A Trust Without Limits
God desires for us to know Him and let Him be God to us, but our doubt and unbelief can hinder His full presence in our lives.
David Wilkerson emphasizes that God desires a deep relationship with His people, urging them to recognize His voice and trust Him without limits. He reflects on the Israelites' failure to truly know God despite witnessing miracles, highlighting that many believers today also place boundaries on their faith. Wilkerson encourages individuals to rest in God's love, rejecting doubts and accusations from the enemy, and to allow God to fully manifest His presence in their lives. He stresses that true knowledge of God comes from accepting His love and letting Him be God in every aspect of life.
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"I will take you as My people, and I will be your God" (Exodus 6:7).
God desires for you to know him! He wants to teach you to recognize his voice above all others. He revealed and manifested himself to his people, the children of Israel, over and over again -- through great deliverances and miraculous signs and wonders -- and yet they still did not know their God.
"For forty years I was grieved with that generation, and said, 'It is a people who go astray in their hearts, and they do not know My ways'" (Psalm 95:10). God was saying, "In all of this you never really let me be God. You still did not know how I work!"
Beloved, God is still looking for a people who will let him be God to them to the point that they truly know him and learn his ways. We are like Israel in that we have witnessed miracles, experienced manifestation of his presence and had our prayers answered. We trust God in most areas of our lives but our faith always has boundaries and limits. There may be one small area that you block off where you don't really believe God is going to undertake. Your doubt hinders God from being all that he wants to be in your life.
Dear reader, I cannot say whether you really know God as He desires you to. Only the Holy Spirit can reveal that. But let me share with you what God has revealed to me about how I have hindered Him from truly being God in my life: by not resting in his love for me.
It is time for you to rest securely in the love of God! You must stand up and say, "I won't accept the devil's accusations -- because I'll never be worthy anyhow. All my worth comes through Jesus! He has cleansed me by His blood."
You see, you can't let Him be God to you unless you let Him love you!
When the enemy comes in like a roaring lion, don't panic -- just rest. Say, "God loves me -- Jesus loves me. I know and believe in His love!" Let Him be God to you by showing Him you will rest in His love. Accept it -- and enjoy it. God is best at being God to you when you allow Him to shower you with His love.
Sermon Outline
- I. God's Desire to be Known
- A. He wants to teach us to recognize His voice
- B. He has revealed Himself through miracles and signs
- II. Our Limitations in Faith
- A. We trust God in most areas, but with limits
- B. Doubt hinders God from being all He wants to be
- III. Resting in God's Love
- A. We must accept God's love and rest in it
- B. This allows God to be God to us
- IV. Overcoming the Enemy
- A. Don't panic when faced with challenges
- B. Rest in God's love and let Him be God
Key Quotes
“It is time for you to rest securely in the love of God!” — David Wilkerson
“You must stand up and say, 'I won't accept the devil's accusations -- because I'll never be worthy anyhow. All my worth comes through Jesus! He has cleansed me by His blood.'” — David Wilkerson
“You see, you can't let Him be God to you unless you let Him love you!” — David Wilkerson
Application Points
- We must accept God's love and rest in it to let Him be God to us.
- Doubt and unbelief can hinder God's full presence in our lives, but we can overcome them by resting in His love.
- Letting God love us is the key to letting Him be God to us.