September 5 | Daily Devotion | Grace Can Help You To Be An Overcomer | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenSeptember 4, 20249mWatch on YouTube

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Summary

The speaker addresses the misconception that overcoming sin is achieved through personal struggle, emphasizing instead that believers are under grace, not law. He explains that Jesus invites those who are truly weary and heavy-laden—those who are thirsty for the Holy Spirit—to come to Him. Ultimately, the message points to God's foreknowledge, noting that God overlooks periods of ignorance and calls people to repent.

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Depending on the flesh instead of the SpiritIn seeking holiness, believers often depend on their flesh more than the Holy Spirit, which prevents spiritual breakthrough.

Sin shall not be master over youRomans 6:14 states that sin shall not be master over you because you are not under law, trying to overcome by your own struggle, but under grace.Romans 6:14

The difference between a command and a promiseReading the verse as a command means what we have to do, but reading it as a promise means what God promises to do for us through grace.

Weary and heavy laden over besetting sinsJesus invites those who are weary and heavy laden after years of struggling with besetting sins like anger, lustful thinking, or discouragement.

Thirsting for the Holy SpiritJesus also invites those who are dry and thirsting for the power and fullness of the Holy Spirit, rather than those who are casual about it.John 7:37

Entering the Spirit-filled lifeThough open to all, most Christians never enter into the Spirit-filled life of overcoming and empowerment, unlike figures in the old covenant who were under law.

Paul finishing his course despite his pastPaul spent thirty years fighting against Christ, yet by grace he could say at the end of his life that he had finished his course and kept the faith.

God does not work by mathematical rulesGod does not require a flawless sequence from step one onward like mathematics; His grace accounts for past mistakes.

God overlooks the times of ignoranceGod in His foreknowledge overlooks the times of ignorance and commands all people everywhere to repent.Acts 17:30

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