Removing "Can't" From Our Dictionary

How high, Lord?

I can’t speak Hebrew or Greek. I can’t lift 500 pounds. I can’t fly a jet. I can’t lead a symphony orchestra. There are a thousand and one things I cannot do, that I would like to be able to do. But there is one thing I can do; I can do what I’m supposed to do.

I can be a good husband and father. I can be a trusted friend. I can be honest. I can live for God. Paul tells us “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” The “all things” in the context are those things the Bible tells us we can do. Yet, in spite of this plain teaching, we have so many Christians who say, concerning living a life that honors Christ, “I can’t.” But in reality it’s, “I won’t.”

I had a handicapped preacher friend, now with the Lord, who used to say, “Can’t is not in the handicap dictionary.” And so it should be with the Christian. If we are not doing what the Scriptures require of us, it is because we are attempting to do them without the help of the Lord. “Without me ye can do nothing,” says Jesus.

Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Notice, it is not I without Christ; it is not Christ without I; it is I with Christ.

If God tells us to jump over a wall, we can do it. David said, “By my God have I leaped over a wall.” When God tells you to jump, ask Him, “How high Lord?”~rds

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