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| "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ" - Saint Jerome |
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Even if this should seem impossible
in the eyes of the remnant of this people,
shall it in those days be impossible in my eyes also,
says the LORD of hosts?
Nothing is impossible for God (see Luke 1:37). We judge possibility by circumstance. We assume that if things are set against an outcome the outcome will be less likely to occur and difficult to attain. But this is not the way things work with God. We must learn to stop limiting our expectations of his power based on how things are now or based on what has happened in the past. None of that has any bearing on what God can do here and now.
I will bring them back to dwell within Jerusalem.
They shall be my people, and I will be their God,
with faithfulness and justice.
God often does use his power in proportion to the faith of his people. So it is utterly essential that we let him renew us in our inner self (see Second Corinthians 4:16) so that we can think with the mind of Christ (see First Corinthians 2:16). This is the mind that understands and lives in a world where all things are possibility. It is a mind of limitless hope in the promises of Christ.
One thing that often distracts us from this Godly mindset is concern with our own pride.
An argument arose among the disciples
about which of them was the greatest.
We may really want to be seen as first, best, and most useful. Or perhaps it is the inverse, where we are hurt when we aren't recognized. In all cases, self-centeredness makes us forget that all things are possible for God. We become so concerned with what we can do or have done that we forget that God's power is meant to be manifest in our weakness (see Second Corinthians 12:9).
When we are able to forget about ourselves we become more like children, able to welcome others, and able to allow ourselves to be fully welcomed.
Jesus said to him,
"Do not prevent him, for whoever is not against you is for you."
The LORD wants to unleash renewal in our world. He wants to manifest his glory. But he wants to do it through us. Although it is through us let us stop insisting that it be all about us. Instead, let God be magnified in us.
The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.
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