace? Is it a feeling or fact? Peace is not always as described by the Yoga therapists. It is more than a feel good factor, the peace that Bible describes is beyond anything that we can explain, it is a fact. The Hebrew word for peace Shalom begins in reconciliation with God. Once we were the enemies of God through our sin, Jesus’ sacrificial death has satisfied the wrath of God and has reconciled us back to God hence we can experience peace that surpasses all understanding. Once we accept that fact we experience peace.

When we have peace with God, we can have peace with in ourselves and with one another. In other words outside of God we can not accomplish peace. Jesus said before he was crucified he said my peace I give to you not according to the world. In Jesus there is peace. Accepting Jesus as your personal savior is the beginning to experience God’s incredible rich blessings. That makes you Richer than you think.
[1] The Un Necessary Pastor: Marva Dawn & Eugene Peterson, Page 42.
[2] Un Necessary pastor, Page43

IS THERE ANY THING TOO DIFFICULT FOR ME?

What would you think if some one walks up to you and challenges you with these words saying, “Is there any thing too difficult for me? You might think either he must be crazy or you would be overawed by that bold statement. There were certain human figures in the history that displayed extraordinary power for one, Samson in the Bible and according to Greek mythology Hercules who was renowned as having "made the world safe for mankind" by destroying many dangerous monsters.[1] But neither of them claimed that they can do all things and challenged people saying, “Is there anything too difficult for me”

When we see all the progress that has been made by human beings in the world from the Stone Age, Iron age, Bronze age, and now to the digital age and modern technology it appears to us that man is invincible and he can do any and every thing. In addition to that we are bombarded by the skeptics in media where God and Christians are down played on a daily basis. Under such circumstances it would be heard even for sincere Bible believing Christians to hold on to their faith and believe that God was and is and will be all powerful and there is nothing too difficult for Him. As a church like never before we need to reaffirm our faith in the one and the only one who challenges us saying “Is there anything too difficult for me.”?

Our story begins in Jeremiah 32 Chapter. At this time in the history of Judah, the army of the king of Babylon is surrounding Jerusalem. Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned because he had prophesied that the city will be destroyed and Zedekiah king of Judah will be captured. While he was in the courtyard God told him to buy a piece of land that was to indicate that once again houses, fields and vineyards will be bought in Judah. After completing the transaction Jeremiah prayed a beautiful prayer ascribing greatness to God: Let me read a few verses from this prayer found in Jeremiah 32: 17-26 “ Ah sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. O great and powerful God, whose name is the LORD Almighty, great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds,. You have performed miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt and have continued them to this day.”

Jeremiah was in the prison, inspite of his confinement when it came to focusing on God’s greatness he did not waver. He saw Him as the sovereign God who has absolute control over heaven and earth. When we face difficult situations and unsurmountable obstacles how is our perception of God? How do we respond when our prayers are not answered they way we would like? Do we still see God as Sovereign? Or do we fret and sulk in unbelief?
For most readers today the phrases “the LORD of hosts” and God of Hosts” have little meaning. NIV Bible renders them “The LORD Almighty” it actually means “He who is sovereign over all the hosts (powers) in heaven and on earth, especially over the armies of Israel.[2] In the OT people have a healthy and respectful view of God. The Hebrew divine name YHWH, was translated as LORD with capital letters it actually means Sovereign LORD. They saw the marvelous acts of God and were overawed by the magnitude of God’s power.

God warned the people through Moses that they had to consecrate themselves and gather around Mount Sinai because he was going to appear to them. When the time came there was thunder and lightening with a thick cloud over the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, the smoke billowed up from it like smoke from furnace and the whole mountain trembled violently. Everyone in the camp trembled. (Exodus 19:19)
This was often the case whenever God appeared to people. What made people so afraid? Is there truly nothing too difficult for God? How do I know God is all powerful?

I.God’s amazing creating power:

The creation account in Genesis gives us a glimpse of the power of God. Everything was created simply by God’s command. God’s word brought everything into existence out of nothing. But when it came to man he did not say let there be man but He created man in his image. What an ingenious way God created human beings. Understanding, the intricacies of human bodies will throw light upon God’s ingenuity and creativity. A few facts of the human body:
1. The stomach’s digestive acids are strong enough to dissolve zinc. Fortunately for us, the cells in the stomach lining renew so quickly that the acids don’t have time to dissolve it.
2. The lungs contain over 300,000 million capillaries (tiny blood vessels). If they were laid end to end, they would stretch 2400km (1500 miles).
3. The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day.
4. No two individuals have the same fingerprints. This is a known fact. But do you know that there is another one? No two individual have the same tongue prints.[3]
5. The eyes receive approximately 90 percent of all our information, making us basically visual creatures.[4]

When we look at these amazing facts of the human body we may say, so what? But David had a different response to the wonder of God’s creation.” Psalm 139:13-14 “For you created my inmost being you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”

II. God’s sustaining Power:

Since its creation God has been amazingly sustaining this vast universe and the earth. In Isaiah 42:5 “This is what God the LORD (Sovereign LORD) says he who created the heavens and stretched them out who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it who gives breath to its people and life to those who walk on it.” Scientists have discovered many facts about the world we are living in and there are many still remain a mystery. Have you wondered how this beautiful world we are living in is being sustained all these years? Who can explain how different seasons are formed?

Several scriptures indicate that God is sustaining this world by His power.
In Genesis 8:22 God promises, “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease. (ESV) 4 Psalm 104:20 “You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about.”
Psalm 104:14; “You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth.”

Three thousand years ago Job silenced one of his skeptic friends by name Bildad who came to console him; instead of consoling he condemned Job. He explained God’s amazing power, in Job 26:5-8 “He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing. He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under the weight” Job was trying to play God’s advocate here by explaining all what He could do but his understanding was limited.

God asked Job several questions related to nature, the earth and the animal world, (Job 38-42) after that encounter with God Job became speechless and all he could utter was, “I know that you can do all things, no plan of yours can be thwarted. You asked who is this that obscures my counsel without knowledge? Surely I spoke of things I did not understand things too wonderful for me to know. You said, Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you and you shall answer me. My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”(Job 42:1-5)

Job’s encounter with God changed his total perception of who God really is. God is all what the Bible says he is and much more. When we have an encounter with God like Job did then we understand how little we know and how much more we don’t know and also how small we are and how great he is.

III. God’s unlimited Knowledge:

There is nothing in this world that surprises or amazes God, in other words there is nothing new under the sun, and God knows and sees everything. God’s spirit searches the depths of the human heart. David marveled at God’s all knowing and all seeing ability, Psalm 139: 1-6 “O LORD you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. You hem me in behind and before you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me too lofty for me to attain.”

There are many methods to detect and punish those who violate rules and regulations but I wonder whether any one has developed a device to find out what is going on in the human heart? God knows what exactly is going on in your heart and my heart. He is familiar with my secret life as well as my public life. That should put some fear of God in us. Next time when we want to pull the next cigarette, or gulp down another round of bear or cheat on our spouses let’s be reminded that God is watching us. Like David says, where can we go from his Spirit?

IV.Is there anything too difficult for me?

God promised Abram that he would bless his descendents and eventually he will become the father of many nations. According to the promise God changed his name from Abram to Abraham. Twenty-four years had passed since that promise but there was still no sign of the promised child. He was getting older and his wife had well passed the age of childbearing. God sent his angels to convey a message that with in a year Sarah would give birth to a son. Sarah couldn’t believe her ears, she laughed and for that she was rebuked by God saying, “Is there any thing too hard for the LORD.”

Jeremiah acknowledged from the prison saying “Nothing is too hard for you.” In response to Jeremiah’s prayer God’s word came to Jeremiah saying “I am the LORD the God of all mankind. Is anything too difficult for me? Who can question God when he says is anything too difficult for me? During the ministry of Jesus he performed many miracles including raising people from the dead to prove that there is nothing too difficult for God. After his resurrection he had commissioned his disciples with these words, in Matt 28:18, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations.”

God who created the heaven and earth also created you and me. He has been sustaining the world since its creation. His all-encompassing knowledge knows no limits. He is challenging us this morning saying “Is there anything too difficult for me? You may be facing a situation, which is beyond your control. You may be seeing no way out. You could either fret or submit to the all-powerful God. Is anything too difficult for Him?








[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules
[2] NIV Bible
[3] http://www.purpleslinky.com/Trivia/Random/Amazing-Facts-About-the-Human-Body.114497
[4] http://listverse.com/science/top-15-amazing-facts-about-the-human-body/