Who Is A God Like You?

A sermon for the Third Sunday after Trinity, by Fr. Dan Suelzle.

The sinful human nature is plagued by a constant temptation to refashion God into our own image—to turn His Word into an a la carte menu where we pick what is comfortable and discard what is convicting. Whether through world religions that demand rigorous submission or modern idols like wealth, comfort, and self-righteousness, left to ourselves we will always gravitate towards a self-made religion of human effort. But as the prophet Micah warns, the true and almighty God cannot be compromised or tamed by our manufactured spiritualities; He exposes these empty, impotent idols for what they are, and invites us to cast our cares upon him, for he truly cares for us.

But his care for us is not vague. What sets the true God apart from every false, human-made religion is that He does not demand we climb a ladder of perfect submission to earn His favor; instead, He descends to us in the flesh. Jesus Christ makes all the difference, drawing a sharp, exclusive line between the religions of human effort and the Gospel of divine grace. On the cross, God poured out His just judgment upon Christ instead of us, paying the ultimate price so that we can know exactly where we stand with Him. We are left not with an anxious hope for mercy, but with the absolute certainty of being fully pardoned, loved, and redeemed by a God who has no equal.

You can listen to Father Suelzle’s full sermon audio below to hear the complete sermon.