CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: The Way To Astonishing Faith - Zac Poonen
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Summary
The central message is that true faith is cultivated by recognizing one's profound unworthiness before God, rather than feeling deserving of anything. To achieve this, believers must remember their past sins, not out of guilt, but to continually humble themselves and prevent spiritual pride. Forgetting one's past sins leads to spiritual blindness, while remembering them leads to a deeper reliance on Christ's cleansing blood.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Taking the position of the Roman centurionAlways adopt the humble stance of the centurion by acknowledging complete unworthiness, which permanently eliminates all grumbling, murmuring, and complaining from your life.
Remembering your past life to build faithTo maintain this place of humility and maximum faith, frequently remember all the wretched things you did in your past, provided you are sure your sins are cleansed by the blood of Christ.
The danger of forgetting past sinsAccording to Second Peter, forgetting your past sins leads to spiritual blindness and shortsightedness, whereas remembering them saves you from spiritual pride.2 Peter 1:9
Praying in the name of Jesus versus our own worthinessGod rejects prayers that approach Him based on our own perceived selflessly served years, requiring us instead to pray solely because Jesus died for sinners.
Recognizing that God does not owe us anythingGiving money or serving God does not put Him in our debt, because everything we possess and the ability to earn it comes directly from Him in the first place.
Growing in faith through utter unworthinessAs you continually recognize that you deserve nothing and are unworthy of God's friendship or blessings, your faith genuinely increases.
Comparing ourselves with other believersFeelings of worthiness often stem from comparing ourselves with others, ignoring the terrible things in our own past lives that God has graciously blotted out.
Learning not to reveal other people's sinsSince God has covered up our own terrible past sins, it is hypocritical and foolish to glibly expose the sins and faults of other people.
Avoiding spiritual blindness and picking specksForgetting what you were purified from causes a lack of spiritual vision and hinders you from seeing Jesus and the scriptures clearly.
CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: The Way To Astonishing Faith - Zac Poonen
To listen to the complete message click here : https://www.cfcindia.com/sermon/the-way-to-astonishing-faith
Visit our website for more information: https://www.cfcindia.com
Summary
The central message is that true faith is cultivated by recognizing one's profound unworthiness before God, rather than feeling deserving of anything. To achieve this, believers must remember their past sins, not out of guilt, but to continually humble themselves and prevent spiritual pride. Forgetting one's past sins leads to spiritual blindness, while remembering them leads to a deeper reliance on Christ's cleansing blood.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Taking the position of the Roman centurionAlways adopt the humble stance of the centurion by acknowledging complete unworthiness, which permanently eliminates all grumbling, murmuring, and complaining from your life.
Remembering your past life to build faithTo maintain this place of humility and maximum faith, frequently remember all the wretched things you did in your past, provided you are sure your sins are cleansed by the blood of Christ.
The danger of forgetting past sinsAccording to Second Peter, forgetting your past sins leads to spiritual blindness and shortsightedness, whereas remembering them saves you from spiritual pride.2 Peter 1:9
Praying in the name of Jesus versus our own worthinessGod rejects prayers that approach Him based on our own perceived selflessly served years, requiring us instead to pray solely because Jesus died for sinners.
Recognizing that God does not owe us anythingGiving money or serving God does not put Him in our debt, because everything we possess and the ability to earn it comes directly from Him in the first place.
Growing in faith through utter unworthinessAs you continually recognize that you deserve nothing and are unworthy of God's friendship or blessings, your faith genuinely increases.
Comparing ourselves with other believersFeelings of worthiness often stem from comparing ourselves with others, ignoring the terrible things in our own past lives that God has graciously blotted out.
Learning not to reveal other people's sinsSince God has covered up our own terrible past sins, it is hypocritical and foolish to glibly expose the sins and faults of other people.
Avoiding spiritual blindness and picking specksForgetting what you were purified from causes a lack of spiritual vision and hinders you from seeing Jesus and the scriptures clearly.
