January 23 | Daily Devotion | Knowing God As Our Father | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenJanuary 22, 202411mWatch on YouTube

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Summary

The message emphasizes that true prayer begins with the conviction that God is our loving Father, surpassing any earthly father. It also stresses the assurance that God rules the universe with absolute sovereignty, a truth exemplified by Nebuchadnezzar's humbling in Daniel. Ultimately, the message calls listeners to rest in the knowledge that God is their Father and that all humanity is nothing before Him.

Outline

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

How Jesus taught us to prayBefore making any requests, Jesus instructed us to address God as our Father who is in heaven, emphasizing absolute conviction in His immense love.

Realizing the privilege of calling God FatherUnlike Old Testament believers who saw God primarily as Almighty, New Covenant believers have the profound privilege of calling Him Father.

The Holy Spirit crying out Abba FatherRomans 8:15 describes the spirit within us crying out 'Abba,' which translates to 'Dad,' bringing true rest when it becomes a personal reality.

Overcoming the devil's hindrance to intimacyThe devil tries to keep believers from experiencing true intimacy by stopping them from spontaneously addressing God as Dad.

The two facts that bring restRest comes from knowing two things: we have a loving dad in heaven, and He is in complete control of everything in the universe.

The most absolute statement of God's sovereigntyThe most complete statement of God's sovereignty in the Bible is found not in the letters of the apostles, but in the words of the heathen King Nebuchadnezzar.

Nebuchadnezzar's pride in BabylonNebuchadnezzar proudly claimed that he built great Babylon by his own power and for his own glory, representing the opposite of God's kingdom.Daniel 4:30

God humbles the proud kingGod removed Nebuchadnezzar's sovereignty and drove him away to live like an animal eating grass until he learned his lesson.

Recognizing that every human being is zero before GodAfter God healed him, Nebuchadnezzar declared God's everlasting dominion, recognizing that all inhabitants of the earth are zero compared to God.

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