Has anything been making your joy wither away? Has something been draining your strength, leaving you exhausted in the fight for a breakthrough? Some situations feel so impossible that they leave us desperate for answers, longing for a divine intervention.
Throughout history, there have been cases that seemed beyond human comprehension—cases that baffled experts and remained unsolved despite every effort. One such case in the UK is the mysterious disappearance of Andrew Gosden in September 2007. At just 14 years old, Andrew left his home in Doncaster, emptied his father’s bank account and bought a one-way ticket to London Kings Cross.
Despite extensive searches, CCTV footage, and public appeals, his whereabouts remain unknown to this day. Seventeen and a half years later, his father has spent nearly two decades trying to find out what happened to his son and still wonders whether he is dead or alive.
Impossible cases like these bring a deep sense of frustration, helplessness, and sorrow. Whether it’s a lost loved one, a fractured relationship, a family conflict, an unanswered prayer, or chasing a dream without success, the weight of the impossible can be overwhelming.
In biblical times, people wore sackcloth as an outward sign of deep grief, repentance, or an urgent plea for God’s intervention. This rough and uncomfortable garment symbolised humility and a heart desperate for answers.
Jacob mourned the loss of his son Joseph by wearing sackcloth (Genesis 37:34), but later, he was reunited with him in Egypt when he discovered that his son was alive and had become a powerful leader (Genesis 45:25-28). Similarly, when Mordecai and the Jews learned of Haman’s decree to destroy them, they dressed in sackcloth and pleaded for divine intervention, as described in Esther 4:1-3. Their mourning and pleas led to a miraculous deliverance. Queen Esther intervened, Haman’s plot was exposed, and the Jews were saved from destruction. Instead, Haman was executed, and the Jewish people triumphed over their enemies (Esther 7:10, 9:1-2).
Sackcloth was a public display of inner turmoil—a plea to God, saying, “I am in desperate need of You. Only You can change this situation.”
Faith changes the impossible. Perhaps your impossible case makes you feel like those in the Bible who put on sackcloth—distressed, ashamed, or in urgent need of an answer. But there is hope. Faith has the power to change the impossible. What seems unsolvable to man is not beyond God’s reach. He invites us to cry out to Him, to seek Him earnestly, and to trust that He can bring a solution.
We invite you to our Collective Fast Meeting this Saturday at 7am. Come wearing sackcloth as a sign of humility and, if you are able, present a food fast before God. Let us cry out to Him together and believe that the God of the impossible will answer.
No situation is too difficult for Him. Will you take a step of faith and seek His intervention?
Event: Collective Fast Meeting (Impossible Cases)
Day and time: Every Saturday at 7am
Location: Your local Universal Church
Source:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2381d3777ro
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