TBC Notes - All Things Are Possible with God

All Things Are Possible with God

“And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.” (Matthew:19:26But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
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I recently returned from Albania. For those who are unfamiliar with this Maryland-sized country, it’s right across the Adriatic Sea from the southern end of Italy. It has been highly regarded by Communist regimes as the strictest Communist country in the world. Anything hinting of religion was crushed immediately—that is, until Communism fell. 

The Chicago Tribune reported that “Albania became the first officially atheist country in the world in 1967. Its ruler, Enver Hoxha, ordered all churches and mosques demolished or converted into sports arenas, warehouses or other secular facilities. He shut the borders…” and banned all expressions of faith.

Man may seem to have his way, but God always has the final say. Impossible were the dreams of getting the gospel into Shqipëria (Albania) during the ’70s, ’80s, and even later. Yet I was blessed to minister recently to small but thriving fellowships in that beautiful country. For more than twenty years, the American missionaries who invited me (George and Nancy Sturm) have been “planting” the seeds of the gospel and “watering” them by God’s grace through Bible studies and fellowships, as well as by way of a Christian radio station that broadcasts biblical teachings throughout the rugged central-eastern mountain villages.

I was thrilled to meet many godly Albanian church leaders and speak to numerous young people whose zeal for the Lord was contagious. Any thought that such a thing could take place simply by man’s efforts is shouted down by the cry “impossible!” But with God, all things are possible. Nevertheless, please remember to keep the growing church in Shqipëria in your prayers.

T. A. McMahon
Executive Director