June 26 | Daily Devotion | God Leads Us From Strength To Strength | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenJune 25, 202413mWatch on YouTube

CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen Excerpt from the message: Strengthened Through Trials To Strengthen Others - Zac Poonen To listen to the complete message click here : https://www.cfcindia.com/sermon/strengthened-through-trials-to-strengthen-others Visit our website for more information: https://www.cfcindia.com

Summary

God uses trials and afflictions—like pruning a branch—to bring forth greater fruit in our lives. The speaker illustrates this using the life of Joseph, who endured betrayal, slavery, and false imprisonment, all of which ultimately prepared him to save his family and become a blessing. This principle shows that God works all things, even human evil, together for good.

Outline

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

Why does God prune us?God's will is always that we produce fruit and then more fruit, which requires the pruning of trials and affliction.John 15:2

The story of JosephGod prepared Joseph for greatness not through comfort, but through betrayal by his brothers and being sold into slavery in Egypt.

Education through prisonInstead of sending Joseph to the best universities, God allowed him to be falsely accused and imprisoned so he could be thoroughly prepared.

Strength to forgive and see God's purposeJoseph received strength from above to forgive his brothers and recognize that God turned their evil intentions into good to preserve many lives.

Moses in EgyptMoses was a brilliant, highly educated, and powerful prince in Egypt who tried to deliver Israel in his own strength.

Too strong for God to useBecause Moses was too self-confident and proud of his cleverness, God sent him to the wilderness to tend sheep and be humbled for forty years.

Crushed to the dustMoses was thoroughly broken and dependent, transforming him from a man who could kill one Egyptian into an instrument of God's mighty power at the Red Sea.

Related messages

Back to the catalog

CFC Daily Devotions

June 26 | Daily Devotion | God Leads Us From Strength To Strength | Zac Poonen

Zac Poonen · June 25, 2024 · 13m

When life is hard Following Jesus