Why Does God Put Up
With Us?
Recently
after prayer and meditation on God’s word, I asked God “Why does He put up with
us (man)? When we view current world situations and even the Body of Christ, it
becomes very clear that many have fallen so very short of God’s will and
purpose. Sin, disobedience, doubt, fear,
hatred, mockery, you name it and man is practicing it. So then why does Elohim, Creator of the
universe allow this renegade behavior from man?
It
does not always happen that I get an immediate answer from God when I ask, but
this time I did. He took me to one of
the most important verses in the Bible.
It is Genesis 1:26 that speaks of man being created in His (Father, Son,
Holy Spirit) image and likeness. This
scripture embodies the plan and purpose of man and unlocks the key to the
victory of Believers. God said to me
that we were indeed created in His image and likeness. He knows what His creation is capable of and
can do. He views us as capable of
walking, living, and functioning in His image and likeness. Not only does He see us this way, He made
provision for us to function in His image and likeness by sending Jesus to die
for the eradication of sin in our lives.
Adam
disobeyed God and brought a sin curse on all mankind. Jesus died to eradicate the inherited sin of
Adam and the committed sins of every human being. Adam brought the CURSE and Jesus brought the
CURE. As I was writing this piece, I
noticed that if you take the letter S out of the word CURSE, it becomes the
word CURE. What a divine
revelation! Let’s just say S represents
SIN and when sin is gone, the CURE (Jesus Christ) has come!
God
also spoke to me about every man being just one step away from Him regardless
of circumstances or situations in their lives. We have but to reach deep into
our human spirit and there He is. It doesn’t matter how well you know Him, or
how long you have walked in His ways, He loves you and meets you right where
you are. Just step into your spirit and
He appears. (Selah)
Five Reasons Why God
Puts Up With Us
·
God puts up with us because He has a
covenant with us. In the Old Testament
God chose the nation of Israel to issue to them the Abrahamic covenant. This offered them physical protection, protection from enemies,
protection from disease/illness, and blessings.
This covenant with Israel was a “type” or “shadow” of the New Covenant
to come. This covenant was also broken
by His chosen people. In the New
Testament, Jesus, God’s Son, the third Person of the Trinity comes to earth and
dies to fulfill and establish the New Covenant.
This was purchased with His blood (Hebrews 10:9-18).
·
God puts up with
us because when we receive Jesus we are His sons and joint-heirs with
Christ. He says in His word (1st
John 3:2) “Beloved, now are ye the
sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be; but we know that when He shall appear, we
shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.” In earthly time we are “in the process” of
conforming to His image and likeness. In
eternity, we are already complete.
·
God puts up with
us because we are His “righteousness”. He
sent Jesus to die for our sins. We have
been “declared righteous” when we accept the blood of Christ in eradication of
our sins (2nd Corinthians 5:21). We can then walk and live in His
image and likeness.
·
God puts up with
us because He sees the end from the beginning.
Isaiah 46:10 “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient
times the things the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall
stand, and I will do all My pleasure.”
He knows that our completed state (end) is far from our present
situation.
·
God puts up with
us because Jesus is our Intercessor, seated at the right hand of God, with whom
we are joint heirs (Romans 8:17). Hebrews 7:25, says, “Wherefore He is able
also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever
lives to make intersession for them.”
Jesus is our Mediator when He brings us to the Father for
salvation. But as a Believer, He becomes
our Intercessor.
Why is Jesus our
Intercessor?
First, because when we receive Jesus as Savior we are
instantly changed only in our spirit
(Inner man, part that communes with God).
Our soul, which consists of our mind, will, and emotions is not changed.
Our bodies are not changed, but remain
subject to our soul (mind will, emotions).
There must be a renewing of the mind to conform to the image of Christ
(Romans 12:2). The mind is renewed by
reading, studying, meditating, and doing the word of God. We walk in the image and likeness of God when
our minds are renewed with the word of God.
That same word must be lived out in our body (flesh). We walk and live in God’s image and likeness
when we practice His word.
Secondly, Satan attacks our walk with God to stop or
hinder our growth in Jesus Christ. 1
Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” We must know and use our
authority, entitlements, and weapons to walk in the image and likeness of God
(Luke 22:31-32).
Always
remember that you are created in the image and likeness of God. He created you in His image and likeness and
made provision for you to walk in His image and likeness. You see yourself and others in the realm of
time. God sits in eternity with the
finished product of the lives of all He created. He is going to stick with you,
put up with you, and love you because you are His. He sees you complete in Him,
in His image, in His likeness, His finished product, fit for eternity!
Remember the word CURSE
minus the S (Sin) is the word CURE (Jesus Christ)!
“For as in Adam all
die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”
1st
Corinthians 15:22
