Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.

Every Christian has been called by God to be a witness of Christ Jesus. We witness by doing our part to spread the Good News of salvation, and by boldly living the new life we have in Christ. To help us do a proper job of witnessing, God has given us the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8). The Holy Spirit helps us to reflect Christ, in Whom is the life that is the light of men (John 1:4). we shine life and light into the darkness that envelops the world.

At times, however, the forces of darkness can seem to overwhelm the light of our witness. Even though we know that the darkness cannot overcome the light (John 1:5), and even though we know that Christ has overcome the darkness of the world (John 16:33), it doesn’t always look like it.

It’s at times like these, that the prayer of Jeremiah in our verse for today is needed. The prayer reminds us of something important about God. Although the context of his prayer was a specific situation in the history of Judah, it proclaims a general principle about God that applies in every situation, at all times. There is nothing too hard for God. There is nothing that God can’t handle. He sends us forth as witnesses for Jesus Christ in the midst of the darkness, and the power of His Spirit helps us to accomplish the impossible.

This truth should not be surprising to us. After all, if God is the Creator of heaven and earth, He can certainly handle the petty cares and distractions that challenge our witness in life.

Today, therefore, shine the light of your witness in the midst of the darkness that surrounds you; for there is nothing too hard for God, and in His power your light will burn brightly.

By John Huisman, friend of Bible League International