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“Putting Shackles on God!”

“Putting Shackles on God!”. Psalm 78:40-43. …Men feared him everywhere and well they should for you see, this man was invincible. That’s right, no one or thing could harm him, with but one exception. It seems he had a weak heel….

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“Putting Shackles on God!”

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  1. “Putting Shackles on God!” Psalm 78:40-43

  2. …Men feared him everywhere and well they should for you see, this man was invincible. That’s right, no one or thing could harm him, with but one exception. It seems he had a weak heel…

  3. “What?!” you say, “Limit God?” Indeed. Through the choices we make we often limit God in the sense of receiving the full worth of God’s blessings…

  4. Our text speaks of how the children of Israel tested, pained, or vexed God. In a real sense, they, as do you and I, put shackles on God in the matter of receiving His fullest blessings.

  5. Purpose: to see how we put shackles on God

  6. I By the Lack of FAITH A. A Weak Understanding B. A Weak Assent

  7. Be aware there are man “intellectual geniuses” doing their best to discredit the authority of the Bible especially in these areas… Such intellectual rejections make for no faith!

  8. I By the Lack of FAITH A. A Weak Understanding B. A Weak Assent C. A Weak Trust

  9. With a mighty faith in God, things will happen, but with a weak faith, God’s blessings will never be extended…

  10. II By the Lack of PRAYER

  11. …throughout the Bible we find three key elements for effective prayer the absence of which results in ineffective prayer.

  12. II By the Lack of PRAYER A. Absence of Praise

  13. Praise is recognition… Praise is worship…

  14. II By the Lack of PRAYER A. Absence of Praise B. Absence of Petition

  15. James 4:2-3 “…you have not because you ask not… you ask and do not receive because you ask with wrong motives…”

  16. II By the Lack of PRAYER A. Absence of Praise B. Absence of Petition C. Absence of Thanksgiving

  17. III By the Lack of OBEDIENCE

  18. Hebrews 3:18-19 “And to whom did God swear that they would never enter His rest if not to those who disobeyed? So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.”

  19. Isaiah 59:1-2 “Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you so that He will not hear.”

  20. III By the Lack of OBEDIENCE A. Purposeless Lives B. Shattered Homes C. Unforgiven Sinners

  21. Naaman the leper (head of the Syrian army) 2 Kings 5:1ff… When he did what he was instructed to do…

  22. …All of us were given certain tasks to do. When we failed to do the tasks in a timely, good order fashion a coin was removed from our particular jar…

  23. Conclusion and Summary This in a small way illustrates how we shackle God… Note, not even suggesting we can earn or can merit forgiveness or favor from God… Am saying the Bible makes clear (Romans 8:31-32) how intently God desires to bless each of us. He will, as long as, we don’t shackle Him!

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