God is Able, part 4

He is ABLE to Heal and Deliver. Matthew 9:28 says, “When He had gone indoors, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus asked them, “Do you believe I Am Able to do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they replied” NIV.
 

In Mark 9, there is an account of a boy who was demon possessed and his father brings him to Jesus’ disciples to cast the demon out, but they couldn’t do it. Then, in verse 15, Jesus comes on the scene. Let’s pick up the account in verse 25, “When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, He rebuked the evil spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed the boy violently, and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up” NIV.
 

Whatever we can believe Him for is what He can do for us. No sickness is too great for Him to heal and no oppression or affliction is too great for Him to remove.
 

He is ABLE to keep us from falling. Jude 24 says, “Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling and will bring you with great joy into His glorious presence without a single fault” NLT.
 

Acts 20:32 says, “And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance with all those He has set apart for Himself” NLT.
 

Hear me, friends: we do not have to fall in our spiritual walk. His eye is on the smallest bird; He knows the exact number of hairs on our head. What we need to do is to open our hearts and make Him Lord of our spirit, Lord of our mind, and Lord of our body. Let the Unlimited God be the God who is able to do all things needed in our life and in our family, and trust in His grace to establish His will.
 

The Demonstration of His Ability

The ability of God has been demonstrated in seven different areas:

1. Demonstrated in Creation: He created the world by the power of His word.  “God said, ‘Let there be…’” And still today, whatever is needed that is not in place, God is able to speak it into being. In Isaiah 43:18-19, God said He can and will make a way in the wilderness and create rivers in the desert.

Continued tomorrow