I Have Limited God by Being Satisfied With Too Little!
David Wilkerson challenges believers to seek a deeper relationship with God and not settle for spiritual complacency.
David Wilkerson emphasizes that God desires to bless us abundantly, urging believers not to be satisfied with the limited blessings they currently experience. He points out that many Christians act like 'satisfied sponges,' soaking up God's presence without seeking to be used for greater purposes. Wilkerson encourages the congregation to reach out in faith for more, believing that God can bring down strongholds and saturate communities with the gospel. He reminds us that God has greater works ahead and challenges us to expand our vision for what He can accomplish through us. Ultimately, we are called to let God be God in our lives and to expect limitless possibilities in our faith journey.
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God has so much he wants to give you. His desire is to "open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it" (Malachi 3:10). He stands in a full storehouse, saying, "I am a giving, loving God--but so few will receive from me. They won't let me be God to them!'
Of course, we are to thank God for all he has done and given already. Yet we are not to be satisfied with what we think is a lot! Many Christians are satisfied to sit in church and be blessed by God's presence. Such people are no more than "satisfied sponges"! They soak everything up--but they limit God in their lives, when he so wants to anoint them for service.
When the disciples marveled at Christ's miracles, Jesus replied, "God has an even greater work ahead for you!" Most of us are like the disciples. We see one miracle, and we're satisfied to talk about it for the rest of our lives. Yet if we really knew God and let him be God to us, we would ask him for so much more:
· We would reach into the heavenlies by faith, believing God to bring down the godless leaders in local, state, and federal agencies. We would bring down principalities and powers, as God said!
· We would believe God to help us saturate our city with the gospel of Jesus. We would stand up in faith against every weapon aimed against us, and we would be putting down satanic strongholds in our families and churches.
Our vision would be limitless. We would believe God for even greater things for his kingdom!
Sermon Outline
- I points: - God's desire to bless us abundantly - Understanding the fullness of God's storehouse - The importance of receiving from God
- II points: - The danger of spiritual complacency - Being 'satisfied sponges' in church - Limiting God's work in our lives
- III points: - The call to greater faith and action - Examples of miracles and God's greater works - Our responsibility to believe for more
- IV points: - Reaching into the heavenlies by faith - Saturating our cities with the gospel - Standing against spiritual strongholds
- V points: - Envisioning limitless possibilities with God - Believing for greater things in God's kingdom - The role of faith in our Christian walk
Key Quotes
“I am a giving, loving God--but so few will receive from me.” — David Wilkerson
“God has an even greater work ahead for you!” — David Wilkerson
“Our vision would be limitless.” — David Wilkerson
Application Points
- Seek to deepen your faith and understanding of God's promises.
- Engage actively in your community to share the gospel.
- Pray for the courage to confront and dismantle spiritual strongholds in your life.