Can We Disappoint God? Would Jesus ever say to you, Im so disappointed in you.? This question never occurred to me even though this had been a constant belief of mine every time I sinned. And because I believed God was so disappointed in me, it sometimes took days before I would go to him to ask forgiveness. Many times we attribute to God, attitudes, reactions or characteristics that are not even close to who He really is or what He would think about us. Disappointment - To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of. The feeling of being let down. A feeling of sadness or frustration because something or someone was not as good, attractive, or satisfactory as expected, or because something hoped for did not happen. Now that we know what the definition of disappoint is, ask yourself this question. When we sin, is God disappointed in us? To easily answer this question all we have to know is what does the Bible tell us about who God is? When we sin, why do we feel that we have disappointed God? One reason is because of our intimate or personal relationship with Him. We know that God loves us, He died for us, and He saved us. We cherish our relationship with Him, and we know it cost Jesus His life to make our relationship with God possible. And when we sin we think we have failed Him, disappointed Him, or made Him think less of us. As a result we feel like we have really let God down, and for some of us it is difficult to gather up the courage to turn back to Him to ask Him to forgive us. Thoughts like these leave us vulnerable to be lied to by the enemy. Have you thought any of these lies about yourself when you sin? You are constantly letting God down. Once again you havent lived up to Gods expectations. You will never be who God expects you to be in Christ. And so on. * If you think about it, that reasoning makes sense. Were human and sinful. No matter how hard we try and how much we have yielded to sanctification in our lives, we are not going to be perfect. And when we read some of the following verses, we really feel worse about our sin. Matthew 5:20,48, For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. 1 Peter 1:15-16 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: Be holy, because I am holy. Please do not misunderstand me; I am not saying we do not need to feel bad or remorseful when we sin. Feeling bad after we sin is the first step to our repentance or confession. By our repentance we are forgiven, which leads to our cleansing, and because of our cleansing we can and will experience the process of restoration. 1 John 1:9, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all un-righteousness. Psalm 51 is also a good example of this process. * The truth is God has never been disappointed in you. Not once, ever. The emotion of disappointment is something that He can never feel. Our enemy, the devil, is skilled at painting a picture of God as the brokenhearted—or, worse, angry deity who has been failed one time too many by us. But that simply isnt true. God has never been and never will be disappointed with you. God knows everything, He is omniscient. *Think about it: at the very core of disappointment is a failure to meet expectations. But if God knows everything, how can you disappoint Him? How can you let God down who always knows what is going to happen before it happens? *If we think we can some-how do something that God didnt expect or surprise him in some way, then we seriously underestimate the scope of Gods knowledge. *Concerning the limitless nature of Gods mind, Isaiah wrote, Who has understood the mind of the LORD, or instructed him as his counselor? Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge or showed him the path of understanding? (Isa. 40:13-14). In other words, Who taught God? Implied answer? No one! *Or again, back to Isaiah: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thought (Isa. 55:8-9). In other words: Youll never be able to fully understand my mind. I think on an entirely different level. Gods mind is infinite. There are no limitations of what God knows about us, what we will do or what will happen to us. God will never be surprised by what we do. O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely. Psalm 139:1-4 *How can you let down someone who knows every possible choice you have made and ever will make? With God knowing all that, how are you possibly going to disappoint him? You dont. No way. Its one of those spiritual laws of heaven. Its simply impossible. Pastor John *Excerpt from 10 Things Jesus Never Said, And Why You Should Stop Believing Them, by Will Davis Jr.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 20:00:00 +0000
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