A New Day

By: Pastor Johnie Akers   

Matthew 19:26, “With God, all things are possible.” As the nineteenth century was drawing to a close, new inventions abounded such as Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, Thomas Edison’s tin foil phonograph, George Eastman’s photographic film, John Pemberton’s revolutionary drink, Coca-Cola, Rudolf Diesel’s internal combustion engine (we know now by his surname, the Diesel), and on and on the creations came that revolutionized people’s lives. Talk abounded within the scientific community of how mankind would one day soar, like the birds, with wings into the heavens. Some, though, in the religious community thought the notion of man flying was a ridiculous proposition. Winged flight, after all, was reserved for the angels. Such thinking was strongly held by a Protestant bishop who lived in North Carolina. The bishop often derided the concept of man flying to his family. The good bishop, Bishop Milton Wright, would later be proven wrong when his sons, Orville and Wilbur, launched the first manned, winged aircraft from the sandy dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. If the Wright Brothers and their father were living today, they would be amazed at how far the technology has progressed—even into outer space. What seemed, at one time, to be impossible became possible. As humans, we often are limited in our concepts by our own boundaries to dream the impossible, and then, to achieve what seems to have been impossible. In our Scripture lesson today, Matthew’s Gospel reminds us of a salient truth—“With God, all things are possible.” His power is limitless. He transcends the limitations imposed by man as to what is, and what is not able to occur. You may not be facing a challenge as big as manned flight (or maybe you are), but no matter the issue, the struggle, the sickness, or the situation that seems impossible, remember, it may be impossible to you, but it isn’t to our Father in heaven. Believe you can fly, and you will. With His power, you can be lifted above the pull of whatever forces seek to ground you, and soar with victory into the bright horizon of this new day.