September 26 | Daily Devotion | Are You A Total Failure? | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenSeptember 25, 202412mWatch on YouTube

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The central message is that true spiritual life requires reaching a 'zero point'—a realization of personal inability to keep God's standards—which leads to receiving the Holy Spirit. Forgiveness and grace are not earned through works or rituals but are freely given through the blood of Christ. The speaker emphasizes relying on God's new mercies every morning and putting God first in life to overcome challenges.

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Discovering you cannot keep God's standardMany believers think they can live the Christian life on their own strength, only to discover like the Israelites or Peter that they cannot keep God's standard.

Reaching the zero pointGod must bring us to a zero point of absolute uselessness where we realize we can never make it on our own.

Coming to the cross with nothing in our handsGod does not give the Holy Spirit to those who feel they deserve Him, but to those who come completely helpless, bringing nothing in their hands.

The disciples fishing all night and failingJust like the disciples who fished all night and caught nothing until 5:00 in the morning, God lets us try on our own until we finally give up and listen to Him.

Crying out to God for a new startWhen we cry out to God from our hearts asking Him to make us overcomers, He deals with our past and clears our record completely.Hebrews 8:12

Standing justified by faith in the blood of JesusHaving zero sins remembered by God is not arrogance, but faith in the power of the blood of Jesus Christ to cleanse and declare us righteous.Romans 5:9

His mercies are new every morningGod's mercies are new every morning, meaning even if we slip up today, God treats it as the first time and is glad to forgive us.Lamentations 3:23

A life of experiencing miraclesWhen we stop relying on ourselves and simply do what Jesus says one step at a time, our lives become an experience of God solving every difficulty.

Forgiving those who try to harm and destroyPeople who tried to destroy the speaker's reputation and ministry did not succeed because he chose to forgive them instead of hating them.

They do not know what they are doingWhen Jesus said 'Father, forgive them,' He meant they did not realize they were killing the Son of God, just as people harming believers today do not know who they are hurting.

Saying the same thing about ourselves that God saysCalling oneself a son of God is not boasting, but simply agreeing with what God says about His children, just as stating one's age or nationality.John 1:12

Forgiving everyone just as Jesus forgaveBecause those who hurt believers are simply poor people who do not realize they are hurting a son of God, we must forgive everyone in the exact same way Jesus did.

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September 26 | Daily Devotion | Are You A Total Failure? | Zac Poonen

Zac Poonen · September 25, 2024 · 12m

Repentance The Holy Spirit

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The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

Reaching the zero pointGod must bring us to a zero point of absolute uselessness where we realize we can never make it on our own.

Coming to the cross with nothing in our handsGod does not give the Holy Spirit to those who feel they deserve Him, but to those who come completely helpless, bringing nothing in their hands.

Crying out to God for a new startWhen we cry out to God from our hearts asking Him to make us overcomers, He deals with our past and clears our record completely.Hebrews 8:12

His mercies are new every morningGod's mercies are new every morning, meaning even if we slip up today, God treats it as the first time and is glad to forgive us.Lamentations 3:23

A life of experiencing miraclesWhen we stop relying on ourselves and simply do what Jesus says one step at a time, our lives become an experience of God solving every difficulty.

Forgiving those who try to harm and destroyPeople who tried to destroy the speaker's reputation and ministry did not succeed because he chose to forgive them instead of hating them.

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