December 11 | Daily Devotion | Our Loving God Is A Father Waiting For You To Come Back | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenDecember 10, 202511mWatch on YouTube

CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen Excerpt from the message: Christians Who Worship An "Idol-god" And Not Our Heavenly Father - Zac Poonen To listen to the complete message click here : https://cfcindia.com/sermon/christians-who-worship-an-idolgod-and-not-our-heavenly-father Visit our website for more information: https://www.cfcindia.com

Summary

The speaker emphasizes that true worship is directed toward the living, loving Father revealed by Jesus, not an idol. He uses Joseph's story to illustrate how God works all things for good, even through suffering, and contrasts this with the judgmental nature of idols. The central message is that God is a Father who patiently waits for us to return, exemplified by the Prodigal Son, running to meet us even when we have fallen far away.

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God working all things for goodGod works all things together so that we might become more like Christ, as illustrated by Old Testament examples like Joseph.Romans 8:28

Joseph's early faith and responseSeventeen-year-old Joseph listened to his father's teaching about God and responded with deep faith, dreaming dreams of God's future.

The Romans 8:28 of the Old TestamentLong before the New Testament was written, Joseph lived out Romans 8:28 when he told his brothers that what they meant for evil, God meant for good.

A forgiving attitude without a BibleJoseph maintained a loving and forgiving attitude toward those who harmed him despite having no Bible, Holy Spirit, or knowledge of Christ, challenging believers today to examine their own hearts.

Jesus explained the FatherBecause no one has ever seen God, people make idols, but Jesus came to accurately reveal God as a loving father.John 1:18

Understanding God's fatherly natureGod is merciful, forgiving, and long-suffering, but He also lovingly disciplines His children rather than letting them go astray.

Do we view God as always angry?Many believers mistakenly feel God always looks at them with anger because they are not perfect, failing to understand His love.

The true picture of God in the prodigal sonJesus used the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15 to illustrate the true picture of God's heart toward someone who has ruined their life.Luke 15:20

A Father watching from the windowThe father saw his son from a long way off because he was constantly looking out the window, waiting for him to return.

God running to meet the sinnerThis is the only place in the Bible where God is described as running, and He runs not to a righteous person, but to welcome someone who has messed up and returned.

Worshipping the true God instead of an idolAn idol always frowns and jumps on your first slip-up, whereas the God revealed by Jesus Christ is a Father who runs to welcome and save you.

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