Will God Cast You Out If You Continue to Struggle with Sin?

God’s Compassion Is Not Based on Human Performance

God is not reacting to us as if He is unaware. The Lord is completely aware of all things at all times. There's nothing outside of His control and there's nothing outside of His knowledge. Therefore, God's compassion towards me does not change based upon my performance.

He's like, oh, well, I didn't see this coming, John, and now His reaction is going to now change based upon my decisions, based upon my performance. This is why Romans 8 is so important. Romans 8 is built upon the foundation that God's affection towards us is not a response to us.

We don't put our faith in Him and He responds to us, right? He brings us to life because He set His love upon us and that does not change based upon our performance. This is really important, casting your anxieties on Him because He cares for you.

That's that sympathy, that's that affection, that's that I actually care that you're suffering. I actually care that this is a struggle for you. I actually care that you are wrestling with life and I want you to come tell me it because to cast, before we got on the microphones today, we were talking about our struggles and talking about the things that are going on and hey, this is what's going on in my life.

In many ways, I'm casting my experience upon you because I know you care about me and I know you wanna carry that burden with me and Peter is saying, you can do this with your God. Jesus actually cares about you and you can say, you know, Jesus, I'm anxious about this.

Christ Will Never Cast Out Those Who Come to Him

This is bothering me and you know what? You should be imagining on the other side of this conversation is one with a sympathetic, gracious, intrigued and anticipating, not a cross-armed, you know, not one who's like, I can't believe you're struggling with this still.

Like, why haven't you got over this? This is the disposition of our God towards us and it's important that we preach this and believe it because it helps us get up in the mornings and work through life when life is just kicking us right in the teeth.

We know we have a God who wants to hear from us and say, God, I'm struggling.

This is hard.

Yeah, John 6, 37.

Yeah, come on.

Where all that the father gives me will come to me, says Jesus, that's covenant of redemption language if I've ever heard it. And then he says, and whoever comes to me, I will never cast out. It's not just that he is this, well, you know, I am God.

I'm the same yesterday, today and forever. I've saved you and that's what it is. End of conversation and I'll never cast you out but I'm kind of like frustrated with you or I'll never cast you out but I'm kind of tired of dealing with your weakness or whatever, that's not how he is.

Christ’s Sympathy Toward the Struggling Sinner

Just envision Christ like at the eyes of your heart. Imagine a sinner cautiously, nervously approaching Jesus. I've done it again. To which he says, I know, but you don't understand. There are times that I find sin attractive.

I haven't fought hard enough. I understand. I want to do better. Lord, I want to do better, but I get tired and weak and I find myself in the same patterns. Well, then you're exactly the kind of person that I'm here to help.

But sometimes things are so dark and heavy and frustrating. I can't help but be discouraged.

And I don't know what to do.

Let me carry it. But it shouldn't be this way, Lord. Like I shouldn't feel like I do. I should be stronger. I should be better. That's why I'm here. But my sins, Lord, are ultimately against you. Well, then I'm in the best position to forgive them.

But you're holy.

How can I ever stand before you? I've given you my own righteousness. But what if this keeps happening?

That's right.

I'll never cast you out. We always say, like our word is always but I and his word to us is I will never, right? Because this is the kind of savior he is. This is his heart toward us. And we wanna represent that all the time.

Wanna hold this out all the time. Because brother, if he ain't like this, if he ain't like this towards us, then what are we doing?

That's right.