“Why hast [T]hou made me thus?”  (Romans 9)

 

To complain is to offend God. To bring a complaint to God is prayer.  Did I just contradict myself, Reader? I did not. To simply gripe, murmur, complain, grumble and to be generally unhappy with one’s lot in life is sure to get to into trouble with God. And it will never ever get you out of your unhappiness. However, to bring a complaint to God in a spirit of humility and thankfulness and to bring it upon the grounds of Grace…this is acceptable. However, even at that, one must be thoughful as to what one brings before the throne of grace.

It is a good rule of thumb to bring complaints that do not include yourself. One could complain about the way our Christ-ian brothers and sisters are being persecuted in other parts of the world. One could complain and tell God about the suppression of faith is growing in our corner of the world. One could complain about the way someone is being treated at work, at school, at church, at you name it. To complain about the way God’s enemies are treating His great Name is acceptable.

However, To complain about one’s lot in life, one’s status in life, one’s part in life is nothing more than envying or coveting someone else’s life or possessions. This will not do. Your lot, your status, your part has been divinely decided.

James tells us that all good gifts and all perfect gifts are given us from God. Take note regarding said gifts, they are good and perfect. They gifts are especially chosen for you. To then complain about said good and perfect gifts is to insite God, the Good and Perfect Giver of Gifts.

Think back to the days of Exodus.  The LORD was providing for His people and instead of thanks, they murmured and complained. They griped and they grumbled, They sneered and they sighed.  AND the LORD Heard them.

The Good and Perfect Giver of Good and Perfect Gifts that are never recalled, sent forth fiery serpents upon the people.  These serpents were poisonous to be sure. Many died that day. They died from complaining. Moses, of course, besought the LORD on their behalf and the LORD had mercy.  A brazen serpent was to be put upon a pole of brass and whosoever looked upon it would receive relief from the poison and would live.

Of course there will be times in our lives when life will not be fair and it will seem everything is against us. We may not be able to see any good in our circumstances, but reader, that is what faith is all about.

Reader, You are where you are and it is what it is.  It may be for a little while and it may be for a long while, but God is there.  If you are a believer on good terms with God, that’s good enough an answer for you. If that’s not a good enough answer for you, you are not on good terms with God.

About that Brazen Serpent.  Many persons ran around trying their own methods of healing, some went to doctors, some sucked the venom out themselves and spit it out. Some blamed God and all died. The only ones that lived were those that took heed to God’s Word and looked upon the Brazen Serpent.  These all lived.

Today, the same is true.  If one wants to be healed from the disease of sin, one must look upon the Christ, Who became sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Sinner, Reader, You must look to Christ to be healed and to find life.  There is no other Name under Heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.  There remains no other Sacrifice for your sin, none.  Christ is the Way….No man cometh unto the Father but by Me….is He a liar, Reader?  Christ is the Truth….Persons run here and there looking for the truth, The Truth is found Alone in Christ. Christ is the Life….all other paths, all other ways are death.

Christ said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no man cometh unto the Father but by Me.”   Reader, there be no other Way, there be no other Truth, and there be no other Life.  Christ is the One that will Keep you from the Father and Heaven or He will be your Access to the Father in Heaven.  You cannot say Christ was a good man or a good teacher and then call Him a liar by not believing His words!!!! You CANNOT.

Stop Complaining and Call upon the Lord Jesus Christ.