BEING A ZERO BEFORE GOD - Zac Poonen
Click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knmJ5lWQaGs to go to Zac Poonen’s New Year 2015 message : JESUS PLEASED THE FATHER BY HIS HUMILITY.
Summary
The central message is that in the eyes of God, all human achievements—wealth, beauty, position, education, popularity, and even preaching—are rendered zero. True value is found only in Jesus Christ, and recognizing this shared 'zero' status before God is the essence of humility. This realization should guide believers to keep Jesus as the ultimate focus in every area of life.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Wealth in God's eyesThe speaker demonstrates things people glory in, starting with wealth and noting the wealthiest man is still a zero in God's eyes.
Beauty and positionThe speaker brings up more volunteers to represent physical beauty and high worldly position, both of which are zeros before God.
Education, sports, and popularityThe demonstration continues through cleverness with a PhD, athletic medals, popularity, and even preaching pride, all valued as zeros.
Self as the root causeThe root cause of all these things is self, and like Nebuchadnezzar understood, all inhabitants of the earth are nothing on their own.
Jesus gives true valueWithout Jesus all human qualities are still zeros, but a person has immense value the moment Jesus comes in.
The wonder of fellowshipThe church and body of Christ is made up of people coming together who recognize they are zeros, where fellowship multiplies value.
The true meaning of humilityHumility is not wearing torn clothes or hanging your head down, but the recognition that God is everything and we are zeros.
