Nothing Too Hard For Him

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Hello, my friend… so glad you're with me today. This is By God's Call — day 6, Nothing Too Hard For Him.

"Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son." Genesis 18, verse 14.

This question doesn't come out of nowhere. It comes right after a very human moment: Sarah, hidden behind the tent door, overheard the promise that she would have a son — and she laughed. She laughed at herself. She was already too old, her body no longer responded the way it once had, and the idea of a baby sounded like a joke. Not a cruel joke, but the kind of laugh that escapes when something seems too absurd to take seriously.

And God heard that laugh.

Notice how He responds. He doesn't punish Sarah. He doesn't withdraw the promise because of her doubt. He asks a question — and the question is the answer itself: "Is anything too hard for the LORD?" Sarah's doubt didn't cancel God's faithfulness. The laughter hidden in the tent had no power to undo what had already been spoken.

That makes me think about how often we laugh in hiding too — not literally, but inside. How often do we hear a promise from God and think: this isn't going to happen for me. Not at my age. Not in my situation. Not after everything I've already tried. And God, even hearing that quiet laughter, keeps speaking the same promise.

And look at how He speaks: not vaguely. He sets a date. "At the appointed time I will return to you." It's not a "someday." It's not a "whenever God feels like it, with no timeline at all." It is a determined time, marked on His calendar. That means God's promises aren't floating in the air — they have an exact hour, even when that hour hasn't arrived for you yet.

And think about the specific case God chooses to make this point. An elderly couple, with no biological ability to have children. That is the very human definition of impossible. And it is exactly this case that God uses to redefine the word. If He could do it there, He can do what looks impossible in your life too.

And there is one more beautiful thing in this verse: the promise isn't only about the child who would be born. It's about God's return. "I will return to you." God commits to being present at the fulfillment of His own promise. He doesn't just promise the outcome — He promises His presence in the process.

So today, I want you to do something simple but courageous. Before breakfast, name out loud — without shame, without filtering it — the thing you consider impossible in your life. It might be a healing, a restoration, a financial turnaround, a relationship. And then ask, the way God asked: "Is anything too hard for the LORD?" Let the question echo. Because it already carries the answer.

Stay close to God. Pray — then act. I'll see you tomorrow, my friend.