God often calls us to do something that is beyond our abilities, with less resources than we think we need, and we wonder, “How will we accomplish this?” I am sure Moses felt that way when God tapped him on the shoulder to lead the Exodus, which is why he argued with God. Here was Nehemiah trying to rebuild a city wall with a bunch of refugees, with opposition from the Sanballats and Tobiahs publicly spreading slander and gossip. Everything was stacked against him. Except…We serve a God who is greater and larger and more powerful, and who loves to ask us to do something that He knows we cannot do without His help. And He does.

In the same chapter as the latest intimidation, Nehemiah 6, we read this. “So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. When our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of God.” (Nehemiah 6:15-16).

Now bear in mind that there were no cranes, trucks, or moving equipment, to help out here. It was simply hard, hard work, in the face of opposition and potential attacks with all kinds of slander. Yet it was finished in fifty-two days. Wow. And the result was that, when their enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.

If God calls you to do something and it looks like it cannot be done, or people let you know it cannot be done, it may be that God wants to show off His power and ability to do the impossible. In fact, He loves to do that. The stories of many ministries, locally and globally, were initiated and sustained against crazy odds because it was God’s idea. And some crazy woman or man believed that God could do it and gave leadership. And then He did it. Often, without the people, money, and resources thought necessary to get it done.

God is not limited by our limitations. Hear that again. God is not limited by our limitations. He is God. He is the one who can move kings like Artaxerxes to bring resources to the table. He is the one who can keep the enemies at bay when they want to get in the way of God’s work. He is the one who can take an unlikely leader like Nehemiah and give him the wisdom and tenacity to do the work. He is the God of the impossible because He is not limited by our limitations. Remember that when God asks you to do something that looks impossible.

Father, I thank you that you are greater than all and above all and that you are not limited by my limitations. Give me faith to believe that you will help me complete what you have called me to do. Amen.