Destroying the Power of Disappointment
When Christ was nailed to the cross, all of our failures and weaknesses were placed upon Him. Isaiah 53:4-5 says, “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, and THE CHASTISEMENT OF OUR PEACE was upon Him, and with His stripes we are healed.” Many believers are aware that Christ bore their sin for salvation. The Church is also beginning to wake up to the fact that Christ bore our sickness and disease for healing. But many fail to understand that Christ bore every distress and disappointment for us as well. He was punished so we could have peace. He was made the most disturbed individual that ever lived as He hung on that cross. No human being ever felt more disappointed and overcome with failure as Christ at Calvary. He tasted sin for us to defeat sin for us. He was made sick to destroy sickness. He was made the full sum of all depression and disappointment so mankind could be free of the torments of self-condemnation. Your mind no longer has to be your torture chamber. What would your life be if you were free from disappointment?
When Christ rose again, He rose completely free of sin, sickness, and disappointment. He shrugged off failure and left it in the tomb. We are free! But the devil has never gotten free of disappointment. Some people have the idea that the devil is so self-confident and strong. But that’s not true. The devil is shrouded in worry and disappointment. He is a quivering coward that’s terrified day and night that you might discover the truth about his failure. And now he wants to remind you of disappointment. But this is what you must remember: You aren’t joined with the Christ that hung on the cross full of sin, sickness, and disappointment. You are joined with the Christ that rose again! The empty tomb is your reminder of who you are. You are the Body of the victorious Christ! But people will say, “Disappointment is just part of life.” But I say this: It’s not part of eternal life.
In these last days, the devil is going to try to destroy people with disappointment. Disappointment is a self-prescribed shame. When you are consumed with the thoughts of your failures there is no way you can be looking at Christ’s victory. You were never required to achieve something for God. You were required to believe and let God achieve something through you. If your expectations are placed upon people you will be disappointed because people fail. If your expectations are placed on things you will be disappointed because things break. But when you place expectations on God, He will never fail. I try not to expect anything of myself except faithfulness. My job is just to make sure I don’t quit. And when I don’t quit, I win. Jesus said in Matthew 24:6, “…see that your heart be not troubled.” It’s not God’s job to keep the disappointment out. It’s our job.
Pastor Tim
Family Church Jamestown is a non-denominational church located in Chautauqua County in Jamestown between Lakewood and Busti NY. The senior pastor of Family Church is Pastor Tim Stahlman a native to the Jamestown, NY area.
