GOD IS STILL in the healing business, saving business, and baptizing in the Holy Spirit business. Nothing is too hard for Him. Nothing is impossible with Him. We think things are impossible, but with God, nothing is impossible. If you can believe that, the impossible can happen in your life.
That’s what Jesus said to the man who brought his son for healing. The boy suffered from convulsions, often falling into water or fire. His father had his mind on what Jesus could do. He said, “If thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us” (Mark 9:22).
That’s where many people miss it. They focus on “What can you do to help me?” But that’s not the main problem. The main problem is, “What can you believe?”
Jesus answered the man, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth” (Mark 9:23). All things are possible! To whom are they possible? To the person who believes.
Too often we look at situations and say, “That’s impossible.” But nothing is truly impossible. It doesn’t matter what it is or how hopeless it looks. To believe that, you must renew your mind with God’s Word. But if you let your flesh dominate you, you’ll keep thinking that things are impossible. We need to retrain our thinking. All things are possible to him that believes.
GOD NEVER CHANGES
This worked in Old Testament days too. We can learn a great deal studying how God helped men and women back then. God never changes. Human nature hasn’t changed either. Sin is still sin. Sickness and disease are still the same. And faith in God still brings results.
Let’s examine the case of King Hezekiah, an Old Testament figure who believed that all things are possible with God.
With God, nothing is impossible. If you can believe that, THE IMPOSSIBLE CAN HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE.
ISAIAH 38:1–3
1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord,
3 And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
Did you notice Hezekiah didn’t say he had been perfect? He said he had served God by walking “in truth and with a perfect heart.” His heart was right toward God. And that made all the difference.
Too often we look at situations and say, “That’s impossible.” But nothing is truly impossible.
GOD LOOKS AT THE HEART
Many years ago, while praying in a church before a meeting, I got to talking to the Lord about the past. I could see places where I had missed it. At the time, I thought I had done well. But when I looked back, I could see some glaring mistakes, and I felt bad about them.
The Lord puts our mistakes under Jesus’ blood when we ask Him to. Not only that, He said He hides our sins in the depths of the sea (Micah 7:19). Yet sometimes, we go fishing for them.
While I was praying, the Lord reminded me of what He said the time Samuel went down to Jesse’s house to anoint one of his sons king in Saul’s place. Naturally they brought the oldest son, Eliab, out first. Seeing his countenance and stature, Samuel thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him”
(1 Sam. 16:6). But God corrected him.
The Lord said to Samuel, “He’s not the one.” He said, “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart” (1 Sam. 16:7).
The Lord said to me that day, “I wasn’t looking at you on the outside. You’re looking at where you missed it from a human standpoint. But I was looking at your heart. I saw the intent of your heart. Even though you had done wrong and had missed it, I wrote down, ‘This man’s heart is perfect toward Me.’”
When the Lord said that to me, it was so real I began to weep. It did something on the inside of me.
Hezekiah wasn’t perfect either, but his heart was right. He wanted to do the right thing, even if he didn’t always get it right. That’s what the Lord is looking for.
ISAIAH 38:4–5
4 Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,
5 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
Notice, God didn’t just say, “I heard your prayer.” He also said, “I’ve seen your tears.” All of us have cried and prayed at times, and it didn’t bring us results, so we know there has to be more to it than that.
The Bible states that Hezekiah was “sick unto death.” Not only was he incurably ill, but God Himself had pronounced a death sentence on him. Isaiah the prophet came and gave King Hezekiah a message from the Lord, saying, “Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live” (Isa. 38:1).
Amazingly, Hezekiah did not die. And he did not set his house in order. What did he do? The Bible tells us exactly what he did: “Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord” (v. 2). What does that mean? It means he turned away from man.
Many people haven’t gotten results because they’re looking to man for help. But Hezekiah turned away from man and from everything else—his own sufferings, his symptoms, medical help, and even Isaiah, one of the greatest of prophets! And with his face to the wall, Hezekiah could see only one thing: God.
WHAT CAN YOU BELIEVE?
Hezekiah’s story proves that faith makes the impossible possible. His circumstances were dire, yet God extended his life. With a right heart, he pleaded with God for mercy, and God granted his request. And God will do the same for us today. Instead of focusing on what seems impossible, we must fix our eyes on God, trust His promises, and believe that with Him, all things are possible.
The question isn’t, “What can God do?” We already know He can do anything. The question is—what can you believe? What God does for you depends on your answer.
Author
Kenneth E. Hagin
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