Things That Limit God
From the desk of Pastor Blankenship
TEXT: 2 PETER 1:3-4
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
INTRO:
Before you right me off today, I want to preface this message with this statement; God is all powerful and can do anything! He holds all power in His hand. No one compares to my God! No mountain too high are valley too low. No sickness to sick, or heart to hard, no debt to deep, and no marriage to rocky for my God!
In spite of what I just said there are some things that limit God. Without trying to sound as if I am contradicted myself, let me explain:
Our text shows us the first thing that limits God.
A. His Nature (is LIMITED BY THE FACT THAT HE IS one that cannot)
1. FAIL
Deut. 3:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD
thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
2. MAKE MISTAKES
Rom. 8:28
Ro 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Isa. 44:2
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee;
Isa. 43:7
Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
B. WORD
Luke 21:33
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
1. LIE (God cannot Lie)
Tit. 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began
a. Healing
James 5:14-15
Jas 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
b. The Church
Matt. 16:18
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
c. The Holy Ghost
Acts 2:38-39
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
d. Needs
Ps. 37:25
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Phili. 4:19
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
e. Rapture
John 14:1-3
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
C. Humans
Matt. 13:58
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Here is where I really want to preach for the next few min. today.
James 4:2-8
Jas 4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. {lusts: or, pleasures}
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? {to envy: or, enviously?}
6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
There are two kinds of people; those who love God and those who do not. Those who live in the world and those who live in God’s kingdom. Those who are hot and those who are cold.
The Bible talks about two in a field and one taken and one left, two in bed and so on.
There are some here today under the sound of my voice who limits God in there life. Some of you do not have faith in God. Without faith it is impossible to please Him.
Mal. 3:8-10
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Matt 22:21
Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Where your treasure is there will your heart be also. I think it is high time some of you get your wallet saved! You are limiting God by not trusting Him to help with you finances.
Need healing? You are limiting God by not stepping out in faith and calling on the elders of the church.
Marriage?
Holy Ghost?
Family members?
For too long now we have tied the hands of God if you please. You need to get careless in your faith. You need to speak out for things not yet done as thou they are already done. I am strongly convinced that if we start to become givers of our time and money to the work of God His blessings will run over in our life.
God can do anything in your life. But there is a catch! You have to believe that He can and then you have to let Him do what He can!
