August 22 | Daily Devotion | Message From the Miracles of Jesus | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenAugust 21, 20249mWatch on YouTube

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Summary

The central message is that God only works powerfully in our lives when we reach a 'zero point'—a place of complete brokenness, much like an infant. The speaker uses multiple miracles of Jesus (the wedding at Cana, Peter's fishing, and the man at the Pool of Bethesda) to illustrate that God waits until our own strength and efforts have completely failed. To receive God's abundance, we must empty ourselves of self-sufficiency and remain humble.

Outline

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

Why does the Lord have to break us?We are so strong and stubborn that the Lord must break us to make us like little children, a process that takes place when we are sufficiently broken.

The miracle at Cana and running out of wineMary tells Jesus they have no wine, and His answer reflects that He waits until every last drop of human resource is gone before He performs a miracle.

Peter's failure as a fishermanWhen Peter turned away from his calling, he failed even in the areas where he thought he was an expert, teaching us that God allows us to fail until we return to His purpose.

Becoming like an infant in a cradleAn infant can do nothing for itself, and that is the place of true humility and helplessness the Lord seeks to bring us to.

The paralyzed man at the pool of BethesdaJesus visits the pool of Bethesda where a multitude of disabled people wait, focusing on a man ill for 38 years who has no one to help him.

Reaching the zero pointWhen the man admits he has no ability and no one to help him, arriving at a zero point, Jesus tells him to get up, pick up his bed, and walk.John 5:7

God brings us to zeroAcross all these miracles, including Lazarus, God wants to bring us to the point where we can do nothing so He can fill us and work through us.

The danger of becoming somebodyMany who start out genuinely filled with the spirit later become self-sufficient and proud, so we are warned to remain nobodies all our lives.

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