Not Thwarted
Then Job replied to the Lord: “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” — Job 42:1-2 Gracious Lord Jesus, my friend and my King, As Job is humbled and repents, he makes this declaration that You can do all things and nothing is going to stop or derail what You have set out to do. This statement brings me great peace today. I needed to read this. This is a truth repeated throughout Scripture, yet I seem to regularly forget it. Matthew 19:26, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Luke 1:37, “For no word from God will ever fail.” Jeremiah 32:27, “I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?” The God of the Universe can do all things. There is no impossible task for my God. No word from God will fail and no purpose of His will be hindered. Today I am going to rest in this reality. Worry and doubt have clouded my horizon and obscured my view of Your unfailing power. This shining reminder pieces my clo...