21 Days of Fasting and Prayer Devotional: Send RevivalSample

Day 17: Nothing Is Impossible!

Have you ever heard something that you thought was absolutely impossible? Maybe it was a news story of a heroic rescue from a near tragedy, or someone's extraordinary survival during a dangerous situation. Through this season of prayer and fasting, you have heard and read testimonies of God moving in supernatural ways, and you may have thought it sounded impossible, even unbelievable. 

In Luke 1 we read about the moment Mary, as an unmarried virgin, receives news from an angel that she would bear and give birth to the Son of God. Talk about hearing something that sounded impossible! Unsurprisingly, her initial reaction would be like ours today, “How can this be?” A legitimate question! And in short response, this messenger of God answers, “…nothing will be impossible with God.” 

Mary chose to believe God despite what her mind knew to be possible, and it set the stage for the greatest event in history. God wants us to believe Him for the impossible because by working supernaturally in our lives, He sets the stage to show His power and glory to a watching world.

God will often speak things to our hearts that our minds may not yet comprehend. Mary did not know how everything would take place; she simply knew it would work out because nothing is impossible with God. Mary did not feel worthy of such a calling, but God is more interested in using people who are willing than those who feel worthy.

First, we need a willingness to hear God speak. Prayer and fasting is an opportunity for us to hear God more clearly. The question is never “Is God speaking?” but always, “What is He saying?” Secondly, we need a willingness to obey what God says. When God speaks to us about what He wants to do, He rarely, if ever, provides the complete plan. He often only gives us the next step. It is our responsibility to take that step He provided. This is the path to living a life that senses and sees God work powerfully. 

Let’s pray today for God to speak big things into our lives and for faith to believe and obey whatever it is He calls us to. Even without fully understanding it yet, may our response to what the Lord says be the same as Mary’s: “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.”