Does Man Limit God?

Read: Psalm 78

Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure Psalm 147:5

 

Good Morning!

Despite our professed faith, love, and belief in the limitless capabilities of God, we still limit God. Usually, while we are praying, doubt, unbelief or we think we know what God can do puts limits on God and invades our thinking.  God’s power is limited when defined by man’s finite perspective. All things are possible with God.

 

Despite God's kindness, the Children of Israel rebelled against God. From displaying his great powers with plagues, their Exodus from Egypt, parting the Red Sea, providing food in the wilderness, and a beacon of light by day and night, the Children of Israel witnessed God's great power. Yet through it all, they turned their backs and tempted God and limited the Holy One. Yes, man can limit God.

 

Scripture contains numerous verses emphasizing the greatness of God. Remember and recite these passages in times of doubt or forgetfulness: Great is our Lord, abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure (Psalm 147:5). Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us (Ephesians 3:20). My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).

 

Limiting God occurs when we forget the marvelous things He has done (Psalm 78:11-17). Forgetting the prayers that God answered causes us to also overlook His Grace and Mercy, which, like our prayers, quickly fade into forgetfulness. Limiting God happens when we disobey Him. Doubt, worry, and unbelief limit God when we entertain them.

 

Let us be aware of how we limit God's blessings by what we do or do not do.  Let us pray Psalms 139:23-24, Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;  And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way of everlasting.

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