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Have You Ever Felt Used PT-1 ~ Message 94
This starts with several illustrations of how people use each other, some intentional, some unintentional and also how we use our family without realizing it. Then it moves on to the pertinent question, have you ever made God feel used. There are many places in scripture that tell us about how God feels when we try to use Him, but they are seldom noticed.
We have the same idea about God that children have about their parents. Parents are providers, protectors, rule makers, law enforcers and educators that love us, but instead of returning that love with a sense of appreciation we circumvent their efforts and get away with what we want in secret. Making matters worse, our nature is one of rebellion that manifests itself when we don’t get what we want. We become sullen or peevish to show our displeasure with those in charge.
God deals differently with us than our parents and especially those who become born again into His family through the miracle of salvation. His purpose in giving us freedom is to expose our will. Will we choose what He wants or what we want? This was the choice God gave Adam and Eve and the one gives each one of us daily.
Salient Points: Conmen, Will work for food, Left paying the bill, Using others, Using spouses, The hungry drunk, Who controls the TV, Making God feel used, Existing for His pleasure, Making deals with God, No fear of God, Excuses, Moral character has disappeared, The Angel of the Lord, You can’t fool God, We can’t anticipate God’s responses, What makes a difference to God, Vanity of vanities, When God says be quiet, Who are we, We don’t understand how important salvation is, What God keeps secret, Paul’s thorn in the flesh, Being in awe of God, It’s not to make us feel bad.
Scripture: Ecc. 5:2-7
Special Thanks,
Images courtesy of; Hubble Telescope, Nassau, Space Science Telescope Institute and the James Webb Space Telescope that include selected scriptures from the public domain version of The King James Bible. The availability of STScI materials on this website does not imply the endorsement of STScI or by any STScI employee of any private use of such materials, including, in particular, any commercial use and any use intended to mislead. For more information please visit our Copyright Information page by clicking here.
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By Our Timeless CreatorThis starts with several illustrations of how people use each other, some intentional, some unintentional and also how we use our family without realizing it. Then it moves on to the pertinent question, have you ever made God feel used. There are many places in scripture that tell us about how God feels when we try to use Him, but they are seldom noticed.
We have the same idea about God that children have about their parents. Parents are providers, protectors, rule makers, law enforcers and educators that love us, but instead of returning that love with a sense of appreciation we circumvent their efforts and get away with what we want in secret. Making matters worse, our nature is one of rebellion that manifests itself when we don’t get what we want. We become sullen or peevish to show our displeasure with those in charge.
God deals differently with us than our parents and especially those who become born again into His family through the miracle of salvation. His purpose in giving us freedom is to expose our will. Will we choose what He wants or what we want? This was the choice God gave Adam and Eve and the one gives each one of us daily.
Salient Points: Conmen, Will work for food, Left paying the bill, Using others, Using spouses, The hungry drunk, Who controls the TV, Making God feel used, Existing for His pleasure, Making deals with God, No fear of God, Excuses, Moral character has disappeared, The Angel of the Lord, You can’t fool God, We can’t anticipate God’s responses, What makes a difference to God, Vanity of vanities, When God says be quiet, Who are we, We don’t understand how important salvation is, What God keeps secret, Paul’s thorn in the flesh, Being in awe of God, It’s not to make us feel bad.
Scripture: Ecc. 5:2-7
Special Thanks,
Images courtesy of; Hubble Telescope, Nassau, Space Science Telescope Institute and the James Webb Space Telescope that include selected scriptures from the public domain version of The King James Bible. The availability of STScI materials on this website does not imply the endorsement of STScI or by any STScI employee of any private use of such materials, including, in particular, any commercial use and any use intended to mislead. For more information please visit our Copyright Information page by clicking here.