NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING

IS IMPOSSIBLE.

You are looking at the proof of it.

Those of you who have had to use the services

of a hospital know they never can get enough

money from you.  They will bill you.  Bill you

again, and double bill you.  Then make up something

to bill you about.  There simply is no end to it -

other than dropping dead.

A short time back here came another envelope from

them.  The billing had slowed up so I could not help

but wonder, what is it this time.

It was a refund.

  Can you believe that?

A refund from a hospital.

If it did not mess up their book work,

I would not cash it.  I would frame it

and hang it on the wall as proof 

that 

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.

I must confess. I had been praying
that God would help slow the bills up.
And, of course, nothing is impossible
with God.

Thank God for the impossible.
Even if it is only $3.54.

GOD OF THE IMPOSSIBLE

I have learned a long time ago that it is not possible 

for me to do much, at least without God's help.  And

of course, nothing is impossible with God.

In fact, God asks us to take "EVERY THING" to 

him in prayer.

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything

by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,

let your requests be made known to God;"

(Philippians 4:6 NKJV)

Further, if there is something I do not understand,

I am to ask him.

"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God,

who gives to all liberally and without reproach,

and it will be given to him.

"But let him ask in faith...."

(James 1:5,6 NKJV)

God is so practical.  He is concerned about even 

our every day problems.  And one of those problems

for myself was impossible.

My oldest motorcycle had the starter go out on it

a few weeks ago.  I know.  It should not have.  It

was only 34 years old.  But they just do not make

things like they used to.

Now installing a starter is generally not a big deal.

I have probably installed a dozen or more in my 

life time.  But on this particular engine it's a different

story.  From experience I have learned that once you

pull the starter, you cannot put it back in.  In fact,

the two repair manuals I have on this motorcycle

both say, PULL THE ENGINE.

What happens is that when you pull the starter,

the starter comes out of the sprocket and chain.

Then the starter sprocket and the chain fall

down into the housing.  So, you have to pull

the engine to take the back cover off and control

the sprocket and chain.  [The manufacture latter

corrected this problem.]

Fifteen years ago, pulling an engine was more fun

than it is now.  I more than likely have pulled a 

dozen or more engines.  But at eighty one years

old, pulling engines is not fun anymore.

So, what do you do?  PRAY.

God put an idea in my mind about controlling the

sprocket and chain.  And at each step of the way I

had to pray and depend on God to help and guide.

In fact, God had to put a number of others ideas in

my mind as we went along.

But PRAISE GOD.  Instead of pulling the engine,

he helped me put the starter in by just pulling the 

gear shift lever off and drilling a hole, where a hole

is not supposed to be.   [That is where the bolt is in the
above image.    The bolt is now filling the hole that is not
 supposed to be there.] This allowed me to stick a piece of
welding rod in to support the sprocket and chain while the
starter was out - then fill the hole when done.

Image above is the bent welding rod.
Image below the old starter.

To  you this would not be a big deal.  But to this

old man, I praise God for him helping me to do

the impossible.

That is the new installed starter below -
WITHOUT PULLING THE ENGINE.

PRAISE GOD.

TODAY'S PROMISE

"Jesus looked straight at him with love and said,

'You need only one thing.  Go and sell all you have

and give the money to the poor, and you will have

riches in heaven; then come and follow me.'  When

the man heard this, gloom spread over his face, and 

he went away sad, because he was very rich.

   Jesus looked around at his disciples and said to them,

'How hard it will be for rich people to enter the kingdom

of God!'

   The disciples were shocked at these words, but

Jesus went on to say, 'My children, how hard it is

to enter the Kingdom of God!  It is much harder

for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than

for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.'

At this the disciples were completely amazed and asked

one another, 'Who, then, can be saved?'

Jesus looked straight at them and answered, 'This

is impossible for humans beings but not for God;

everything is possible for God."

(Mark 10:21 - 27 GNT)

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"The promises of the Lord can be trusted;

they are as genuine as silver refined

seven times in the furnace."

(Psalms 12:6 GNT)

1. Meditate on God's Promises.

2. Plead the Promises at the throne of Grace.

3. Act in Faith that God Will Perform His Promises.

(William Gurnall) ]