January 2 2026

Luke 1:37
There are moments in life when a sentence changes everything. For Mary, it was not a motivational quote or a religious slogan—it was a divine interruption: “For nothing will be impossible with God.” This was spoken not in a moment of celebration, but in a moment of uncertainty. Mary was facing social rejection, personal confusion, and an unknown future. Her circumstances offered no support for hope, yet God spoke hope anyway.
In real life, impossibility often appears when doctors give final reports, when finances collapse, when relationships break beyond repair, or when years pass without answers. Many believers do not lose faith suddenly; they lose it slowly—through unanswered prayers and prolonged waiting. We stop expecting because disappointment feels safer than hope.
A man once shared how he had prayed for years for reconciliation with his estranged son. Calls went unanswered. Messages remained unread. Slowly, he stopped praying—not because he stopped believing in God, but because he stopped believing this situation could change. One day, without warning, a message arrived: “Can we talk?” What seemed impossible had been quietly unfolding beyond his sight.
God does not need favorable conditions to act. He only needs our trust. Impossibility is not God’s limitation; it is His chosen environment. When human strength reaches its end, divine strength begins its work.
Faith is not the absence of fear; it is the decision to trust God despite fear. God’s promise does not deny the difficulty—it declares His authority over it.
Reflection:
What situation have you mentally labeled as “never going to change”? Have you allowed disappointment to silence expectation?
Prayer:
Lord, I bring before You the situations I have stopped hoping for. I choose to believe again—not in outcomes, but in You. Teach me to trust Your power beyond my understanding. Amen.