Do Not Limit An Unlimited God

DO NOT LIMIT AN UNLIMITED GOD

INTRODUCTION

The children of Israel stood at the edge of promise. Behind them lay the Red Sea, split by the power of God. Above them hung the cloud of His presence. Beneath their feet lay the bread of angels. Water gushed from the rock. Pharaoh's army drowned. Egypt's gods fell silent.

Yet they asked, "Can God spread a table in the wilderness?"

This question reveals the tragedy of the human heart. We witness miracles, then doubt the Miracle Worker. We taste provision, then question the Provider. We experience deliverance, then deny the Deliverer.

Beloved, God has no limitations. He spoke galaxies into existence. He numbers every star and calls them by name (Psalm 147:4). He holds the ocean in His hand and weighs mountains on scales (Isaiah 40:12). The earth is His footstool. Heaven is His throne (Isaiah 66:1).

The problem was never God's power. The problem was Israel's unbelief.

You are here today because God brought you. Some of you walked through fire. Others survived storms that should have destroyed you. God moved. God provided. God healed.

But now you stand at a new wilderness. A new challenge. A new mountain.

And the enemy whispers the same old question: "Can God do this too?"

This morning, the Spirit of the Lord declares: Stop putting boundaries around a boundless God.

I. FORGETTING GOD'S WORKS LEADS TO LIMITING GOD'S POWER

"They spoke against God; they said, 'Can God really spread a table in the wilderness?'" (Psalm 78:19)

Listen closely. Their question was not about God's ability. It was about their memory.

Israel forgot what God had already done. They forgot the plagues in Egypt. They forgot the parting of the sea. They forgot the manna that fell every morning. They forgot the water that poured from the solid rock.

Forgetfulness is the mother of unbelief.

When your testimony dies in your mouth, doubt grows in your heart. When you stop rehearsing what God did yesterday, you start questioning what God will do tomorrow.

The Israelites saw God strike the rock, and water gushed out. They saw it with their own eyes. "True, he struck the rock, and water gushed out, streams flowed abundantly, but can he also give us bread? Can he supply meat for his people?" (Psalm 78:20)

Do you hear the insult in that question?

God just did the impossible. He made water flow from the stone. And they respond with, "Yes, but can He do this other thing?"

Beloved, this is how we limit God. We confess His past works, then deny His present power.

Moses records in Exodus 17:6, "I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." God performed this miracle. They drank the water. Yet they still doubted.

Spiritual Insight

Forgetfulness shrinks your vision of God. A forgotten miracle becomes tomorrow's doubt. When past testimonies are ignored, present faith weakens.

David understood this principle. He wrote in Psalm 103:2, "Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits." Why? Because remembering God's works keeps faith alive.

Illustration: The Wilderness Table

Israel said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?"

Think about this. A wilderness has no farms. No grocery stores. No supply chains. No rain. No fertile soil.

Yet God does not need systems to provide.

He does not need your connections. He does not need your salary. He does not need your background. He does not need your education.

If He rained food from heaven, He will meet your need right where you stand.

God does His best work where human help ends.

Application

When believers stop rehearsing God's works, they start questioning God's power. A church that forgets what God has done will fear what God will do.

Testimony is fuel for faith. Silence breeds skepticism.

You need to tell your story. You need to remind yourself what God brought you through. Write it down. Speak it out loud. Declare it to your children.

Deuteronomy 6:12 warns, "Be careful that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery." This command was given because God knew the danger of forgetfulness.

Because when the next wilderness comes, and it will come, you will need to remember: the God who brought you out is the same God who will bring you through.

Key Truth

A forgotten miracle becomes tomorrow's doubt.

II. A DIVIDED HEART RESULTS IN DISTRUST OF AN UNLIMITED GOD

"They turned back and tested God and limited the Holy One of Israel." (Psalm 78:41, NKJV)

The word "limited" here means to restrain, to provoke, to grieve.

Read that again. They limited God.

Not because God lost His power. Not because heaven shut down. Not because the Holy One became weak.