Genesis 18:13-14

"Then the LORD said to Abraham, 'Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?' Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son."

The text is not kidding when it says Sarah is old. She is 90 when she has her son, Isaac. These days, we do well to make it to 90...let alone bear children at that age. But this was no problem for God, the Creator of the human body and life itself.

"Is anything too hard for the LORD?" I love that rhetorical question that God asks Abraham. We all know the Sunday School answer - God is all-powerful. But the fact is, God is all-powerful. There is nothing that is too hard. What does that mean?

• There is no situation He can't handle.
• There is no broken heart He can't mend.
• There is no question He can't answer.
• There is no disease He can't heal.
• There is no prayer He can't listen to.

Those are just a few that came to my mind. He can do anything, but often times, in His wisdom that is beyond our understanding, He chooses to allow certain things in our lives. Only He knows why. Therein lies the diamond in the rough: Sometimes God chooses not to respond in the way we plead with Him to. It is not because the thing we ask is too hard, it is because great power without great wisdom and knowledge is reckless. Thankfully, He takes on both power and knowledge, mixes them with the love He has for us, and acts on what is best in the long-run for His children.

He is the God who sees us...and He is all-powerful. Therefore, the questions running through my head are not too difficult for Him, even if they seem impossible to me. Praise Him for that.