People are People - God is God

Around 25 years ago I heard a sermon that stuck with me through many years of dealing with struggling teens. It was from Hebrews 11, the “hall of faith” chapter. The gist of it was that People are people, God is God and Miracles are miracles.  God who is God can take People who are just people and do a miracle so that when people see it all they can say is Praise God that is a miracle. This thought has encouraged me over and over as I worked with teens who were teens.  Perhaps you’ll take some time to study through the thoughts below and be encouraged in your family’s situation.

Remember that No matter who you are dealing with, God is able to work in them both to “will and to do his good pleasure.” He can take your weaknesses  and theirs and show his power through them and do exceedingly and abundantly above all you ask or think in order to use the situation for his purposes, bless your lives and get glory for himself.

1. People are People – Hebrews 11

1. Abel-shepherd, and probably less manly than his brother
2. Enoch- Famous man of God, everyone knew his relationship with God.
3. Noah-Courageous, trusted God, Failed in immorality and drunkenness
4. Abraham-Believed God. Failed in lying.
5. Sarah-Had little faith at first.
6. Joseph- A pure, strong enduring man of God.
7. Moses- Leader and all the qualities thereof, Murderer too
8. Harlot Rahab- What more needs to be said?

2. God is God

1. Da 4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
2. Job 42:2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
3. Ps 115:3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
4. Isa 43:13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
5. Hab 3:6  He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
6. Mt 19:26  But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
7. Lu 1:37  For with God nothing shall be impossible.
8. Re 19:6  And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

3. Miracles are Miracles
A miracle is God doing the super natural, the unexplainable, the impossible in order to show his power and get glory for himself.
God showed his power in all these ways while on Earth:

1. Water changed to wine- over natural physical resources and their limitations. Joh 2:9
2. Nobleman's son-over physical sickness.  Joh 4:46
3. A net full of of fish-over animals. Lu 5:6
4. Demoniac in the synagogue- over Demons. Mr 1:26 Lu 4:35
5. Withered hand- over physical limitations.  Mt 12:10 Mr 3:1 Lu 6:6
6. Tempest stilled- over nature.  Mt 8:26 Mr 4:39 Lu 8:24
7. His resurrection- over death and Hell itself.  Lu 24:6 Joh 10:18

 God who is God can take People who are just people and do a miracle so that when people see it all they can say is Praise God that is a miracle.

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