Our Response to the
God of Possibilities
Genesis 18:13–14 · Mark 9:21–24 · Ezekiel 37:1–4
Pastor Abraham Adesayo
Dear Church Family,
What do you see when you face something that looks impossible? Do you see a dead end, or do you see an opportunity for God to reveal His power?
In this Sunday's message, Pastor Abraham continued the teaching on the God of possibilities with a powerful question: How should we respond to the God with whom nothing is impossible?
When Sarah laughed at the possibility of having a child in her old age, God asked Abraham, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" When a father brought his suffering son to Jesus and struggled to believe, Jesus said, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." When Ezekiel stood in a valley filled with dry bones, God asked him, "Son of man, can these bones live?"
Each situation looked impossible. But God was still God.
We See Limitations. God Sees Possibilities.
The way we see a situation can determine how we respond to it.
- When we see a dead end, God can see an avenue for a miracle.
- When we see a Red Sea, God can see a highway of escape.
- When we see a fiery furnace, God can see a place where His name will be glorified.
- When we see a giant, God can see a target for a stone of destiny.
- When we see a den of lions, God can see an opportunity to shut the mouths of the enemy.
- When we see a valley of dry bones, God can see an exceeding great army waiting to live again.
- When we see five loaves and two fish, God can see enough to feed thousands.
- When we see a barren womb, God can see a cradle for a promise.
- When we see a prison cell at midnight, God can see a stage for deliverance.
That is who our God is.
We see limitations. God sees possibilities.
We see what is missing. God sees what He can multiply.
We see what is dead. God sees what can live again.
We see what is impossible. God sees an opportunity to reveal His power.
The Real Question Is Our Response
There's an important distinction here. The real question is not whether God can do it. The real question is how we will respond to the God of possibilities.
There may be moments when your circumstances raise serious questions.
- Can these bones live?
- Will my situation ever change?
- Will I ever be more than this?
- When will it be my turn?
- Is God really hearing my prayer?
If you find yourself asking these questions, remember this truth:
Your God is not a dead God. Your God is alive. He is faithful. He is merciful. He is gracious. And with Him, nothing is impossible.
God Is Still Doing the Impossible
Pastor Abraham shared several testimonies that demonstrated how God can work beyond human ability and expectation.
He spoke about a situation where people had already reached a conclusion that something could not be done. Yet, without a lawyer or anyone intervening on their behalf, the same people changed their position and provided what was needed.
It looked like a mistake. But it was not a mistake. It was a miracle.
He also shared the testimony of someone in the church who had been critically ill with terminal cancer during the pandemic. The situation appeared hopeless. Yet after prayer, the person gradually recovered and eventually returned home, walking and stable.
It's worth pausing on the magnitude of that testimony - this should not have been treated as an ordinary event.
Sometimes we can become so accustomed to God's goodness that we fail to recognize the magnitude of what He has done.
When God does something significant, we should testify. We should give Him thanks. We should give Him glory.
God Can Answer Your Prayer Too
After the previous Sunday's message, someone believed God for supernatural healing and experienced it within 24 hours. Another person believed God for a breakthrough and saw it happen.
These testimonies are not meant to make someone waiting feel forgotten. They are reminders that God is still at work.
If you are in a waiting season, do not conclude that God has forgotten you because you have not seen your answer yet.
Your testimony may still be ahead of you. The God who answered before is still the God who can answer again.
Seven Ways to Respond to the God of Possibilities
Recognize Who He Is - The God With Whom Nothing Is Impossible
The first response is to recognize who God is.
Gabriel told Mary, "For with God nothing will be impossible." Jeremiah faced circumstances that appeared completely contradictory to what God had said. Yet he declared: "There is nothing too hard for You."
Before you can respond to God with bold faith, you must settle the question of who He is.
He is not limited by what limits you. He is not intimidated by what intimidates you. He is not confused by what confuses you.
Your problems are big only until you see the size of your God.
Repent of Small Thinking and Unbelief
The second response is to repent of small thinking and unbelief.
He marvelled because of their unbelief. Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief... so we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
We can become so familiar with ordinary life that we struggle to recognize the extraordinary when God brings it before us.
Scripture shows us people who questioned what God was doing because it seemed too far beyond their normal expectations. Israel witnessed God's power repeatedly, yet they still limited Him.
Unbelief shrinks God in your eyes and magnifies your giants in your mind.
We must also be careful with familiarity. God can use the people around you. He can use your spouse. He can use your parents. He can use your children. He can use your pastor, your leaders, or someone sitting beside you.
Do not become so familiar with someone that you fail to recognize what God can do through them.
Respond With Bold, Audacious Faith
The third response is faith.
Jesus told the father of the suffering child, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." The father responded honestly: "Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief."
Faith does not mean that you never experience questions. Faith means you refuse to allow what you see to cancel what God has said.
Consider the example of someone who had prayed, fasted, and received a word of favor concerning an immigration situation. Yet what arrived was a letter of denial and a threat of deportation.
That was what could be seen. But faith had to respond to what God had already said.
When what you see contradicts what God has said, keep believing God.
Ask big. Dream big. Pray big. Expect big. But do it based on His character, not your capacity.
Surrender Fully to His Will and Timing
The fourth response is surrender.
Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think.
God may not work according to our preferred schedule or method. Faith means trusting Him even when we do not understand everything He is doing.
God's timing may confuse you, but it will never fail you.
Surrender does not mean giving up on what God has promised. It means placing the outcome in His hands while continuing to trust Him.
Obey in Practical Steps, Even When It Doesn't Make Sense
The fifth response is obedience.
Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. Nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net... and they enclosed a great multitude of fishes.
God can attach a supernatural result to a simple act of obedience. Sometimes we are waiting for God to do something while God is waiting for us to take the next step.
Miracles often hide behind simple acts of obedience.
You may not understand how your obedience will produce the outcome you are praying for. Obey God anyway.
Speak the Language of Possibility, Not Defeat
The sixth response is to watch what you say.
Caleb said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it... Death and life are in the power of the tongue.
Your words should not agree with defeat when your faith is anchored in God. This does not mean pretending that problems do not exist. It means refusing to speak as though the problem is greater than God.
Your mouth can either agree with your mountain or with the God who moves it.
At the end of the service, Pastor Abraham led the church in declarations of faith.
I see possibilities because I serve the God of possibilities.
The church declared:
- I see possibilities.
- I see open doors.
- I see open heavens.
- I see favor.
- I see grace.
- I see fruitfulness.
- I see productivity.
- I see profits, not losses.
- I see healing, not sickness.
- I see glory, not shame.
- I see beauty, not ashes.
- I see joy.
These declarations remind us to look beyond our present circumstances and remember the God we serve.
Testify and Give God Glory When He Does the Impossible
The seventh response is testimony.
One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God... they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.
When God does something significant, do not keep quiet about it.
He shared how God reminded him of a powerful testimony that had not been publicly acknowledged through thanksgiving. It was a reminder that some things are too significant to sweep under the carpet.
When God heals, testify. When God opens a door, testify. When God answers prayer, testify. When God brings you through something that should have destroyed you, testify.
Every testimony you tell becomes a reminder of what God can do again.
What God Does Is Worth Trusting
The things we see are temporary and passing, while what God brings into manifestation is lasting.
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever.
This means we should not judge God's faithfulness only by what is visible today.
There may be a process between the promise and the manifestation. There may be moments when the circumstances look worse before they look better.
But God remains faithful throughout the process. Keep trusting Him.
Ask Big. Dream Big. Pray Big. Expect Big.
Pastor Abraham gave the church a strong challenge.
If something can be easily accomplished without God, we should ask ourselves why we are pursuing it.
We belong to God. We need Him. Our faith should leave room for God to do what only God can do.
Do not reduce your prayers to what you can accomplish by yourself. Do not limit your expectations to your own capacity.
Ask big. Dream big. Pray big. Expect big, based on His character, not your capacity.
Practical Application for This Week
This week, take time to examine your response to the situations you are facing.
- Where have you allowed your circumstances to become bigger than your God?
- What area of your life requires you to repent of small thinking?
- What has God said that you need to continue believing?
- What step of obedience is God asking you to take?
- Are your words agreeing with faith or defeat?
- What has God already done that you need to stop taking for granted?
- Who needs to hear your testimony of God's faithfulness?
Nothing Is Too Hard for the Lord
If you have reached a place where you are asking, "Can these bones live?" do not give up.
If you have prayed before and are praying again, do not become weary.
If you have seen others testify while you are still waiting, do not conclude that God has forgotten you.
Your God is alive. Your God is faithful. Your God is merciful. Your God is gracious. And with Him, nothing is impossible.
Do not allow what you see to cancel what God has said.
- Recognize who He is.
- Repent of unbelief.
- Respond with bold faith.
- Surrender to His timing.
- Obey His instructions.
- Speak the language of possibility.
And when God does what only He can do, give Him the glory. "I see possibilities because I serve the God of possibilities."
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