Zac Poonen - Humility and Reverence for God

Zac PoonenFebruary 13, 202426mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: Humility and Reverence for God Date: 02/11/2024 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

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Zac Poonen teaches on humility as essential to receiving God's grace, using 1 Peter 5:6 and examples from Scripture to show that God opposes the proud but exalts the humble. He emphasizes that true exaltation means victory over sin, not worldly success, and that pride—even subtle spiritual pride—prevents receiving God's grace and leads to defeat by sin.

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Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of GodBelievers are commanded to clothe themselves with humility toward one another because God opposes the proud.1 Peter 5:6

What does it mean to be exalted?Exaltation by God does not mean gaining earthly riches or fame, but rather being exalted over sin so that life becomes completely unlike Christ.

Recognizing why we stumble into sinAny defeat or irritation by sin is simply a result of pride, because God withholds His grace from the proud and gives it only to the humble.

Guarding against touching God's gloryTaking credit for things God has done through us is touching God's holy glory, something we must immediately repent of and avoid.

The unique bridge of ProverbsProverbs serves as an Old Testament book that tastes like the New Covenant, reflecting principles like God giving grace to the humble.

The reward of humility and the fear of the LordSpiritual riches, honor, and life come through two essential elements: humility and reverence for God.Proverbs 22:4

Completing the work God plannedEvery believer has a specific task prepared by God before birth, which can only be ruined by personal sin, pride, or unforgiveness.

Two types of fear of GodInstead of fearing that God might punish us, we should cultivate the proper fear and reverence of not wanting to hurt God by our thoughts and words.

Rejecting self-seeking worshipTrue servants of God long to disappear so people see the Lord rather than being attracted to spectacular human performances.

The ABC of wisdomJust as children must learn the alphabet to learn anything else, the fear of the Lord is the absolute foundational beginning of wisdom.

Focusing on heaven and pointing to JesusCultivating the spirit of heaven means letting our lives constantly point away from ourselves and directly toward Christ.

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