March 27 | Daily Devotion | Can The Father Commend Me As He Commended Jesus? | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenMarch 26, 202410mWatch on YouTube

CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen Excerpt from the message: Who Is God Pleased With? - Zac Poonen To listen to the complete message click here : https://www.cfcindia.com/sermon/session-04-2 Visit our website for more information: https://www.cfcindia.com

Summary

The central message contrasts the outward display of miracles with the inward reality of a life pleasing to God. The speaker uses the Israelites in the wilderness and Jesus's life to argue that God is more pleased with upright, honest living and righteousness than with miraculous experiences. True proof of God's favor is living a life free from sin, treating others righteously, and maintaining a pure conscience.

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What is the proof that my life is pleasing to the Lord?The speaker introduces the topic by examining what truly proves a life is pleasing to God, pointing to the Israelites who came out of Egypt.1 Corinthians 10:1

The testimony of an Israelite in the wildernessAn Israelite could give an incredible testimony of parting seas, pillars of fire, manna from heaven, and clothes that never wore out for forty years.

God was not pleased with themDespite experiencing countless genuine miracles, God was not pleased with those Israelites and they died in the wilderness.

Miracles do not equal God's pleasureThe speaker warns believers not to be deceived by public meetings or television preachers talking about healings, because answered prayers do not mean God is pleased with someone.

The contrast of Jesus' early lifeThe speaker describes how Jesus grew up in Nazareth facing social shame, financial struggles, and family burdens without experiencing any supernatural miracles.

An honest carpentry work and daily struggleJesus worked hard from morning till evening as a carpenter, remaining completely honest and refusing to cheat like others.

With whom is God well pleased?At the end of thirty years with zero miracles, God declared that Jesus was the One with whom He was well pleased.

Righteousness pleases GodIt is righteousness, living simply, and refusing to cheat anyone that truly pleases God, not answered prayers or dramatic signs.

Is answered prayer the proof that God loves you?God answered the prayers of the Israelites in the wilderness, yet while Jesus walked the earth He sometimes faced unanswered cries, showing that prayer answers are not the sole measure of divine pleasure.

The true witness of a clean conscienceThe real proof of God's pleasure is a conscience free from sin, being upright in business, and forgiving those who hurt you just as Jesus did.

Looking unto Jesus as the ultimate exampleJesus pleased the Father during thirty years of hidden life without preaching a sermon, casting out a demon, or healing the sick.

A prayer for a generation that desires God's pleasureThe speaker expresses his personal desire to hear the Father say he is a beloved son, praying for a generation in India with that same singular passion.

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