1 Timothy 2:1

"Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men." 1 Timothy 2:1

The word in this scripture which is translated prayer is proseuchi. It specifically refers to a request made to God. By implication and in contrast to supplications which may be made to anyone including God, we see here a type of prayer which I am calling the Prayer for the Impossible. There are some requests we make to God which God often answers through human agency. For instance, we might pray for a new job or that an operation be successful. In these cases, God uses people or other natural forces to provide the answer.

But there are times when we know that no human or natural agency can provide the answers that we need. There are times when we are facing the impossible, times when nothing other than a supernatural intervention by the hand of God will bring about what we need, times when we need more than an answer, times when we need a miracle. To even vocalize such requests requires faith. Faith that forces us to acknowledge the omnipotence of God in the face of extraordinary trials.

God is able, though, to answer these prayers as well as the others. He can heal the incurable illness. He can cause money to appear in an empty wallet. He can cause a gas tank to refill while driving. He can stop a storm and calm the seas. He has done all this and more.

I heard that in October there was an outdoor Christian concert in Northern Louisiana. At that time a storm was moving down in from the Gulf coast. All predictions placed the storm right over the town about the time of the concert. The people organizing the concert went down on their knees and prayed. The storm stopped in The Gulf of Mexico for 12 hours and then started up again. The meteorologists
were baffled. They were not, for they had prayed for the impossible and God took action.

Are you facing an impossible situation in your life? Our God is the God of the impossible. Our requests can never be greater than God's supply.

Lord, help me to have faith today for the impossible. Amen.