Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: Do you limit God or yourself?

"For with God nothing will be impossible" Luke 1:37 NKJV

DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF

Time and time again we hear Christians say, 'I can't do this.' Your answer from God is, 'Yes you can, My word says, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13. If Jesus is in something, you can do it, if He isn't, it will come to nothing. When God shows you He wants you to fulfil a particular task for Him, He will anoint you for this task. Now, this may be preaching the Word of God, on a Sunday morning. Anyone who has preached will know that the first time you do it, you are terrified and shake all over. But as you continue to preach, God becomes big inside of you and words flow like life-giving seed. Without Him, there will be very little response; with Him there may be much response where people are prayed for and ministered to. However, again there may be little response, but, a seed has been sown within each listener and at the right time, it will come to fruition.

DON'T LIMIT GOD

'Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel, 42 They did not remember His power; the day when He redeemed them from the enemy" Ps 78: 41-42

Warren W Wiersbe comments on this verse:

'After this great display of divine power, the people should have been able to trust the Lord in any situation, knowing that He was in control, but they grieved Him, provoked Him and tempted Him to display His anger against them! Human nature has not changed.'

We need to take notice of the very last thing Wiersbe wrote: 'Human nature has not changed.' It's true; the Israelites had witnessed God's awesome power in rescuing them from Egypt. They had witnessed Moses, a man who limited himself initially, transferred into a man of God filled with God's power, taking them through the Red Sea and yet, they moaned, groaned, criticised, wished to return to Egypt and blame God and Moses for all what was happening to them, no matter how positive.

We can be very much the same. God provides for us, protects us gives us His love and the love of family and friends. He provides, homes, education, jobs, cars and a host of technology and still, some of us are still not satisfied.

Don't limit God or yourself. Praise Him for the way He has blessed you and will do again. Thank Him from your heart that He doesn't limit you. He opens the door of heaven and 'anoints my head with oil; my cup runs over.' Ps 23:5.

Without Him, we are lost; with Him we are blessed

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Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen

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