Pastor: Richard Hurd
The Mid-Week Message is an On-Line Ministry of Pastor Dick Hurd and the “Caton Church”
A Global Methodist Community of faith. February 18, 2026
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible but with God ALL things are possible” Matthew 19: 26
What seems impossible for you today? A struggling relationship that is fraught with conflict, a job that always seems just out of reach no matter how hard you try, maybe it’s a long sought after goal that someone else always seems to accomplish and you come up short time after time. Or perhaps the impossible thing in your life is of a spiritual nature. Have you tried over and over to find that personal connection with God , but the desires of this world keep getting in the way? Do you go to God with a repentant heart, confess to Him what it is that keeps you apart? Do you ask forgiveness, receive His grace and then fail again? I think many of us travel that road in life and maybe it seems useless at times. But it might be good for us to remember that this verse was a part of Jesus’ response to the rich young man who wanted to follow Jesus but was unwilling to surrender his earthly wealth. I think this may be our problem as well. So, maybe we should consider that asking what is impossible for us is not the right question. I think we already know why it is impossible for us. It is impossible because we are not willing to surrender it all to Christ! Maybe we should be asking, what is it in our lives that is possible because of God? A well- known passage from Philippians reminds us that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Philippians 4:13 And so, the bottom line seems to be that we can do ALL things if we are willing to surrender ALL things.
Yours in the love of Christ
Pastor Dick
Breath Prayer: Lord, I surrender it all, help me to not try to take it back. Amen
