October 7 | Daily Devotion | Finishing The Work God Gave | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenOctober 6, 202410mWatch on YouTube

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Summary

The Christian life is a continuous process of spiritual warfare, likened to conquering the territory of Canaan by defeating various 'giants' representing sins like anger or dirty thoughts. True discipleship means purifying oneself until one resembles Christ, which involves both spiritual cleansing and active ministry. Ultimately, every believer is equipped by God for a specific, unique work they are called to finish before Christ returns.

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Living a life victorious over conscious sinChristians should not live a life defeated by conscious sin, though unconscious sins will remain until Jesus returns.

Conquering giants in the land of CanaanJust as the Israelites conquered Canaan step by step, believers must kill spiritual giants like anger and dirty thoughts one by one as they see them.

Becoming like Christ as our ultimate goalFirst John 3:2-3 teaches that while we are children of God now, our goal is to be like him when he appears, which causes us to continually purify ourselves.1 John 3:2–3

Driving out all remaining sinGod commands us to drive out every single giant ruling our body, from bitterness to the love of money, because Jesus purchased this land on the cross.

Ministry as part of becoming like JesusBecoming like Jesus includes hard work and active ministry, as Jesus worked tirelessly both as a carpenter and a full-time traveling servant.

The proportion of life and ministryJesus lived thirty-three and a half years of pure life and three and a half years of ministry, showing that our personal life is ten times more important than our ministry.

Finishing the work the Father givesIn John 17:4, Jesus stated that he glorified the Father on Earth by finishing the work that was given him to do.John 17:4

God planned your work before you were bornGod planned a specific purpose for you millions of years ago and equipped you in your mother's womb with the personality and gifts needed to serve him.

Rejecting a retirement-only mentalityIt is a shame for a Christian to reach the end of life having only raised children and retired, rather than passionately finishing the work God planned for them.

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