I wonder who in 1920 would have thought it possible for anyone to go to the moon? Yes, people looked at it, dreamed of it, but who would have thought it possible? Yet, on 20 July 1969, according to the Internet, an estimated 650 million people watched as Neil Armstrong descended a ladder towards the surface of the moon. What seemed like a mission impossible, became possible indeed.
We can refer to many impossibilities that turned into possibilities and eventually into victories. This includes amongst others, cures for serious illnesses and satellites in space that assists scientists to study space and earth, which in turn provides information about weather and airmass movements in the atmosphere.
Think about it, information from satellites helps with navigation, communication and predicts extreme weather conditions. So much flow from all of this and today with the press of a button, faxes and e-mails are sent in a matter of seconds. Loved ones from across the world can video call and no longer need to send letters or telegrams for emergencies.
With all these things happening, we get so accustomed to it and no longer think of how the “mission impossible” changed to “mission accomplished.” Yes, God gets the glory, but He use people who are created in His image (Genesis 1:27) and gives them wisdom, resulting in miracles that makes history.
With this said, just a question of how many people acknowledges God in all of this? People will easily take the glory, whilst it is God who gives the wisdom, skills, and abilities. He clearly says in John 15:5, that He is the vine, and we are the branches. If we remain in Him and He in us, we will bear much fruit, for apart from Him we can do nothing. So, although people think they did it on their own, they did not, and all the glory should go to God!
I can recall how I was selected to do a course many years ago. It was not in my direct line of responsibility, however still Human Resource (HR) related. After the first contact sessions, we received a notice that we had complete nineteen assignments successfully, and if it was not completed or completed but found not competent in all the modules, we had to refund the money to the organisation.
Now please note, that I did not even ask to go on this course but were told to do so. I remember being angry and even cried as the content which did not relate to my work, made no sense whatsoever, and I was completely overwhelmed. I realised very quickly that I had no other option but to trust God, dig in, and complete this course successfully.
Yes, for me it seemed like a “mission impossible” but I stood on Philippians 4:13 where God clearly tells me that I can do everything through Him who gives me strength and I completed this course and passed it successfully.
We often forget that God says in Mark 10:27 that: “with man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” Did you hear that? ALL things, not some things! The challenge is, that we try to do things in our own strength and even when we succeed, we want to take the glory or get recognition for it.
Does Ephesians 3:20 – 21 not say: “Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power He can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory belongs to God in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time and eternity. Amen”
In Part 2 of Mission Impossible we will look at some mission impossible testimonies from the Bible and how to wait for breakthroughs which are often part of reaching mission success. Please make sure to follow these articles which will end in an e-book.
Love in Christ
Princess K