God can do anything! …or can He???
 
Matthew 17:20 says, “…if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain (code for “impossible”), ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.
 
Luke 1:37 says, “…For with God nothing will be impossible.”
 
Powerful Scriptures! No one will dispute that. The question is this:
 
Will God do everything?
 
God has set certain laws in place. If we obey those laws, we experience certain benefits. But He has also made promises that are conditional upon our free will – if we will, than He will.
But God has chosen to limit Himself based upon certain conditions in His Word. Some things God cannot and will not do. He will not change you without your cooperation. He will not answer selfish prayers. He will not stop you when you choose to do evil. And He will not do for you what you can do for yourself.
 
God will answer all prayers that will bring glory to Him. Love for Him activates His response. Our faith activates His response. God cannot help but respond when we love His Son - His most precious gift - and when we express faith in our lives toward Him.
 
Paul said. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” But keep in mind that Christ is the key - anything that exalts HIM will be the factor that decides what God CAN, CANNOT, and WILL NOT do.
 
 

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