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10mMay 24 | Daily Devotion | Guard Your Tongue From Careless Words | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 23
12mMay 23 | Daily Devotion | Present Your Bodies As A Living And Holy Sacrifice | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 22
12mMay 22 | Daily Devotion | Do The Will Of God In Your Body | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 21
10mMay 21 | Daily Devotion | Give The Very Best To God In Your Life | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 20
11mMay 20 | Daily Devotion | Be Filled With The Holy Spirit And Do Not Grieve Him | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 19
11mMay 19 | Daily Devotion | God's Goal For Man In The New Covenant | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 18
11mMay 18 | Daily Devotion | What Really Happened On The Cross | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 17
10mMay 17 | Daily Devotion | True Grace Is Help In Our Time Of Need | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 16
9mMay 16 | Daily Devotion | Always Live In The Truth | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 15
10mMay 15 | Daily Devotion | Meditate On God's Word To Prosper In All That You Do | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 14
8mMay 14 | Daily Devotion | Be Honest And Help One Another In The Christian Race | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 13
11mMay 13 | Daily Devotion | Remain Small In Your Own Eyes If You Want To Win The Race | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 12
7mMay 12 | Daily Devotion | Don't Be A Dropout In The Christian Life | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 11
14mMay 11 | Daily Devotion | Discipline Yourself If You Want To Win The Race | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 10
10mMay 10 | Daily Devotion | Die To Self If You Want To Win The Race | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 9
11mMay 9 | Daily Devotion | The Christian Life Is Like A Race | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 8
10mMay 8 | Daily Devotion | Suffer In Your Flesh To Cease From Sin
Zac Poonen · May 7
10mMay 7 | Daily Devotion | Seek To Understand Every Word Of God | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 6
11mMay 6 | Daily Devotion | Respect Every Word Of God For An Exciting Christian Life | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 5
10mMay 5 | Daily Devotion | The Lack Of The Fear Of God Leads To False Grace | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 5
9mMay 4 | Daily Devotion | The Advantage Of Learning The Fear Of God | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 3
9mMay 3 | Daily Devotion | I Must Always Keep My Conscience Clear | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 2
13mMay 2 | Daily Devotion | Be Willing To Change Your Opinion About People | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 2
11mMay 1 | Daily Devotion | Allow God To Break You To Make You Truly Humble | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Apr 30
August 4 | Daily Devotion | The Mark Of New Covenant Blessing Is Not Wealth And Health | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · 11m · CFC Daily Devotions
True blessing under the New Covenant is not measured by material wealth and health, but by spiritual transformation and union with Christ. The mark of God's blessing is internal holiness and a clear vision of Christ, not external prosperity.
10mCFC Daily Devotions
May 24 | Daily Devotion | Guard Your Tongue From Careless Words | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 23, 2026 · 10m
The speaker emphasizes that a person's heart condition is revealed by their words, using Jesus' teaching that the fruit comes from the tree. He warns that merely controlling one's speech is hypocrisy; true change requires dealing with the heart itself. Ultimately, he stresses that every careless word will be accounted for at the judgment, making careful speech a necessary demonstration of genuine faith.
12mCFC Daily Devotions
May 23 | Daily Devotion | Present Your Bodies As A Living And Holy Sacrifice | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 22, 2026 · 12m
True worship is not merely singing or giving material offerings, but presenting one's entire body as a living and holy sacrifice to God. The speaker emphasizes that this dedication requires giving up personal will, controlling one's eyes and tongue, and offering what costs the most, citing examples from Abel and Abraham. Ultimately, building God's church requires this radical self-surrender.
12mCFC Daily Devotions
May 22 | Daily Devotion | Do The Will Of God In Your Body | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 21, 2026 · 12m
True worship in the New Testament is not about external offerings or money, but about presenting your entire body to God and refusing to use it for sin. Jesus demonstrated this by committing to do God's will in His body rather than His own, and believers must similarly surrender control of their eyes, tongue, and all bodily desires to avoid becoming workers of iniquity who will be rejected by Christ despite external religious activities.
10mCFC Daily Devotions
May 21 | Daily Devotion | Give The Very Best To God In Your Life | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 20, 2026 · 10m
Drawing from the contrast between Cain and Abel and David's refusal to offer God what cost him nothing (2 Samuel 24), this devotion urges believers to give God their very best—primarily their lives and righteousness, not just money. Poonen warns against being like Cain, who gave cheap offerings merely to ease his conscience, and shares personal testimony of refusing to cheat on customs duty because God has no shortage of money but a great shortage of righteous people. The type of offering one brings to God reveals how important God truly is in one's life.
11mCFC Daily Devotions
May 20 | Daily Devotion | Be Filled With The Holy Spirit And Do Not Grieve Him | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 19, 2026 · 11m
Zac Poonen urges believers that the Christian life is impossible without being filled with the Holy Spirit, and that we must earnestly ask God for this empowering just as we would pursue any vital connection. Once filled, we must not grieve the Spirit—who is a sad friend, not an angry enemy—through cutting remarks, backbiting, and ungodly speech, especially toward loved ones. He calls listeners to make a clean break from these sins so as not to break God's heart.
11mCFC Daily Devotions
May 19 | Daily Devotion | God's Goal For Man In The New Covenant | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 18, 2026 · 11m
Zac Poonen contrasts God's earthly goals for man under the Old Covenant with His spiritual goal under the New Covenant—to make believers like Jesus Christ. He challenges listeners to test whether they have truly entered the New Covenant by asking if they are more disturbed by sin than sickness and whether they value and pursue heavenly riches over earthly ones. He emphasizes that God controls circumstances, wealth, and temptation to keep believers on track toward Christlikeness, empowered by the Holy Spirit.
11mCFC Daily Devotions
May 18 | Daily Devotion | What Really Happened On The Cross | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 17, 2026 · 11m
Zac Poonen explains that Christ's suffering on the cross was not primarily physical but spiritual—the breaking of His eternal fellowship with God the Father as He bore the guilt of humanity's sin. Jesus faced the punishment for sin, which is separation from God (hell), during the final three hours of darkness on the cross, a spiritual agony infinitely greater than physical torture. Poonen challenges believers to understand that fellowship with God is the most precious thing, yet most Christians carelessly break it through sin and never grasp what Jesus truly endured for them.
10mCFC Daily Devotions
May 17 | Daily Devotion | True Grace Is Help In Our Time Of Need | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 16, 2026 · 10m
Grace is not unmerited favor but rather God's help in our time of need, particularly to overcome temptation and sin. Throughout scripture, from Jesus's birth to death, grace is presented as the power that enables us to resist our sinful nature and live in obedience, just as Jesus overcame through grace and never sinned despite being tempted in all things as we are.
9mCFC Daily Devotions
May 16 | Daily Devotion | Always Live In The Truth | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 15, 2026 · 9m
Zac Poonen teaches that true grace, revealed through Jesus Christ, enables believers to live in complete honesty where their inner life corresponds with their outer life, rejecting pretense and hypocrisy. Living the truth means being honest about oneself before God—not confessing sins publicly, but never pretending to be something you're not—which requires both grace and the humility to admit failure rather than maintain a false reputation.
10mCFC Daily Devotions
May 15 | Daily Devotion | Meditate On God's Word To Prosper In All That You Do | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 14, 2026 · 10m
Zac Poonen teaches that meditating on Scripture is more important than merely reading it. He emphasizes that meditation—like digestion of food—allows God's Word to truly strengthen us spiritually, and promises that those who delight in God's law and meditate on it day and night will prosper in all they do, as stated in Psalm 1.
8mCFC Daily Devotions
May 14 | Daily Devotion | Be Honest And Help One Another In The Christian Race | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 13, 2026 · 8m
Zac Poonen teaches believers to run the Christian race with humility and mutual support, using David's repentance and a video of two brothers in a triathlon as examples. He emphasizes honest confession of sin, dependence on the Holy Spirit, and prioritizing helping fellow believers finish their course over personal advancement or recognition.
11mCFC Daily Devotions
May 13 | Daily Devotion | Remain Small In Your Own Eyes If You Want To Win The Race | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 12, 2026 · 11m
Zac Poonen teaches that remaining humble and small in your own eyes is essential to finishing the Christian race well. Using Saul's example from 1 Samuel, he shows how Saul started with obedience and received great victories, but pride caused him to disobey God and ultimately lose the kingdom. The key difference between Saul and David was not the severity of their sins, but their response to correction—humility and brokenness keep us dependent on God's grace and able to persevere to the end.
7mCFC Daily Devotions
May 12 | Daily Devotion | Don't Be A Dropout In The Christian Life | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 11, 2026 · 7m
Zac Poonen encourages believers not to abandon the Christian race, using Paul's example of wasting 30 years before conversion yet still finishing strong to show that past failures need not prevent future victory. He emphasizes that God does not condemn wasted years but calls Christians to run seriously from today forward, warns against backsliding through immorality and compromise despite spiritual privileges, and assures that God calibrates tests to each believer's capacity for growth—calling them to progress in maturity rather than drop out of faith.
14mCFC Daily Devotions
May 11 | Daily Devotion | Discipline Yourself If You Want To Win The Race | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 10, 2026 · 14m
To win the Christian race, believers must exercise self-control and discipline themselves daily, dying to selfish desires and carnal impulses. Self-control is a fruit of the Holy Spirit that enables us to respond with Christ-likeness in all situations—whether provoked, tempted, or offended—and the mark of true spiritual progress is becoming increasingly Christ-like over time, reflected in how we conduct ourselves at home, work, and in relationships.
10mCFC Daily Devotions
May 10 | Daily Devotion | Die To Self If You Want To Win The Race | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 9, 2026 · 10m
Zac Poonen teaches that winning the Christian race requires dying to self daily, following Jesus's example of enduring the cross and despising shame. He illustrates this through practical examples like asking forgiveness, accepting blame, and standing firm for Christ regardless of mockery, emphasizing that overcoming shame and self-denial are the path to sitting at God's right hand.
11mCFC Daily Devotions
May 9 | Daily Devotion | The Christian Life Is Like A Race | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 8, 2026 · 11m
The Christian life is compared to a race, with Old Testament saints as witnesses in the stands. Believers must remove encumbrances and unresolved matters from their past that hinder progress, settle any debts or wrongs, and run with endurance while fixing their eyes on Jesus, understanding that overcoming daily temptations constitutes genuine spiritual progress.
10mCFC Daily Devotions
May 8 | Daily Devotion | Suffer In Your Flesh To Cease From Sin
Zac Poonen · May 7, 2026 · 10m
Zac Poonen teaches that true freedom from sin comes through surrendering self-will to God's will, based on 1 Peter 4:1. He explains that "suffering in the flesh" means yielding one's self-will, and that sin fundamentally stems from doing one's own will rather than God's will, illustrated by Jesus' perfect obedience and reliance on the Holy Spirit.
10mCFC Daily Devotions
May 7 | Daily Devotion | Seek To Understand Every Word Of God | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 6, 2026 · 10m
Zac Poonen challenges Christians to take God's Word seriously by actively seeking to understand every verse, comparing lazy biblical study to ignoring rocks in a farmer's field. He argues that many Christians are spiritually shallow because they prioritize earthly concerns over their relationship with God, failing to recognize that humans are uniquely created with spirit to commune with God—and when that priority is lost, they descend to living like animals focused only on physical needs and pleasures.
11mCFC Daily Devotions
May 6 | Daily Devotion | Respect Every Word Of God For An Exciting Christian Life | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 5, 2026 · 11m
Zac Poonen teaches that an exciting Christian life comes from respecting and taking seriously every word of God. He emphasizes that truly godly Christians demonstrate this through studying the entire Bible and believing it to be God's inspired word, comparing neglect of Scripture to a bride who doesn't truly love her fiancé. This respect for God's Word transforms one's attitude toward sin and produces genuine spiritual profit and life change.
10mCFC Daily Devotions
May 5 | Daily Devotion | The Lack Of The Fear Of God Leads To False Grace | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 5, 2026 · 10m
Zac Poonen teaches that a proper understanding of God's grace must be built upon the foundation of the fear of God, which has been neglected in modern Christianity. He argues that many Christians have adopted a false grace that permits sinful living, when in fact those under the new covenant should live with greater holiness than those under the old covenant, and that true obedience and respect must be established from childhood. The absence of the fear of God has led to widespread spiritual compromise and a distorted gospel that bears no resemblance to the transformative power Christ demonstrated through his own obedience.
9mCFC Daily Devotions
May 4 | Daily Devotion | The Advantage Of Learning The Fear Of God | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 3, 2026 · 9m
Zac Poonen explains that Jewish converts to Christianity had a significant advantage over those from godless backgrounds because they were first taught to fear God and hate evil through the law before understanding grace. He argues that learning the fear of God is foundational to wisdom and righteousness, and without this foundation, modern Christians often struggle with persistent sin despite hearing messages about grace for decades. The lack of fear of God in Christian teaching and practice has resulted in widespread moral compromise in churches today.
9mCFC Daily Devotions
May 3 | Daily Devotion | I Must Always Keep My Conscience Clear | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 2, 2026 · 9m
Zac Poonen teaches that maintaining a clear conscience is essential to assurance of being in the resurrection of the righteous. True salvation involves not just initial belief but ongoing obedience and reconciliation; it requires immediate confession of all sins (in thought, word, deed, attitude, and motive) to God, asking forgiveness from those we've hurt, and forgiving all who have hurt us.
13mCFC Daily Devotions
May 2 | Daily Devotion | Be Willing To Change Your Opinion About People | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · May 2, 2026 · 13m
Zac Poonen challenges believers to examine their prejudices against people or groups and to remain willing to change their opinions when confronted with evidence that contradicts them. Drawing from the example of Nathaniel, who had contempt for people from Nazareth yet was commended by Jesus for his lack of hypocrisy and willingness to immediately change his mind when convinced, Poonen emphasizes that genuine humility and honesty involve recognizing our sinful judgments and being ready to abandon them. He distinguishes between discernment (necessary for leaders) and prejudice (preconceived categorization), calling believers to see people as Jesus sees them.
11mCFC Daily Devotions
May 1 | Daily Devotion | Allow God To Break You To Make You Truly Humble | Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen · Apr 30, 2026 · 11m
Zac Poonen teaches that God breaks those with pride and position to make them truly humble, which is essential for effective spiritual leadership. Using Moses and Jacob as examples, he shows how God humbles the self-reliant through prolonged suffering and loss of status, transforming them from proud achievers into vessels fit for God's purposes. True humility, he explains, is not artificial but comes from genuinely recognizing one's own incapability without God.