Day 21: God Is Omnipotent, God Is Able

Scripture
“Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” Genesis 18:14 ESV


“Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.” Jeremiah 32:17 ESV

Confessional Summary
The Shorter Catechism teaches that God is “infinite” and “almighty” (Westminster Shorter Catechism 4), and Westminster confesses Him as “almighty” (Westminster Confession of Faith 2.1). The French Confession names the one God as “omnipotent” (French Confession, Article 1), and the Scots Confession confesses the same (Scots Confession, Chapter 1).

God’s power is never raw force detached from His character. The almighty God acts with perfect holiness and wisdom, accomplishing all His holy purposes.

Reflection


Omnipotence is not God as a stronger creature. It is the Creator who does not strain, does not hurry, and does not fail to finish what He intends. Sometimes the hardest part is not believing God can act, but trusting Him when He does not act the way we beg Him to.

Genesis 18 places God’s power inside a promise that feels absurd. Sarah laughs because, as far as she can tell, the story is over. The Lord does not argue her into hope. He asks a question that exposes the real issue. “Is anything too hard for the LORD?” Then He adds what Sarah did not account for: “At the appointed time.” God is not only able. God is deliberate. He keeps His promises on His schedule.

Jeremiah 32 speaks the same truth in a darker setting. Jerusalem is falling, and Jeremiah buys a field as a public act of hope. His prayer begins where sane prayer begins. God made the heavens and the earth. Nothing is too hard for Him. That does not guarantee an easy path. It does mean you are not speaking into silence.

This corrects two errors we drift into. One says God would help if He could. The other says God must give me what I want because He can. Scripture refuses both. God’s “no” is not weakness. God’s “wait” is not confusion. When God answers differently than you hoped, it is not because His arm grew short. It is because His power is guided by wisdom and holiness.

Application
Name one situation where you have quietly concluded, this will never change. Bring that exact thing to God in prayer today, and tell Him the truth about what you fear. Ask boldly because God is able. Submit without clenched fists because God is wise.

Prayer

Almighty God, forgive my small prayers and my quiet despair. Teach me to ask like You are able, and to trust You when Your answer is not what I expected. Strengthen my faith in Your power and steady me under Your wisdom. Amen.