“With God all things are possible”... - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2025

They (the disciples) were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? But Jesus looked at them and said, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.
Mark 10:26.27.

"With God all things are possible" does not mean that anything can happen with God, but that God can achieve His objective by any means, or, God is omnipotent, able to do everything.

A rich young man had spoken to the Lord Jesus about spiritual things. Then he went away, because he cherished his wealth more than the truth. With sadness the Lord watched him go and said with heartfelt love, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!" (v. 23).

The disciples were dismayed at that. They harboured the traditional idea that a rich person was blessed by God because he led a good life. The Lord made it clear that one should not reach such a conclusion. The disciples were surprised: they knew that everyone needs to be saved, but wrongly assumed that a rich person was more privileged.

Does it sound like an insult to assert that everyone needs to be saved? Doesn't God accept us as we are? God loves us, and we can come to Him as we are. How could we otherwise? But as we are, we are not fit for God's presence or His kingdom. He wishes to change us radically, and for this reason Jesus had to suffer and die.

That young man was rich. Perhaps you are not so well off financially, but you are friendly, hard-working and have other qualities. None of them will open the door to the kingdom of God. There is only one way to enter: God's way by faith in Jesus Christ. Come to Him, with whom all things are possible!

Today's reading: Judges 7:9-25 · 2 Corinthians 7:10-16