June 21 | Daily Devotion | Casting Away The Confidence In Our Flesh | Zac Poonen

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God uses experiences like constant defeat to strip away self-confidence, which is necessary for true transformation. The speaker contrasts self-reliance, exemplified by Abraham's initial attempts, with God's timing, which requires us to reach a point of impossibility. True spiritual maturity involves a 'casting away of confidence in our flesh,' meaning we must stop feeling proud of our small victories or looking down on the failures of others.

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How God uses constant defeat to remove self-confidenceGod allows us to experience constant defeat so that little by little our self-confidence is worn out until we come to an end of ourselves.

Abraham's attempt to have a son through HagarWhen God promised Abraham a son, he and Sarah tried to fulfill it through human effort by having a son through Hagar, picturing a struggle acceptable only to man.

Self-control versus heart changeHuman effort can control outward actions like a temper or lust, but the heart remains unchanged, producing an Ishmail of our own strength.

The trap of spiritual pride when we do not lose our temperA husband who keeps his cool while his wife yells may secretly thank God he is not like her, falling into a deeper pit of spiritual pride than someone who simply loses their temper.

The gap between Ishmael and IsaacAfter Ishmael was born when Abraham was 86, there is a 13-year gap until God appears to him at age 99, waiting until Abraham's own ability to produce a son is completely gone.Genesis 16:16

The three stages: difficult, impossible, and doneIn God's dealings with us, things go from difficult to impossible and finally done, just like the disciples fishing all night until the boat was full.

Moses learning he is not the deliverer in his own strengthMoses felt ready to deliver Israel at age 40, but God had to break him in the wilderness for 40 years until he finally said he could not do it.

What true circumcision meansOld Testament circumcision pointed to the cutting off of the flesh, which Paul defines as casting away confidence in our own ability.Philippians 3:3

Two signs of remaining self-confidenceYou can identify remaining self-confidence if you feel proud when you manage to control your temper or if you look down on someone else when they fail.

Coming to an end of ourselvesWe must confess our Pharisaical pride before God and reach the point where we realize spiritual victory is completely impossible in our own strength.

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

How God uses constant defeat to remove self-confidenceGod allows us to experience constant defeat so that little by little our self-confidence is worn out until we come to an end of ourselves.

Self-control versus heart changeHuman effort can control outward actions like a temper or lust, but the heart remains unchanged, producing an Ishmail of our own strength.

The three stages: difficult, impossible, and doneIn God's dealings with us, things go from difficult to impossible and finally done, just like the disciples fishing all night until the boat was full.

What true circumcision meansOld Testament circumcision pointed to the cutting off of the flesh, which Paul defines as casting away confidence in our own ability.Philippians 3:3

Two signs of remaining self-confidenceYou can identify remaining self-confidence if you feel proud when you manage to control your temper or if you look down on someone else when they fail.

Coming to an end of ourselvesWe must confess our Pharisaical pride before God and reach the point where we realize spiritual victory is completely impossible in our own strength.

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