Nothing Is Hard For God

Jeremiah 32:17

17Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.

Our minds tend to see our problems as big or small. Even when we pray for the sick, we say things like, “You have a headache? No problem. Let’s pray for your healing.” But when it is cancer, we say, “Oh, let’s tell the senior pastor about it. It would be better if he prayed for you.” We think of headaches as small problems, but cancers as big ones.

But that is not the way God, the one who made the heavens and the earth, thinks. There is nothing too hard for Him! With God, there is no such thing as a “big” problem. In fact, the “bigger” the problem, the “easier” it is for Him! In the feeding of the 5,000, it took only five loaves to feed the multitude. (Matthew 14:15–21) But in the feeding of the smaller multitude of 4,000, it took seven loaves. (Matthew 15:32–38)

In man’s scheme of things, it should take more loaves to feed more people. But it is not so with God. It took fewer loaves to feed more people. This is God’s way of telling us, “The ‘bigger’ the problem, the ‘easier’ it is for Me.” I am not saying that small problems are hard for God. But it is so encouraging to think that it is “easier” for God to heal cancer than a headache!

Imagine coming to God with a big problem. “So, what is your problem?” God asks. You say, “Father, it is a huge financial debt — not thousands but millions.” He says, “Easy. It is already cancelled.”

In another scenario, God asks, “So, what is your problem?” You say, “Father, I have been retrenched and I can’t find a job. I am already in my fifties and I don’t have the necessary qualifications.” He says, “No problem. Consider yourself employed. And in this new job, you won’t just have a job, you will have a position.”

Beloved, with God, there is never a problem because there is nothing too hard for Him!