January 21 | Daily Devotion | Learn To Take The Blame | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenJanuary 20, 202414mWatch on YouTube

CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen Excerpt from the message: Don't Let Past Failures Discourage You - Zac Poonen To listen to the complete message click here : https://www.cfcindia.com/sermon/dont-let-past-failures-discourage-you Visit our website for more information: https://www.cfcindia.com

Summary

The message urges listeners to move forward by forgetting past achievements and failures, warning against both pride in successes and regret over mistakes. The central theme is taking personal responsibility for sin, contrasting Adam's tendency to blame others with Christ's willingness to take the blame for sin on the cross. True discipleship requires confessing one's own sin without pointing fingers at others.

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Forget what lies behindWe must stop congratulating ourselves and patting ourselves on the back for the giants and bad habits we have already conquered, as satisfaction with past success prevents us from moving forward.Philippians 3:13

The danger of regret over past failuresRegret over past failures can hinder spiritual progress just as much as pride over past successes, especially when we look back at foolish things done before and after knowing the Lord.

Sin becomes exceedingly sinfulWhen Christ enters our life, He gives us a microscope so that teeny-weeny sins look like elephants, making post-conversion sins particularly serious.

What does it mean to confess our sin?To confess our sin means taking the blame completely instead of making excuses or pointing fingers at a spouse, neighbor, or anyone else.

Comparing Adam and ChristWhen Adam sinned, his next act was to refuse blame by pointing to his wife and God, whereas Jesus on the cross had His hands nailed so He could not point fingers at anyone.

Crucifying our pointing fingersBeing crucified with Christ means our palms are nailed to the cross so that we cannot point our fingers at anybody else for our wrongdoings.

The high standard of the Sermon on the MountThe Sermon on the Mount sets a much higher standard than the Old Testament law, equating inner attitudes like anger to murder and lust to adultery.

Trusting savings accounts over a loving FatherMany believers trust more in their savings account for protection against inflation than in a loving heavenly father, which is a serious sin of unbelief.

An evil heart of unbeliefWe must take care not to have an evil heart of unbelief where our confidence is placed in money rather than in God, which causes us to fall away from the living God.Hebrews 3:12

What does falling away look like?Falling away from the living God happens when a person is not making spiritual progress year by year and remains defeated by the same sins repeatedly.

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