Brokenness and How God Fulfills His Purpose Through Us - Santosh Poonen - February 24, 2019
http://rlcfchurch.org/brokenness-how-god-fulfills-purpose-through-us River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The central message is that the greatest power available to us, whether individually, in marriage, or within the church, is brokenness. The speaker emphasizes that God rebuilds us through our brokenness, referencing covenants of everlasting love. True strength comes not from self-improvement or knowledge, but from admitting our need for God's divine nature to write His law on our hearts.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
What is the most powerful force on earth?Our greatest need in life, marriage, and the church is not self-improvement, but brokenness, because God cannot pour His divine nature into an unbroken vessel.
The things of God are inherited, not earnedInheriting God's kingdom and the earth requires poverty of spirit and being broken like a tamed horse that obeys its rider.
Looking at Joseph's life through the lens of brokennessGod had a mighty purpose to save His people through Joseph, but to get him there, He had to take him through a long process of breaking rather than a straight line.
Joseph's faith through prison and false accusationsDespite facing jealousy from his brothers, being sold as a slave, being falsely accused, and being forgotten in prison for two years, Joseph maintained his faith and was used by God.
What you meant for evil, God meant for goodGod uses the very trials, hardships, and plot-twists we face to accomplish His good purposes, proving that if God is for us, no one can be against us.Romans 8:31
Scriptural promises for our ups and downsGod has ordained every day of our lives before we were born, and He draws a bottom line in our temptations so we are never tested beyond what we can endure.Psalm 139:16
Conformed to the image of His SonOur ultimate finish line is being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ, as God causes all things to work together for good according to His purpose.Romans 8:29
A prayer to be broken and moldedYielding our will to God rather than blocking His plan ensures we do not stand empty-handed at the judgment seat, leading to the heartfelt prayer to take, break, and mold us.
