An Unwilling God

The things that God will not do are just as important as the things He will do. In all likelihood this is a profile of God that you have heard far too little about, but until I know what God will not do I will find it difficult to believe what He will do.

In reality, I don’t place a great deal of value in the promises of God until I am absolutely certain that God will not lie (Hebrews 6:18). That establishes the fact that if God said it He will do it.

Hearing the stories of God’s past performances is thrilling but of little worth to me beyond historical significance except when considered in the light that God will not change (Malachi 3:6). That means that if God has ever done something He can do it again if He chooses to do so. The Miracle Worker is still mighty. The Sovereign is still sufficient. The Lord is still living. He is the Ageless, Changeless and Peerless Jehovah God, and He will not change.

I Corinthians 15:25 declares, “He must reign till he has put all enemies under his feet.” All enemies must be subdued. All deceivers must be revealed. All demons must be corralled and rendered helpless against the children of God. All illnesses must be canceled and the sufferers set free. ALL enemies seen and unseen, known and unknown must be crushed under His feet.

Repeat those words verbally, “MUST BE put under his feet.” This is a non-negotiable and non-breakable promise of God.
• His will is Sovereign….nothing can stop it.
• His attention is focused….nothing can divert it.
• His triumph is certain….nothing can defeat it!

He is an All Comprehending God who has hindsight, oversight, insight and foresight! He knows when to back up, step up, act up, slow up and hurry up.

Isaiah reminded us that our Heavenly Father knows all things from beginning to end and all that is in between. (Isaiah 46:9-10) He knows what to do, when to do it and how it needs to be done, but He also knows the things that He will absolutely not do.

I am so thankful that we have a God who is NOT WILLING to do certain thing. Examine them closely and rejoice with me.

Number 1, He is not willing to promote or practice partiality as we know it today.

Peter tore holes in the practice of partiality in Acts 10:34. To those who had a tendency to lean toward showing partiality, he said, “It’s God’s own truth; nothing could be plainer: God plays no favorites! It makes no difference who you are or where you’re from----if you want God and are ready to do as he says, the door is open.”

God doesn’t slam the door in your face because of ethnic background, educational degrees, and wealth holdings or mean labels. We make differences between people, but God doesn’t. In heaven there will be no put downs, none thrown out or culled from the rest. There will be no first class, second and no class sections up there. Everyone will be treated as favorites and with perfect fairness.

Number 2. He is not willing to repudiate righteousness.

Repudiate means to disavow, refuse to acknowledge or disown. Yes, God hates sin, but He loves the sinner. He forgives and forgets what you did wrong but remembers what you do right. The Prodigal make a ton of mistakes that broke his father’s heart, but when the wayward boy made a turn and started home that one sane decision made the record book….not all the bad he had done. He’s not looking for reasons to disown you. He’s just looking for you to make a move in the right direction, and He will meet you more than half way. Love covers a multitude of sins and calls for party time. God will not allow all your bad decisions to negate one good one. One penitent prayer causes angels to break out in singing. One look toward a waiting father puts wings on the father’s feet as he races to the rescue. One knock on the doors of heaven and all heaven will stand in attention to welcome a prodigal home.

God is not willing to lock you out of His will without first offering you His unlimited grace.

Number 3. God is not willing to foreclose without long forbearance.

He will not give up on you easily. His pity for you is genuine. His patience with you is staggering. His presence with you is undeniable, and His power to work for you is unfailing!

Isaiah 42:1-4 heralds the message of forbearance with exciting truths. It says, “He won’t brush aside the bruised and the hurt and he won’t disregard the small and insignificant, but he will steadily and firmly set things right. He won’t tire out and quit. He won’t be stopped until he’s finished his work…” (The Message)

He is unwilling to give up until he has displaced deceit with a revelation of what is right….until he deposes darkness with the eternal light of the Son….until he defeats devilry with the power of his endless love….and until he destroys death, the devil, demons and hell.

Punishing you is not in His plan…keeping His promises to you is!!! There are 3 things that you can be absolutely sure of:
• God is not willing to lie
• God is not willing to leave you helpless and alone
• And God is not willing to give up on you regardless of how bad things may be looking. That’s why you can trust Him. Do it today.

Serving An Unwilling God,
Pastor Jimmy & Bob