Too Hard for God?

"Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying, ²⁷ "Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?"

Jeremiah 32:26-27

At Bible study last night we discussed how God's thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways; He is altogether higher and His plans are beyond us in every aspect, for the LORD God who created all things rules over everything.  One of the great difficulties people face who personally believe and know God is that He answers our prayers in ways we could not have predicted.  God's greatness defies our expectations and always exceeds them immeasurably.  Though we know this, we would be lying when God does His wonders to say, "I knew it!"  We would be better served simply praising God who is awesome and wonderful in all His ways.

The question God asked Jeremiah was a rhetorical question the prophet and all God's people ought to take to heart.  In theory we ascribe to the absolute truth that there is nothing too hard for God, but in reality we can still be plagued by fears, anxieties, worries and cares as if God is helpless to help, that He is not involved in our circumstances, and He is not advancing His good plans and purposes despite our pains.  Jeremiah wondered why God would have him purchase a plot of land in Anathoth when he was imprisoned, Jerusalem was under siege by the Babylonians, and God's people would go into captivity for 70 years.  God answered, "As I have brought evil upon this people, I will bring upon them all the good I promised.  Fields will be bought here again when I cause my people to return." (Jer. 32:36-44)

Those who believe nothing is too hard for God will rely upon God, voice their confidence in Him and thus lead others to seek and trust Him as well.  A young girl taken captive by the Syrians was assured of the ability of God to do anything--even to cleanse Namaan of leprosy.  As she waited on the wife of the Syrian general, her professed faith in Elisha the prophet of God sparked a chain reaction in 2 Kings 5:3-5:  "Then she said to her mistress, "If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy." ⁴ And Naaman went in and told his master, saying, "Thus and thus said the girl who is from the land of Israel." ⁵ Then the king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So he departed and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing."  In the pages of scripture there is no evidence Elisha previously cleansed a leper--though God did many miracles through him--yet there is not anything that is too hard for the God of Israel.

See how the faith of the little girl was expressed and was received by Namaan's wife, was carried to Namaan and then the kng of Syria!  Namaan ended up making the trek to Samaria and was miraculously healed according to the word of the LORD through the prophet after dipping 7 times in the Jordan.  He returned to Syria a changed man, for his heart was now loyal to the God of Israel who did what phyicisians, king and god of Syria could never do.  No one could have imagined that being stricken with leprosy would be the means of Namaan obtaining righteousness by faith in God as the LORD worked behind enemy lines in the general's house.  It was a little girl, taken captive by enemies of Israel, who was the instrument used by God to bring physical healing and eternal salvation to a heathen general.  Is anything too hard for God?  Praise the LORD for His wondrous works!