For with God nothing shall be impossible.
An angel has just told Mary she will become pregnant while still a virgin. This statement is God's personal guarantee that what sounds impossible to human ears is routine for the Creator. The verse stands as the climax of the conversation, spoken directly to a teenage girl whose world is about to be turned inside out. It's less a theological proposition and more a divine promise wrapped in a conversation.
God, I'm holding something that feels impossible right now. The words sound too simple, but I'm choosing to believe You're not intimidated by what overwhelms me. Show me how You might be working in ways I can't yet see. Amen.
Your impossible might be a medical diagnosis, a marriage hanging by threads, or the quiet ache of wondering if you'll ever feel whole again. When Mary heard these words, she wasn't standing in a stained-glass cathedral—she was probably in her family's modest home, maybe holding a water jug she'd been carrying back from the well. The same God who rearranged biology for Mary is not intimidated by your situation. But this isn't about magical thinking—it's about trusting that God can work within the impossible while still honoring your very real questions. What would it look like to stop treating your impossible as the final word, and instead see it as raw material for God's creativity?
What specific 'impossible' situation was Mary facing when she heard these words?
What impossible situation in your life needs this same promise?
Do you find this verse comforting or frustrating when facing long-term problems?
How might believing 'nothing is impossible' change how you pray for others?
What's one practical way you can partner with God in your impossible situation this week?
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
Jeremiah 32:27
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
Genesis 18:14
And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
Numbers 11:23
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
Philippians 3:21
Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
Jeremiah 32:17
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26
And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
Mark 10:27
And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
Luke 18:27
For with God nothing [is or ever] shall be impossible."
AMP
For nothing will be impossible with God.”
ESV
'For nothing will be impossible with God.'
NASB
For nothing is impossible with God.”
NIV
For with God nothing will be impossible.”
NKJV
For the word of God will never fail. ”
NLT
Nothing, you see, is impossible with God."
MSG