Think of all the hard things there are in your life
(Susannah Spurgeon,Ā “Words of Cheer and Comfort for Sick and Sorrowful Souls!”Ā 1898)
“Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm.Ā There is nothing too hard for You!”Ā Jeremiah 32:17
“Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: I am the LORD, the God of all mankind.Ā Is anything too hard for Me?” Jeremiah 32:26-27
Dear reader, your difficulties and trials may not be similar to those of “the weeping prophet,” but they are veryĀ real, and seeminglyĀ insurmountableĀ to you; and it is a fact that, of yourself, you can neither overcome nor endure them, so I want to remind you that the Lord’s hand is not shortened ā that what was true of His power in Jeremiah’s time, is as certainly true today ā and that whatever presentĀ hardshipĀ may press upon you, or whateverĀ burdenĀ may be weighing you down āĀ you, yes,Ā youĀ may look up to Him with confident faith, and say,Ā “There is nothing too hard for You!”
Oh, the blessed peace which such an assurance brings! I do not know what your particularĀ sorrowĀ orĀ hardshipĀ may be ā but I do know that, whatever its nature ā cruel, or bitter, or hopeless ā it is as “nothing” to Him! He is able to deliver you ā as easily as you can call upon Him for support and help.Ā
Now, dear friend,Ā think of all the hard things there are in your life:Ā
Ā hard circumstances,
Ā difficult duties,
Ā grievous pains,
Ā sore struggles,
Ā bitter disappointments,
Ā harsh words,
Ā sinful thoughts,
Ā a hard heart of your own,
Ā a hard heart in others.Ā
Gather all these, and many more together, and pile them one on another till you haveĀ one great mountain of afflictionsĀ ā and your God still calmly asks the question,Ā “Is there anything too hard for Me?”
When our hearts areĀ wearyĀ of life’s cares and crosses, when ourĀ courageĀ flags because of our helplessness, and we cry out with the patriarch,Ā “All these things are against me!”Ā ā what a support and stronghold is the fact that our God has all power in Heaven and on earth!Ā There is nothing tooĀ mightyĀ for Him to manage ā there is nothing tooĀ insignificantĀ to escape His notice!Ā Jeremiah’s faith . . .
Ā sees no obstacles,Ā
Ā stumbles at no hindrances,
Ā faints under no burden,
Ā shrinks from no responsibilities āĀ
because he realizes theĀ sublime OmnipotenceĀ of God, and fortifies himself by calling to remembrance His “outstretched arm” in the creation of the Heavens and the earth. CannotĀ weĀ do likewise?
I took up a book, in a leisure moment the other day, opened it carelessly, and this is what I read: “It is a scientifically proved fact, that this great globe on which we live, spins around on its axis at the rate of a thousand miles an hour, and propels through space in its orbit at a speed immensely greater!”Ā
The thought of this, seemed almost to take away my breath! Was I calmly and constantly living inĀ the swirl of such a stupendous miracleĀ as this? Then surely I could say, “Ah, Lord God! there is nothing too hard for You! My little troubles and afflictions ā how small they must be to You; yet with what tender compassion, do You stoop from guiding the worlds in their courses, to support and comfort the hearts of those who fear You!”
Never let us give up in despair, while we haveĀ such a GodĀ to trust in. If there is a greatĀ mountain of sorrow or difficultyĀ in your way, dear friend ā do not be cast down by the darkness of its shadow. Your God can either make a way for youĀ throughĀ it ā or He can guide youĀ aroundĀ it ā or, just as easily, He can carry you rightĀ overĀ it! There is nothing too hard for Him! Expect Him to make the crooked things straight, and to bring the high things low; and while you keep humbly at His feet, He will work wondrously, and you shall see His salvation!
January 29, 2019 
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