May 2 | Daily Devotion | God Works In Those Who Are Sick And Tired Of Themselves | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenMay 1, 20249mWatch on YouTube

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Summary

The sermon uses Genesis 1 as an allegory for human spiritual life, noting that humanity starts in a state of being 'formless, empty, and dark' after the fall. True restoration, which mirrors becoming like Christ, requires being 'sick and tired' of one's current state and being filled by both the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. The speaker warns that good works or adherence to scripture without the Spirit leads only to a 'good life,' not the life of Christ, which requires selfless motives.

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Genesis 1 as a picture of the whole BibleGenesis 1:1 pictures the way God created man perfectly, just as God created the heavens and the earth.Genesis 1:1

From perfection to a fallen stateVerse 2 describes the earth as formless, empty, and dark, which pictures Adam after his fall and how humans are born into the world.

Are you sick and tired of your life?The speaker challenges listeners to be fed up with failing to reflect God's image and putting on a front at church.

Coming to Jesus for rest and victoryParaphrasing Matthew 11:28, the speaker explains that Jesus invites the weary and heavy laden who are sick of their defeated life to receive rest and victory over sin.Matthew 11:28

How God fixes the problemGod uses two things seen in Genesis 1 to fix darkness and emptiness: the Holy Spirit and the word of God.Genesis 1:2

Being changed little by little by the SpiritThe Spirit of God brooded over the earth, teaching us that God does not make us like Christ overnight, but little by little.

The importance of the word of GodThe entire chapter of Genesis 1 is filled with God speaking, showing that man must live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.

Living a good life without the Holy SpiritPeople can read the Bible and lead pretty upright lives without the Holy Spirit, much like Mahatma Gandhi who lived simply and helped the poor.

The danger of doing good for your own honorDoing many good things with the motive of seeking your own honor is like making a beautiful bowl of curry and putting a dead lizard inside it.

Allowing God to make you a saintGod works in you by letting you do something good while someone else gets the credit, delighting you when nobody discovers you did it.

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