Partaking of God's Nature - Zac Poonen (தெய்விக சுபாவத்தில் பங்கு பெறுதல்)
Dates : 14th,15th and 16th January 2017 (Saturday, Sunday & Monday) Theme: Growing in Heavenly wisdom
Summary
The speaker contrasts the understanding of God's power and wisdom in the Old Covenant versus the New Covenant, emphasizing that God's way of thinking is fundamentally different from human logic. He stresses that true spiritual understanding comes from the Holy Spirit, which guides believers to hear God's voice in their hearts, rather than relying on worldly resources like money or physical comfort.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Why Jesus contrasted the old and new covenantsJesus points out a radical contrast in how God views people compared to human estimation, showing that human greatness centers on miracles while God values inner transformation.
John the Baptist as the greatest under the old covenantJohn the Baptist was the greatest person born under the old covenant, yet he never performed miracles and wanted to become smaller so Jesus could increase.
The least in the new covenant is greaterJesus declared that the least person in the kingdom of heaven under the new covenant is greater than John the Baptist because they have the Holy Spirit dwelling within them.
Using the Holy Spirit like electricityMany believers use the Holy Spirit for only small things instead of letting Him produce a powerful, transformed life and help them hear God's voice daily.
What is your biggest problem in life?Just as a beggar's biggest problem is poverty, a believer's true primary problem is defeat by sin rather than physical sickness or lack of money.
Precious and magnificent promisesGod has granted us precious promises so that through them we may escape the corruption in the world and partake of His divine nature.
God gives us His own natureThe greatest thing God can give us is His own nature, which is something He did not give to angels or even to Adam before the fall.
The illustration of a dog and a humanA dog can be fed and dressed well, but it cannot have human nature; similarly, humans need God's divine nature imparted to truly live as His children.
The old covenant focused on external lifeThe old covenant was primarily external, cleaning the outside of the cup while leaving the inner thought life and attitudes untouched.
The need for internal heart purityWe need God's nature inside us to heal our thought lives, govern our attitudes, and give us grace to love our enemies and forgive those who wrong us.
What God did for Jesus, He will do for youOne of the greatest discoveries in scripture is that God will do for us what He did for Jesus, helping us live an overcoming life.
Living below our spiritual inheritanceMany believers live defeated lives like beggars despite having a rich heavenly Father who has provided limitless spiritual inheritance.
A call to surrender and prayerThe speaker urges listeners to earnestly pray, surrender their hearts to God, renounce worldly positions, and ask for His divine nature to transform their families and homes.
