TITLE: If It Is Beyond You, It Is Not Beyond God
TEXT: Luke 5:1–11
The Teaching Ministry of Dr Joel Dabbas
INTRODUCTION
Beloved, there are moments in life when effort has been exhausted, strength has been depleted, strategies have failed, and all that remains is frustration. Peter said it clearly in Luke 5:5, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing.”
That statement summarizes the experience of many people today—
You tried your best, yet nothing worked
You gave your all, yet the result is zero
You labored, prayed, planned, and pushed, yet nothing changed
But hear this loud and clear tonight:
If it is beyond you, it is not beyond God!
When human capacity ends, divine capability begins. When your strength fails, God’s power is just warming up.
DEFINING THE STATEMENT:
“If It Is Beyond You, It Is Not Beyond God”
This means:
Whatever has exceeded your ability has not exceeded God’s authority
Whatever has defeated your strength has not intimidated God’s power
Whatever you cannot handle, God can dismantle effortlessly
Jeremiah 32:27 says, “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?”
Beloved, difficulty is not a problem for God; it is an invitation for His glory.
Peter’s problem was beyond skill, experience, effort, and professional expertise—but it was not beyond the Word of Jesus.
THREE BIBLICAL EXAMPLES
1. Peter and the Empty Nets – Luke 5:1–11
Peter was not a novice; he was a professional fisherman.
He had the right tools
He had the right timing (night fishing)
He had the right experience
Yet, nothing worked. But one instruction from Jesus—“Launch out into the deep”—turned frustration into overflow.
Lesson: What effort could not achieve, obedience to divine instruction produced effortlessly.
2. Abraham and Sarah – Genesis 18:11–14
Age had disqualified them
Nature had ruled them out
Biology had shut the door
But God said, “Is anything too hard for the Lord?”
Lesson: When time says “too late,” God says “right on schedule.”
3. The Red Sea Encounter – Exodus 14:13–16
Before Israel was the Red Sea
Behind them was Pharaoh
Around them was fear
No bridge, no boat, no escape plan
But Moses said, “Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.”
Lesson: When there is no way forward, God specializes in making a way where none exists.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE AT YOUR WITS’ END
1. Stop Trusting Only Your Experience
Peter had experience, but experience failed him.
There comes a time when experience must bow to revelation.
2. Listen for Divine Instruction
Your breakthrough is not in your struggle; it is in God’s instruction.
One word from God can cancel years of failure.
3. Obey Even When It Doesn’t Make Sense
Peter said, “Nevertheless, at Thy word…”
Obedience activates intervention.
4. Shift from Self-Effort to God-Dependence
When you reach the end of yourself, you have arrived at the beginning of God.
CLOSING
Beloved, hear this prophetically:
What defeated you will announce you
Where you failed will celebrate you
What mocked you will promote you
Peter’s empty net became a net-breaking testimony.
Your story is changing tonight!
If it is beyond you—
It is not beyond God!
LET'S PRAYER
Father, every matter in my life that has gone beyond my strength—show Yourself strong in my situation now!
O Lord, by Your divine instruction, terminate every cycle of fruitless labor in my life!
Father, turn my emptiness into overflow and my frustration into celebration!
By Your power, let every impossibility confronting me bow to Your authority in Jesus’ Name!
DECLARE IT LOUD:
If it is beyond me, it is not beyond my God!
Amen.
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