Bored

Over the years, I’ve grown to recognize the look and the speech of the believer who has grown bored with God and His Word. I recall a man saying to me once after reading Psalm 119, “It was boring. He just kept repeating himself over and over again.” I was stunned and speechless to say the least. How does one generate that type of response after reading PSALM 119?

The reality is that many believers have been deceived into believing that the acquisition of Bible knowledge means they have discovered all there is to discover and know about God. How foolish and sad. I love the Word of God but the Word of God cannot contain ALL of God. This is not to say the Bible is lacking or incomplete as that would be a lie. The issue is simply this: God is too large to be totally contained in a book.

As the Holy Spirit led me to Nehemiah 9:6 recently, I instantly recognized that this was an encounter that demanded intense meditation and prayer for days on what I read and I’m still soaking in it as I type this blog. Let’s consider it:

Nehemiah 9:6 Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

From time to time, my children are eager to remind me of what they’ll say or do to Satan if he dare bother them. It’s obvious to me that in their minds he’s nothing more than a lightweight character like one the cartoon characters they’re familiar with. When it comes to Satan, believers tend to go to one of two extremes. Either we fail to give him enough credit or too much. The reality is one-on-one we’re no match for Satan but he is no match for God either because God is the LORD alone. He is self-existent while Satan is a created being and so are all other “so-called” gods. How can the one created overpower its creator? This gave me a refreshed perspective of the omnipotence of God. He is more powerful than my imagination can comprehend. What are my problems in His sight? NOTHING! His work in creation reinforces His total rule in and over all things visible and invisible to us. The fact that our minds are unable to fully comprehend or grasp God ought to fuel the pursuit of Him not lead us to boredom.

At the end of this verse, it says, “and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.” The word worshippeth appears in the present tense here. I guess if anyone would be justified in growing board with God it would have to be the angelic host who have been worshipping God for thousands of years but as I type this, they are still worshipping Him and will continue to do so with us throughout eternity. What do you suppose this teaches about God? He is AWESOME, INCOMPREHENSIBLE, INEXHAUSTIBLE, & INCREDIBLE and to be bored of Him is a signal of something deeply deficient in us.

The Scripture declares He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. He is the reward! But to the carnal mind, that seems to be a futile and wasted pursuit.

To discover more of Him moves us unlike any pleasure or experience we can fathom. If we would come after Him, He promises not to disappoint. Any man who believes he’s mastered God is a carnal fool and what follows spiritual boredom plays out like a spiritual horror film. Boredom with God is a very tantalizing invitation to Satan and he RSVP’s with rapid response because any man who has grown bored with God will eventually put down the Word of God and it’s downhill from there.

Have you grown bored with God? If the Holy Spirit has just judged you guilty, seek Him now for grace to repent and come after Him. He wants to show you so much more!