TODAY'S KINGDOM INSIGHTS
SERMON TOPIC:
WHY DOESN'T JESUS FIX THIS PROBLEM?
A Question Many Christians Are Afraid to Ask
Have you ever cried, "Lord, if You love me, why haven't You fixed this problem?"
Why is the sickness still there? Why is the marriage still struggling? Why is the financial hardship continuing? Why are the prayers not yet answered?
Many faithful believers have silently wrestled with these questions. Even great men and women of faith have wondered why God seems silent in the middle of their pain.
The good news is this: Jesus is not offended by honest questions. Instead, He invites us to trust Him even when we do not understand His timing.
Sometimes Jesus removes the problem. Sometimes He changes us through the problem. Sometimes He delays because He is preparing something greater than we can see.
Key Bible Texts
1. John 11:1–44 — Lazarus
Jesus knew Lazarus was sick, yet He delayed His visit.
> "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God..." (John 11:4)
When Jesus finally arrived, Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
Mary and Martha both asked:
> "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died."
Yet Jesus raised Lazarus, proving that God's delays are not God's denials.
2. 2 Corinthians 12:7–10
Paul prayed three times for his "thorn in the flesh" to be removed.
Instead of removing it, Jesus answered:
> "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness."
Sometimes Jesus fixes the situation.
Sometimes He gives grace to overcome it.
3. Mark 4:35–41
Jesus was asleep during the storm.
The disciples thought He did not care.
Yet He was in the boat all along.
His presence was greater than the storm.
1. Sometimes Jesus Is Working Behind the Scenes
We judge by what we see.
Jesus works from eternity.
While we panic, He prepares.
Joseph spent years in prison before becoming Prime Minister of Egypt.
Those prison years were not wasted.
God was preparing him for leadership.
Lesson:
Just because Jesus seems silent does not mean He is absent.
2. Some Problems Develop Our Character
Faith grows through pressure.
Gold is refined by fire.
Diamonds are formed under pressure.
James 1:2–4 teaches that trials produce perseverance and maturity.
Without trials:
Faith remains shallow.
Character remains weak.
Spiritual growth remains limited.
Sometimes Jesus loves us too much to remove every challenge immediately.
3. Some Problems Reveal God's Glory
When Jesus healed the man born blind, His disciples asked:
> "Who sinned?"
Jesus replied:
> "Neither... but that the works of God should be made manifest."
(John 9:3)
Not every suffering is punishment.
Some battles become platforms for God's power.
Your testimony tomorrow may come from today's tears.
4. Jesus Has Already Solved Humanity's Greatest Problem
We often focus on temporary problems.
Jesus focused first on the eternal problem—sin.
Through His death and resurrection:
We received forgiveness.
We received eternal life.
We received reconciliation with God.
The greatest miracle is not merely physical healing.
The greatest miracle is salvation.
Every other miracle points to Christ, but salvation secures eternity.
Biblical Example:
Martha and Mary
Mary and Martha expected Jesus to come immediately.
Instead, He arrived after Lazarus had died.
What looked like failure became one of the greatest miracles recorded in Scripture.
Sometimes what appears to be God's delay is actually God's stage for a greater revelation of His glory.
Modern-Day Illustration
A Christian businessman lost his company after years of hard work.
He prayed for God to restore it immediately, but nothing changed.
During that difficult season, he began mentoring young entrepreneurs through his church.
Years later, those relationships led to a new business with greater impact than the first.
Looking back, he realized that what felt like a devastating loss became the path God used to expand his influence.
While not every story ends the same way, this reminds us that God can bring purpose and good out of seasons we do not understand (Romans 8:28).
Practical Action Steps
1. Keep praying even when answers seem delayed.
2. Continue obeying God's Word during difficult seasons.
3. Refuse bitterness against God.
4. Look for what God may be teaching you through the trial.
5. Encourage someone else who is facing a similar struggle.
6. Remember God's faithfulness in your past victories.
7. Place your hope in Christ, whose promises extend beyond this present life.
Deep Spiritual Insights
God's silence is not God's absence.
Delayed answers are not necessarily denied prayers.
Jesus is more interested in transforming us than merely changing our circumstances.
Sometimes the miracle is immediate.
Sometimes the miracle is the strength to endure.
Every trial is temporary, but God's purposes are eternal.
Questions for Reflection
1. What problem have I been asking Jesus to fix?
2. Have I trusted God's timing or demanded my own?
3. What is God teaching me in this season?
4. Is my faith based only on answered prayers, or on who Jesus is?
5. How can my current challenge become a testimony that glorifies God?
Prayer Points
1. Lord Jesus, help me to trust Your wisdom when I do not understand Your timing.
2. Father, give me strength to remain faithful in every trial.
3. Remove every root of fear, doubt, and discouragement from my heart.
4. Turn my present struggles into testimonies that glorify Your name.
5. Grant me discernment to recognize what You are teaching me in this season.
6. Fill me with peace that surpasses understanding.
7. Let my life reveal Your power, grace, and faithfulness to those around me.
8. May I never lose confidence in Your goodness, even when my prayers are not answered as I expect.
9. Strengthen my faith until I see the fulfillment of Your promises.
10. In every circumstance, let Christ be exalted in my life.
Call to Action
If you are waiting for Jesus to fix something today, do not lose heart. The cross reminds us that God's greatest victory came through what first looked like defeat. Hold on to Christ. Continue to pray, obey, and trust Him. Whether He changes your circumstances today or gives you grace to walk through them, He remains faithful.
Remember: The question is not only, "Why doesn't Jesus fix this problem?" It is also, "How is Jesus using this problem to draw me closer to Himself and display His glory?"
> "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." — Romans
If you have not given your life to Jesus kindly do so by joining a Bible believing Church.
You can get inspirational ebooks from my selar/Amazon shops below
https://selar.com/m/umoh-edem1
https://selar.com/m/umohedem
https://www.amazon.com/author/umohedembooks
CONTACT - WhatsApp +2349024173027, +2349055447540
Email pastor.umoedem@gmail.com
SERMON TOPIC:
WHY DOESN'T JESUS FIX THIS PROBLEM?
A Question Many Christians Are Afraid to Ask
Have you ever cried, "Lord, if You love me, why haven't You fixed this problem?"
Why is the sickness still there? Why is the marriage still struggling? Why is the financial hardship continuing? Why are the prayers not yet answered?
Many faithful believers have silently wrestled with these questions. Even great men and women of faith have wondered why God seems silent in the middle of their pain.
The good news is this: Jesus is not offended by honest questions. Instead, He invites us to trust Him even when we do not understand His timing.
Sometimes Jesus removes the problem. Sometimes He changes us through the problem. Sometimes He delays because He is preparing something greater than we can see.
Key Bible Texts
1. John 11:1–44 — Lazarus
Jesus knew Lazarus was sick, yet He delayed His visit.
> "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God..." (John 11:4)
When Jesus finally arrived, Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
Mary and Martha both asked:
> "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died."
Yet Jesus raised Lazarus, proving that God's delays are not God's denials.
2. 2 Corinthians 12:7–10
Paul prayed three times for his "thorn in the flesh" to be removed.
Instead of removing it, Jesus answered:
> "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness."
Sometimes Jesus fixes the situation.
Sometimes He gives grace to overcome it.
3. Mark 4:35–41
Jesus was asleep during the storm.
The disciples thought He did not care.
Yet He was in the boat all along.
His presence was greater than the storm.
1. Sometimes Jesus Is Working Behind the Scenes
We judge by what we see.
Jesus works from eternity.
While we panic, He prepares.
Joseph spent years in prison before becoming Prime Minister of Egypt.
Those prison years were not wasted.
God was preparing him for leadership.
Lesson:
Just because Jesus seems silent does not mean He is absent.
2. Some Problems Develop Our Character
Faith grows through pressure.
Gold is refined by fire.
Diamonds are formed under pressure.
James 1:2–4 teaches that trials produce perseverance and maturity.
Without trials:
Faith remains shallow.
Character remains weak.
Spiritual growth remains limited.
Sometimes Jesus loves us too much to remove every challenge immediately.
3. Some Problems Reveal God's Glory
When Jesus healed the man born blind, His disciples asked:
> "Who sinned?"
Jesus replied:
> "Neither... but that the works of God should be made manifest."
(John 9:3)
Not every suffering is punishment.
Some battles become platforms for God's power.
Your testimony tomorrow may come from today's tears.
4. Jesus Has Already Solved Humanity's Greatest Problem
We often focus on temporary problems.
Jesus focused first on the eternal problem—sin.
Through His death and resurrection:
We received forgiveness.
We received eternal life.
We received reconciliation with God.
The greatest miracle is not merely physical healing.
The greatest miracle is salvation.
Every other miracle points to Christ, but salvation secures eternity.
Biblical Example:
Martha and Mary
Mary and Martha expected Jesus to come immediately.
Instead, He arrived after Lazarus had died.
What looked like failure became one of the greatest miracles recorded in Scripture.
Sometimes what appears to be God's delay is actually God's stage for a greater revelation of His glory.
Modern-Day Illustration
A Christian businessman lost his company after years of hard work.
He prayed for God to restore it immediately, but nothing changed.
During that difficult season, he began mentoring young entrepreneurs through his church.
Years later, those relationships led to a new business with greater impact than the first.
Looking back, he realized that what felt like a devastating loss became the path God used to expand his influence.
While not every story ends the same way, this reminds us that God can bring purpose and good out of seasons we do not understand (Romans 8:28).
Practical Action Steps
1. Keep praying even when answers seem delayed.
2. Continue obeying God's Word during difficult seasons.
3. Refuse bitterness against God.
4. Look for what God may be teaching you through the trial.
5. Encourage someone else who is facing a similar struggle.
6. Remember God's faithfulness in your past victories.
7. Place your hope in Christ, whose promises extend beyond this present life.
Deep Spiritual Insights
God's silence is not God's absence.
Delayed answers are not necessarily denied prayers.
Jesus is more interested in transforming us than merely changing our circumstances.
Sometimes the miracle is immediate.
Sometimes the miracle is the strength to endure.
Every trial is temporary, but God's purposes are eternal.
Questions for Reflection
1. What problem have I been asking Jesus to fix?
2. Have I trusted God's timing or demanded my own?
3. What is God teaching me in this season?
4. Is my faith based only on answered prayers, or on who Jesus is?
5. How can my current challenge become a testimony that glorifies God?
Prayer Points
1. Lord Jesus, help me to trust Your wisdom when I do not understand Your timing.
2. Father, give me strength to remain faithful in every trial.
3. Remove every root of fear, doubt, and discouragement from my heart.
4. Turn my present struggles into testimonies that glorify Your name.
5. Grant me discernment to recognize what You are teaching me in this season.
6. Fill me with peace that surpasses understanding.
7. Let my life reveal Your power, grace, and faithfulness to those around me.
8. May I never lose confidence in Your goodness, even when my prayers are not answered as I expect.
9. Strengthen my faith until I see the fulfillment of Your promises.
10. In every circumstance, let Christ be exalted in my life.
Call to Action
If you are waiting for Jesus to fix something today, do not lose heart. The cross reminds us that God's greatest victory came through what first looked like defeat. Hold on to Christ. Continue to pray, obey, and trust Him. Whether He changes your circumstances today or gives you grace to walk through them, He remains faithful.
Remember: The question is not only, "Why doesn't Jesus fix this problem?" It is also, "How is Jesus using this problem to draw me closer to Himself and display His glory?"
> "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." — Romans
If you have not given your life to Jesus kindly do so by joining a Bible believing Church.
You can get inspirational ebooks from my selar/Amazon shops below
https://selar.com/m/umoh-edem1
https://selar.com/m/umohedem
https://www.amazon.com/author/umohedembooks
CONTACT - WhatsApp +2349024173027, +2349055447540
Email pastor.umoedem@gmail.com
TODAY'S KINGDOM INSIGHTS
SERMON TOPIC:
WHY DOESN'T JESUS FIX THIS PROBLEM?
A Question Many Christians Are Afraid to Ask
Have you ever cried, "Lord, if You love me, why haven't You fixed this problem?"
Why is the sickness still there? Why is the marriage still struggling? Why is the financial hardship continuing? Why are the prayers not yet answered?
Many faithful believers have silently wrestled with these questions. Even great men and women of faith have wondered why God seems silent in the middle of their pain.
The good news is this: Jesus is not offended by honest questions. Instead, He invites us to trust Him even when we do not understand His timing.
Sometimes Jesus removes the problem. Sometimes He changes us through the problem. Sometimes He delays because He is preparing something greater than we can see.
Key Bible Texts
1. John 11:1–44 — Lazarus
Jesus knew Lazarus was sick, yet He delayed His visit.
> "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God..." (John 11:4)
When Jesus finally arrived, Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
Mary and Martha both asked:
> "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died."
Yet Jesus raised Lazarus, proving that God's delays are not God's denials.
2. 2 Corinthians 12:7–10
Paul prayed three times for his "thorn in the flesh" to be removed.
Instead of removing it, Jesus answered:
> "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness."
Sometimes Jesus fixes the situation.
Sometimes He gives grace to overcome it.
3. Mark 4:35–41
Jesus was asleep during the storm.
The disciples thought He did not care.
Yet He was in the boat all along.
His presence was greater than the storm.
1. Sometimes Jesus Is Working Behind the Scenes
We judge by what we see.
Jesus works from eternity.
While we panic, He prepares.
Joseph spent years in prison before becoming Prime Minister of Egypt.
Those prison years were not wasted.
God was preparing him for leadership.
Lesson:
Just because Jesus seems silent does not mean He is absent.
2. Some Problems Develop Our Character
Faith grows through pressure.
Gold is refined by fire.
Diamonds are formed under pressure.
James 1:2–4 teaches that trials produce perseverance and maturity.
Without trials:
Faith remains shallow.
Character remains weak.
Spiritual growth remains limited.
Sometimes Jesus loves us too much to remove every challenge immediately.
3. Some Problems Reveal God's Glory
When Jesus healed the man born blind, His disciples asked:
> "Who sinned?"
Jesus replied:
> "Neither... but that the works of God should be made manifest."
(John 9:3)
Not every suffering is punishment.
Some battles become platforms for God's power.
Your testimony tomorrow may come from today's tears.
4. Jesus Has Already Solved Humanity's Greatest Problem
We often focus on temporary problems.
Jesus focused first on the eternal problem—sin.
Through His death and resurrection:
We received forgiveness.
We received eternal life.
We received reconciliation with God.
The greatest miracle is not merely physical healing.
The greatest miracle is salvation.
Every other miracle points to Christ, but salvation secures eternity.
Biblical Example:
Martha and Mary
Mary and Martha expected Jesus to come immediately.
Instead, He arrived after Lazarus had died.
What looked like failure became one of the greatest miracles recorded in Scripture.
Sometimes what appears to be God's delay is actually God's stage for a greater revelation of His glory.
Modern-Day Illustration
A Christian businessman lost his company after years of hard work.
He prayed for God to restore it immediately, but nothing changed.
During that difficult season, he began mentoring young entrepreneurs through his church.
Years later, those relationships led to a new business with greater impact than the first.
Looking back, he realized that what felt like a devastating loss became the path God used to expand his influence.
While not every story ends the same way, this reminds us that God can bring purpose and good out of seasons we do not understand (Romans 8:28).
Practical Action Steps
1. Keep praying even when answers seem delayed.
2. Continue obeying God's Word during difficult seasons.
3. Refuse bitterness against God.
4. Look for what God may be teaching you through the trial.
5. Encourage someone else who is facing a similar struggle.
6. Remember God's faithfulness in your past victories.
7. Place your hope in Christ, whose promises extend beyond this present life.
Deep Spiritual Insights
God's silence is not God's absence.
Delayed answers are not necessarily denied prayers.
Jesus is more interested in transforming us than merely changing our circumstances.
Sometimes the miracle is immediate.
Sometimes the miracle is the strength to endure.
Every trial is temporary, but God's purposes are eternal.
Questions for Reflection
1. What problem have I been asking Jesus to fix?
2. Have I trusted God's timing or demanded my own?
3. What is God teaching me in this season?
4. Is my faith based only on answered prayers, or on who Jesus is?
5. How can my current challenge become a testimony that glorifies God?
Prayer Points
1. Lord Jesus, help me to trust Your wisdom when I do not understand Your timing.
2. Father, give me strength to remain faithful in every trial.
3. Remove every root of fear, doubt, and discouragement from my heart.
4. Turn my present struggles into testimonies that glorify Your name.
5. Grant me discernment to recognize what You are teaching me in this season.
6. Fill me with peace that surpasses understanding.
7. Let my life reveal Your power, grace, and faithfulness to those around me.
8. May I never lose confidence in Your goodness, even when my prayers are not answered as I expect.
9. Strengthen my faith until I see the fulfillment of Your promises.
10. In every circumstance, let Christ be exalted in my life.
Call to Action
If you are waiting for Jesus to fix something today, do not lose heart. The cross reminds us that God's greatest victory came through what first looked like defeat. Hold on to Christ. Continue to pray, obey, and trust Him. Whether He changes your circumstances today or gives you grace to walk through them, He remains faithful.
Remember: The question is not only, "Why doesn't Jesus fix this problem?" It is also, "How is Jesus using this problem to draw me closer to Himself and display His glory?"
> "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." — Romans
If you have not given your life to Jesus kindly do so by joining a Bible believing Church.
You can get inspirational ebooks from my selar/Amazon shops below
https://selar.com/m/umoh-edem1
https://selar.com/m/umohedem
https://www.amazon.com/author/umohedembooks
CONTACT - WhatsApp +2349024173027, +2349055447540
Email pastor.umoedem@gmail.com
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