Matthew 19:26

Jesus looked at them and said,

“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Matthew 19:16–30 is the story of the rich young ruler who came to Jesus asking what
he must do to have eternal life (v. 16). Jesus responds by saying that he must not only follow all
the commandments, but also give up all his possessions to the poor and follow him (vv. 17-22).
Far from preaching a works-bases salvation, Jesus was exposing the young man’s treasures that
were keeping him from a devotion to Christ. Upon hearing this radical command, the rich
young ruler goes away “sorrowful, for he had great possessions” (v. 22). Jesus then turns to his
disciples and tells them that “it is easier for a camel to go through an eye of a needle than for a
rich person to enter the kingdom of God” (v. 24). The disciples were astonished by this, because
in their way of thinking, rich people had the best chance of getting into heaven—they had every
advantage. The conclusion of the disciples was, if a rich person can’t get saved, “who then can
be saved?” They thought that if the rich didn’t have a chance, then neither did anyone else. It’s
at this point that Jesus responds, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are
possible.”

We see that, within its original context, the phrase “with God all things are possible” was
applied to the issue of salvation. Humanity is completely unable to achieve salvation through
personal effort—only God can save, because “all things are possible” for God it means “only God
can save sinners and give them eternal life.” No human being can hijack this power, in salvation
or in any other matter. What then should be our response? Humility, submission, and trust.

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Jesus was talking about salvation when He said, “With men this is impossible, but
with God all things are possible.” So just like the disciples and others particularly us, we often
equate wealth with salvation. Things like possession, power often get in the way of a person’s
love for God. Why? Because people can be self-reliant, they believe that they have earned all
they have, excluding God. Such people usually do what they pleases and not what God desires
from them to do. God is completely out of the equation in their minds and hearts and actions.
Sadly, they are often so unaware of Him and His presence.

But Jesus offered hope.. He said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are
possible” (Matthew 19:26). It was a reminder that salvation has nothing to do with man and
everything to do with God. Apart from God, no one can be saved. We cannot save ourselves
because we are sinful, and we need Christ to save us. We must rejoice in the glorious reality
that “with God all things are possible,” but we particularly young people must never expect God
to use his power to do our every bidding. He is sovereign over our salvation, our future, our
career, our every breath. All things are possible for him, and he uses that ability to accomplish
his own will.