I want to dare to ask God for the impossible in my life. Not because I have all of these amazing stories about how God came through in just the final seconds with some miracle that I’d been praying for. Not because I’ve experienced it in my own life, and not even because I know people and have a bunch of stories about instances where God has done unbelievable things. But I want to dare to ask God for the unbelievable because I believe that He is the God of the bible, and He still desires to accomplish unimaginable things through His creation.
He still desires to set an entire nation free from slavery.
He still desires to show Himself in a burning bush.
He still desires to deliver an army of 300 hundred over and army of 10,000.
He still desires to take 5 loaves and use them to feed 5,000.
He still desires to bring down the wall of Jericho without any weapons.
He still desires to give the tiny shepherd boy victory against the largest giant.
He still desires to save us from the fire, the lions den, the storm.
He still desires to walk on water.
He still desires to heal the blind.
He still desires to humble the most rebellious nation in the world using a prophet who didn’t even want to carry the message.
He still desires to speak through a donkey.
He sill desires to speak through an angel.
He still desires to whisper.
He still desires to provide fishermen with a monster catch.
He still desires to overthrow Pharaohs and humble kings.
He still desires to exalt dreamers and glorify servants.
He still desires to change the heart of the Pharisee.
He still desires to give all the wisdom in the world to a young leader.
He still desires that every tongue, literally every tongue, would confess his name.
He still desires to bring order out of chaos.
He still desires to bring light into darkness.
He still desires to give rest to weary.
He still desires to heal the sick.
He still desires to resurrect the dead into new life.
I believe that. And in order to have a faith that shines like the stars, we need to be willing to ask God for the impossible so that when He does the unthinkable, we know that the miracle came from no where else other then a Father who willed it to happen. A faith that shines like the stars belongs to the person who not only dream of a life where the miraculous occurs, but actually prays and believes that God can and desires to do it, and that He will continue for all generations. That’s the kind of faith I want to have.
-jon
He still desires to set an entire nation free from slavery.
He still desires to show Himself in a burning bush.
He still desires to deliver an army of 300 hundred over and army of 10,000.
He still desires to take 5 loaves and use them to feed 5,000.
He still desires to bring down the wall of Jericho without any weapons.
He still desires to give the tiny shepherd boy victory against the largest giant.
He still desires to save us from the fire, the lions den, the storm.
He still desires to walk on water.
He still desires to heal the blind.
He still desires to humble the most rebellious nation in the world using a prophet who didn’t even want to carry the message.
He still desires to speak through a donkey.
He sill desires to speak through an angel.
He still desires to whisper.
He still desires to provide fishermen with a monster catch.
He still desires to overthrow Pharaohs and humble kings.
He still desires to exalt dreamers and glorify servants.
He still desires to change the heart of the Pharisee.
He still desires to give all the wisdom in the world to a young leader.
He still desires that every tongue, literally every tongue, would confess his name.
He still desires to bring order out of chaos.
He still desires to bring light into darkness.
He still desires to give rest to weary.
He still desires to heal the sick.
He still desires to resurrect the dead into new life.
I believe that. And in order to have a faith that shines like the stars, we need to be willing to ask God for the impossible so that when He does the unthinkable, we know that the miracle came from no where else other then a Father who willed it to happen. A faith that shines like the stars belongs to the person who not only dream of a life where the miraculous occurs, but actually prays and believes that God can and desires to do it, and that He will continue for all generations. That’s the kind of faith I want to have.
-jon
