“The workers are getting tired, and there is so much rubble to be moved. We will never be able to build the wall by ourselves.” (Nehemiah 4:10, NLT)

When we spend time gazing at the rubble and rubbish in our lives, it’s easy to forget God’s great power. God made the earth by His power. He founded the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding (Jeremiah 10:12).

Do we think we are too weak or God doesn’t have enough power? Not by our might or power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. God is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us. By His power, He will fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. We have strength for all things in Christ, Who empowers us. We are ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into us. We are self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency (Zechariah 4:6, Ephesians 3:20, 2 Thessalonians 1:11, Philippians 4:13).

Do we think our rubbish heap can’t be solved, fixed, rectified, or redeemed by God? Jesus said we will have trouble, but to take heart, He has overcome the world. God made the heaven and earth by His great power, and nothing is too difficult for him. Absolutely nothing is impossible for God (John 16:33, Jeremiah 32:17, Matthew 19:26).

Heavenly Father, help me take my eyes off the rubble pile of troubles, the rubbish of my past, and fix my eyes firmly on You and Your power, might, strength, and love, because nothing is too hard or impossible for You!

From Living Joyfully Free by Lisa Buffaloe, https://amzn.to/4cdWsDK