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PSALM 78:41

"LIMITING GOD"

Can God be limited. Unexhausting resources.

I. LIMITED GOD THROUGH SIN  VS. 10, 17.
        A. Think of vessels marred by sin.
                1. Samson.
                2. Saul.
        B. Sin manifested in:
                1. Rebellion vs. 8.
                2. Turning from God vs. 8.
                3. Failure to keep covenant.
                4. Refusing to walk in His law.
                5. Forgetting God's works.
        C. God's works limited by sin..

II. LIMITED GOD THROUGH UNBELIEF  VS. 19, 20.
        A. Material minded men seem to forget God's wonders.
                1. God had sacked Egyptians with plagues.
                2. God had parted Red Sea.
                3. God had sweetened waters of Marah.
                4. God was leading by Cloud and fire.
                5. Yet -
        B. They challenged God's ability "Can God furnish a table in the wilderness."
        C. Ministry of Christ ineffective in Nazareth because of unbelief.
        D. Overwhelmed by bigness of problem blinds.

Ill. LIMITED GOD THROUGH COWARDICE.
        A. Challenged to go in and conquer land.