With God all things are possible.
(Matthew 19:26; Mark 9:23; Luke 1:37)
But is that true?
The Bible tells us in Jeremiah 32:17, “There is nothing too hard for You [God].”
Inspiration tells us God is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient.
“God always has been. He is the great I AM. … He is infinite and omnipresent.” The Upward Look, 326
“Nothing can happen in any part of the universe without the knowledge of Him who is omnipresent. Not a single event of human life is unknown to our Maker.” The Signs of the Times, July 14, 1881
“He [Jesus] was equal with God, infinite and omnipotent.” The Faith I Live By, 46
“The Lord God omnipotent, who reigneth in the heavens, declares, ‘I am with you.’ ” Ibid., 62
“Satan will move mightily from beneath, and will delude the world, while the Lord God Omnipotent will move from above and prepare a people to stand in the great day of His wrath.” Manuscript Releases, Vol. 16, 177, 178
“God is omnipotent, omniscient, immutable.” Christ Triumphant, 291
“God is omniscient. No sin escapes His notice.” Manuscript Releases, Vol. 21, 271
“The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, powers infinite and omniscient, receive those who truly enter into covenant relation with God.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Vol. 6, 1075
“The first and great commandment is, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind.’ To love Him, the infinite, the omniscient One, with the whole strength, and mind, and heart, means the highest development of every power. It means that in the whole being—the body, the mind, as well as the soul—the image of God is to be restored.” The Signs of the Times, April 21, 1909
“Is anything too hard for the Lord?”
Genesis 18:14
Clearly, we can see from the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy that God has all the qualifications to say what He means, and mean what He says, to create and maintain universes, to know every thought, to hear every cry, and to see every act, both good and bad.
God is all-powerful, present everywhere, and all-knowing, and yet, there is one thing that is impossible for Him.
“The gift to our world in sending Jesus is an exhibition of His grace which God Himself cannot surpass. … But one thing is impossible with God—the power of eclipsing the greatness of His gift in showing His love for fallen man.” That I May Know Him, 338
“[God] sent to our world the only Messenger that He could trust with His great treasure of pardon and grace. Christ. … And in this gift the Father gave all heaven to the world.” Lift Him Up, 208
“The gift of God to man is beyond all computation. Nothing was withheld. God would not permit it to be said that He could have done more or revealed to humanity a greater measure of love.” Sons and Daughters of God, 11
Friends, God, in the person of His Son Jesus Christ, freely gave everything, the Best that heaven had so that you and I could be restored to His image. Are we willing to surrender everything to Him?
“Let us come to God in faith, fully assured that as we surrender all to Him, He will make us Christlike in character. Then, one with Christ, we can reveal Him to the world.” Manuscript Releases, Vol. 5, 342
“From the cross of Calvary, Christ calls for an unconditional surrender … . All we have should be consecrated to God.” The Faith I Live By, 244