A friend of mine recently posted a quote from A. W. Tozer that resonated with me. He said, “Anything God has ever done, He can do now. Anything God has ever done anywhere, He can do here. Anything God has ever done for anyone, He can do for you.” To me, that’s powerful. It’s something I know, but don’t always believe. The Bible says that God is the same yesterday, today and forever. That’s the scripture which Tozer based this on.
Think of all the amazing things God has ever done. You’ve probably read about them in the Bible. He still has that same power and ability today. Think of the testimonies you’ve heard from all over the world of what God is doing. He can do those same things right where you and I are. He can make a way where there is no way. He can part the seas that stand in your way. It takes faith to believe it and to see it.
What God has done for any individual in the Bible, He can do for me and you. If you need healing, it’s there for you. Reach out and touch the hem of His garment. If you need a miracle, He wants to do it for you. What Jesus did in the Gospels was not limited to that time period. He has the same power and the same ability today as He did then. It’s our faith that’s lacking.
Somehow we’ve let our knowledge trump our faith. We’ve allowed our intellect to allow us to believe in God, but not in miracles anymore. Faith is beyond knowing. Its about trusting God to do what only He can do. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen.” We all hope that God will move in our lives, bring healing and intervene in our circumstances. We’re just not that confidant.
How do we get that confidence? I believe it starts with reading the stories of people in the Bible whom God intervened in their lives. I believe it continues with hearing stories of people today whom God is performing miracles for. Then I believe it continues with asking and believing God to do it for me. I have to trust and have confidence that He will do it and that He wants to. I have to act like I believe it. I can just know that He can do it.
What are you needing God to do for you today? Do you know He can do that for you? Or do you believe that He can do that for you? What He has done for anyone in history, He can do for you today. He has not changed and will not change. When Jesus left, He said we would do greater things than He did. Is that a scripture we read or is that something we believe and have confidence in? It’s time to move beyond our knowledge of what God can do and move into faith of what God will do.
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Devotions by Chris Hendrix 
I truly believe God and perform miracles and can do anything. What I see in myself is lack of confidence within myself. It’s not that I don’t believe God cannot perform miracles, I sometimes believe I am not worthy enough. I feel there are many people with worse problems than me so God should attend to them first. I even feel like that with my family and friends. “Oh they really don’t want to hangout with me… Oh they probably don’t like me.” I self sabotage myself and make up assumptions in my head that may not even be true.
The closer I have gotten with God, the more my self confidence and my self worth has gone up. When I feel worthy for God, then I feel worthy for everyone else. I understand, not everyone is going to like me for whatever reason. But now I feel there’s people out there that do like me. Sometimes I go back to feeling unworthy, but I start to Pray and reach out to others and that helps me get out of the hole.
I also realize God made me in the perfect way He wanted me to be and look. I feel by me not have self worth I am kinda slapping God in the face and telling Him, He made a mistake when He made me.
Now by having self worth, I feel I am telling God, He did an awesome job when He made me.
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I think you hit it on the head with why so many believe in God, but don’t believe they’re worthy enough to have Him do something on their behalf. God is not so small that He can only do one thing for one person at a time. There will always be someone who needs Him to intervene more than you do. God is big enough to help them and you. You were worthy enough for Him to send His son to die for and you are worthy enough for Him to answer your prayers.
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God can do anything…still. It’s a simple reminder but a crucial one, “for without faith it is impossible to please God.” When I’ve come to moments in my life where I am unsure of God, I say aloud to myself, “Can God do it?” Well, yes, he can. “Will God do it?” I think he will. “Will God do it FOR ME?” And I’m glad you touched on that; he is no respecter of persons. He only loves us and will act for us. I’m at a place of learning full repose on God. It’s a trust fall many of us don’t play well, even with God. But when we do, things spring forth and the Holy Spirit shows us a lesson in faith.
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I like how you say it out loud. Hearing it out loud often changes how we believe. Psychologists have proven you can do that. Say it until you believe it.
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Tozer’s been very popular today. He makes me think BIG about God. 🙂
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That’s a good thing! I wish we all could think bigger about Him.
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