Nothing's Too Hard for God

I really like the 2008 theme chosen by the Assemblies of God, because it fits so well with the idea of recovery. Jer 32:27 "I am the LORD, the God of all humankind. There is, indeed, nothing too difficult for me" Sometimes in our addiction, we seem to think that we have to tough it out alone, that it's all about us. Nothing could be further from the truth.


1 Jn 2:1, 2 "(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One, and he himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world." Jesus tells us that, even when we mess up, He will forgive us. But, we can't just use that fact as an excuse to sin. Jesus is saying, "I'm writing to tell you I'll forgive you, but I would rather you got your act together, not just use Me as an escape clause."


The person in recovery who seriously wants the freedom Christ offers must totally surrender his/her life to Christ. Christ must be Lord of their life - not just "a friend" or "big brother." Lordship requires total surrender. Matt Redmon's song, "Heart of Worship" says it so well:

I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about you, all about you, Jesus
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it
When it's all about you, all about you, Jesus

When we try to make it about us, we fail. When we realize it's all about Jesus, we win. Starting today, let's turn it over to Jesus and become a winner! If you don't know how, start at http://www.adventrecovery.org/ and take the "Are you a good person?" test. Your eternal life hangs in the balance.

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Scripture quoted by permission. All scriptures quoted in this post are from the NET Bible® copyright© 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://www.bible.org/ . All rights reserved.

"Heart of Worship", Written by Matt Redman, © 1999 Kingsway's Thankyou Music.