March 26 | Daily Devotion | The Price Of Godliness | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenMarch 25, 202415mWatch on YouTube

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Summary

The central message is that true spiritual depth comes from brokenness, contrasting it with self-congratulation based on past good deeds. The speaker uses Job's journey to illustrate that boasting about one's accomplishments prevents true understanding of God. Genuine faith is marked by recognizing one's own insignificance before God, which leads to a deeper, lasting knowledge of Him.

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Job's reflection on his former greatnessJob looked back on the days when God watched over him, when he was rich, respected, and lived a pure life helping the poor and orphans.

The danger of inward congratulationBoasting and remembering all the good things we have done is clear proof that we are not yet broken before God.

Bearing fruit through death to selfGod calls all believers to bring forth lasting fruit, but like a grain of wheat, we must fall into the ground and die.John 15:16

Misunderstood in our sufferingJust like Job was despised and misunderstood by those around him including his wife, we must endure silently without defending ourselves while God breaks us.

Job's realization of his insignificanceThe final outcome of God's work in Job was a profound humility where Job recognized his own insignificance and laid his hand upon his mouth.Job 40:4

Being poor in spiritBeing poor in spirit means rating oneself as insignificant, a deep inner conviction that characterizes true servants of God like Isaiah and John.

Physical ailments in God's greatest servantsEven prominent biblical figures like Timothy experienced frequent sicknesses that were never healed, showing that God's purpose is not to make us wealthy or healthy.1 Timothy 5:23

Wealth and children are not marks of blessingWealth and having many children are incidental things and not marks of God's blessing, which is instead found in genuine brokenness.

Looking at Jesus in Isaiah 53While we have no part in bearing the sin of the world, many aspects of Isaiah 53 provide a message for how God's saving power looks in a human life.

There is nothing attractive about HimGod's saving power made Jesus look unassuming, with nothing outwardly attractive or glamorous to cause the world to take a second look.

Television preachers versus the real JesusUnlike modern celebrity preachers who resemble film stars, the real Jesus and His true servants are often looked down upon and considered scum by the world.

Willingness to pay the priceEvery godly man and woman has paid a price to be like Jesus, and it is worth counting everything else as rubbish just to truly know Him.

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