Bent But Not Broken

The absolute truth of this question this morning, “God why are these things happening to me?” This is a question that we have all asked and have all sincerely wanted to know. This morning I pray that this sermon would give you hope in knowing that Christ works all things out for His glory. Many if honest this morning there has been a spiritual battle throughout the week or maybe throughout the month or maybe even your entire Christian walk thus far and this question has been reoccurring time and time again, why are these things happening to me?

This morning we could sometimes feel like Job, who we all know was a man that was attacked by Satan himself because God allowed him to be touched but not perished, nonetheless with life and it’s applications we could have this mindset that God has forsaken us, beloved let not this thought taint your mind thus infecting your hearts to believe such wickedness would take place from our Savior.

Beloved this morning I want to preach a sermon I’ve entitled “Not snapping nor braking”. Life is harsh beloved it is cruel and unloving I truly believe it is due to the hand of God that love even still exist upon the earth for it was the love of Christ that was displayed upon that cross to show how much of it He has for us as it has stood the test of time. Nevertheless in today’s thinking of what we see and what we read lest what happens to us we could in the midst of all the craziness question God of His love for us and even these words Lord why have you forsaken me? This morning beloved Jesus has not forsaken you but is preparing you. Believe it or not in the midst of your trials there is a testing and a trying and a reproofing that is taking place that you may come out as pure as gold and ready for the work of God upon your life.

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you until it seems you cannot hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time when the tide will turn.—

Some of us this morning are in that tight place and God wants to tell you keep on going its right around the corner, that blessing is right around the corner. This morning I have a short pilot scripture very familiar yet I believe that God is going to give us great insight this morning, let’s believe God together.

Hebrews 13:5-6

5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

“I will never leave you nor forsake you”

We hear this scripture and sometimes we could find ourselves if we are honest and doubt this portion of scripture not with our words but sometimes with our faith in Him who is true this morning God our King, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. This morning beloved we are not a forsaking people, God has not forgotten us, but life is allowed to become of us as we live it.

The troubles and pains, the worries and the fears that we need to trust our God for are all a part of life as we know it. The loss of a loved one, the loss of a job whatever it may be it does not escape us nor skip us this is a part of life in which we live and need to understand that we are a covered people.

I will never leave you nor forsake you; our word tells us how many believe this this morning. Why was this written in this time? What was God foreseeing in the future that this was placed upon the holiest of scripture for you and I to read and have what?

Even though this scripture was pronounced to Joshua, this belongs to all the faithful servants of God. Old-Testament promises may be applied to New-Testament saints.

This promise contains the sum and substance of all the promises. I will never, no, never leave thee, nor ever forsake thee. Here are no fewer than five negatives heaped together, to confirm the promise; the true believer shall have the gracious presence of God with him in life, at death, and forever. If I could say this beloved we need it right now.

What a promise we have of God this morning to know that He will always be with the faithful Christian to hold and help. This word so sobering to the believer that is in the balance with their walk wondering with a sincere heart to want to serve yet lacking the will to do so with no strength to go on let this stir your heart this morning as we are faithful so Christ is faithful. I will never, no, never leave you nor forsake you.