Too Hard for the Lord?

Is anything too hard for the LORD?  At the time appointed I will return unto thee…. (Gen 18:14).

“Is anything too wonderful (i.e., impossible) for Jehovah? There is no wonder that God cannot do!

It was a pity that Sarah laughed, but can you really be too hard on her? If you overheard a discussion where it was being announced that you were going to give birth to a child and you were ninety years old, you might laugh too!! The thing was a joke. After all, how was it possible for her to have a baby at her age, never mind her husband being one hundred years old?

She should not have laughed, but as a result a wonderful verse has been left on the page of Scripture. “Is anything too hard for the LORD?” (Gen 18:14). The impossible becomes possible when the Lord is at work. If He says it will happen then there is nothing on earth that can stop it. There is no mountain too high and no valley too steep for the Lord, no obstacle which cannot be overcome, or problem that He cannot resolve. Put quite simply, there is nothing too hard for Him.

This is a tremendous encouragement for all believers. It ought to bring us to the throne of grace on a regular basis. Whatever we face, we have a Lord who is able to bring us through in accordance with His word. There is no lack of power on His part, no lack of knowledge, and no lack of wisdom. He has it all and therefore if He says it, we can depend upon His word that it will come to pass.

The thing which was a natural impossibility happened because God was there. God chose the timing. Sometimes we cannot see the way forward or work out just how God could possibly bring something to pass. What a blessing to leave it with Him in confidence and trust His word.

We should ask ourselves the same question, do we really believe that there is anything on earth too hard for the Lord? The job, health, family or any other situation, whatever that may be, shouldn't we commit it to the Lord? Is it too hard for Him?

This promise can teach us valuable lessons. First, God asked a question that was actually a statement. "There is nothing too hard for God". We have to begin by believing that with all our heart. Then, notice that God works "at the time appointed", which means He works on His time-scale, not ours. Abraham would have to wait. But the next words are, "I will" and God’s Word never fails. We have many promises from God. He will keep them all "at the time appointed."