"The Ultimate Problem Solver"

Scripture: "Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you." -Jeremiah 32:17

Many of us today live our lives where we strive to solve problems. For example, you get paid on a Friday with a set of bills due by next Wednesday and yet, the money you have made must be used to give God His 10%, take care of your family's needs, take care of your car's needs, and of course, the bills. With this being said, if a budget has not been laid out, then we find ourselves scratching our heads and wondering how we are going to pay these bills. Just as we may struggle in working out our bills, we often struggle with things on a spiritual realm as well. We deal with spirits from people on a daily basis and at times, it becomes taxing. We deal with our family members and their spirits on a daily basis and after while, that becomes taxing. We deal with emotional issues, that in turn, messes with us spiritually and we do not always have an answer to solve our problems. Let me re-introduce to each of you, the ultimate problem solver, our Heavenly Father. This statement can be made and validated through today's text.

Today's setting can be found in the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah is the second of the Major Prophets within the Old Testament and is the second longest book within the Major Prophets (52 chapters), behind Isaiah (66 chapters). Within this book, we are introduced to the prophet Jeremiah, who prophesied from around 630 to 580 B.C. According to scholars, the Book of Jeremiah is primarily a message of judgment on Judah for rampant idolatry over the years. Within today's main scripture, Jeremiah has been tasked by God to purchase a field and throughout carrying this task, we understand why God is the ultimate problem solver.

Jeremiah begins the text in a mode of adoration by saying to God, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm". If truth were told, we ought to take a moment out of everyday lives to praise God, to bless God, to honor God, to adore God, for the things He has done in our lives. We ought to thank Him for life, health, and strength! We ought to praise Him for keeping us off the street! We ought to bless Him for allowing us to have money in our pockets! We ought to adore Him for creating the heavens and the earth! We ought to love on our God!

When you adore our God, praise our God, worship our God, honor our God for creating the heavens and the earth with His great power and outstretched arm, then you will realize that He is the ultimate problem solver. Jeremiah reflects this in the concluding part of the text. He tells us as He is talking to God that "nothing is too hard for you". Whenever you are overwhelmed with little money and a lot of bills, hand it over to the problem solver! When your child has got unruly and you can't take it anymore, hand it over to the problem solver! When you and your spouse cannot seem to get along, hand it over to the problem solver! When you are looking for a breakthrough on the job and there's none in sight, hand it over to the problem solver! Whatever you are dealing with on today, hand it over to the problem solver, that He may lead you and guide you and help you to solve your problems!

In closing, life is overwhelming. We often do get tired and/or wondering what are we going to do in certain situations. Today, I come to you with a solution, the ultimate problem solver Himself, our Heavenly Father God, through His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. With Him as your problem solver, you'll always pass life's tests with flying colors and be ready to give Him praise, honor, and glory at the drop of a dime! Before you get good into your workday, take about 30 seconds and give God praise for being your ultimate problem solver!