I Won't Complain

We forgot that the same God that delivered us once is able to do it again and again. Brothers and sisters there is one thing that is good to know. Even in the midst of our complaining; even in the middle of our pity parties, God has compassion on us and hears our pleas. He knows what we need and when we need it. He looks beyond our complaints; He looks beyond our faults and sees our needs. Brothers and sisters, as believers in Christ we should know there is no need to complain.

We serve a risen Savior who will supply all our needs. The 23rd Psalms says so. For in it David said, “The Lord is my shepherd that I shall not want”. We have a Savior that will stay by our side. Hebrews 13 verse 5 says, “For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee”. We should be thankful that we have a Savior who didn’t complain. Jesus, who died for the sins of man, could have complained but as we see in Luke 22:42, He says, “Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.”

Jesus did not complain. He didn’t complain when He hung, bled and died on Calvary’s Cross for your sins and for mine. He didn’t complain when He was laid in Joseph’s borrowed tomb. And I’m so glad that my God didn’t complain to be the payment for my sins. He got up early one Sunday morning; stepped out on resurrection ground proclaiming all power in heaven and in earth is in His hands.

Brothers and sisters as I hurry to a close I want to put on your minds the words sung by Paul Jones. I’ve had some good days; I’ve had some hills to climb. I’ve had some weary days and some sleepless nights. But when I look around and I think things over;

Oh, when I look around and see how good God has been to me; when I look around and see my family and friends are alright now; when I look around and recognize that among all the violence and destruction, Jesus has been a fence all around me; when I look around and recognize that it was nothing but God grace that I am here today;

ALL OF MY GOOD DAYS OUTWEIGH MY BAD DAYS AND I WON’T COMPLAIN. Not only won’t I complain but I can’t complain. I haven’t been through enough to justify complaining. I haven’t had enough trials and tribulations to cause complaining.

Yes, brothers and sisters, I’ve been down but I’ve never been out. I’ve seen bad times but I’ve never been alone. Even when I was at my worst and Jesus had to reach way down, He still picked me up. When I thought I had no where else to go, Jesus showed me a way out. When I felt all alone Jesus said, “Lo I am with you always”. When I felt that no one cared Jesus died for me. Ain’t God all right?

Aren’t you glad that Jesus died for you? Aren’t you glad that He gave you a reason not to complain? Aren’t you glad that Jesus paid it all?