EXPRESSING DOUBT

EXPRESSING DOUBT
Scripture: Hebrews 3:15-19
Topic: Expressing Doubt

"While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in BECAUSE OF UNBELIEF."
Hebrews 3:15-19

The expression of doubt through our words is one of the things God hates. If you study the Bible carefully, you will find out that the Lord becomes very angry with doubting children. He wants us to trust and believe in Him. He wants us to follow Him, and know that it is well with us because He is Jehovah – the one who keeps covenants and promises.

In the book of Hebrews, there is a question:

"But with whom was he grieved forty years..."
Hebrews 3:17

Was it the adulterers? Was it the idolaters? Was it the thieves? No. It was those who did not believe. You may be surprised, but God may be angry with you because of your lack of faith in His ability to bless you. Remember the story of the twelve spies. Ten of them said, “We cannot do it. It is not possible!” I call them the “Cannot-Do People”.

"…the men that went up with him said, we be not able to go up against the people…And they brought up an evil report..."
Numbers 13:31,32

Notice here, that the words we be not able, are described by the Bible as evil. Words of doubt are one of the deadly poisons of the tongue. Observe that the ten spies poisoned the minds of multitudes of people with their “impossibility attitude”. 

There are some people who are filled with phrases like this:
We can’t make it!
It’s too late!
It’s not possible!
It hasn’t been done before!
It will be controversial!
What will people say?
It’s too expensive!
We don’t have enough money!
We don’t have enough time!
We have never done this before!
We don’t do things like this here!
I know this thing will end in a disaster!
I’m pulling out!
I’m scared!
Let’s be reasonable!
We’ve always done it this way!

However, there is another group of people who will say:
Go for it brother!
It’s a great idea!
Nothing is impossible!
It can be done!
It’s not too late!
I’ll make time for it!
We can make an extra sacrifice!
We will go the extra mile!
We can work overtime!
The lack of money cannot stop us!
Let’s try it anyway!
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

These are the types of words that Jesus wants to hear us say. We are a “Can-Do people”. We can make it. God is on our side!

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
Philippians 4:13

Excerpt from:
Poisons
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

Comments

  1. JenipherTerry18 April 2022 at 06:11

    Powerful teaching!!! Unbelief is an evil thing that makes God angry with us cause it shows lack of faith in Him. We must have the can do attitude for we have God on our side and there's nothing impossible with God.

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  2. Beryl18 April 2022 at 06:55

    Doubt grieves God and doubt is sin! What a word! Lord strengthen and increase my faith. Help me to be a can do person and to fully trust in Your good plans for me

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