God's Purpose in Breaking Us - Santosh Poonen - August 31, 2014
The Confidence of Our Secret Brokenness - Part 2 of 3 http://rlcfchurch.org/the-confidence-of-our-secret-brokenness River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The speaker warns against the danger of making spiritual experiences, such as brokenness or righteousness, into public performances. He draws parallels from church history, noting that zeal can devolve into legalism and outward appearance. Ultimately, he cautions that even deep spiritual work can become ineffective if the goal shifts from pleasing God to gaining recognition from others.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Beware of practicing your brokenness before menJust as Jesus warned against practicing righteousness to be seen by others, believers can easily turn genuine spiritual brokenness into a performance to look spiritual.
The modern temptation of broadcasting the secret lifeSocial media makes it dangerously easy to broadcast private spiritual thoughts and moments that God intends to remain intimate and secret.
Protecting the privacy of the most holy placeJust as sharing a deeply intimate marital conversation on speakerphone ruins its sanctity, broadcasting our private work with God destroys our secret intimacy with Him.
Joseph's trials and the deep probing of GodGod allowed Joseph to face hatred from his brothers, betrayal, slavery, and false accusation to test what was truly inside his heart and prepare him to rule Egypt.
The secret test of temptationWhen tempted by Potiphar's wife where no one else would know, Joseph chose to fear God rather than sin, proving his integrity in secret.
Compassion instead of revengeHaving been thoroughly broken, Joseph showed great compassion to his guilty brothers when he had the power to destroy them, recognizing God's sovereign hand in his suffering.
Moses shaped through a lifetime of breakingMoses went from a confident prince to a stammering, broken eighty-year-old man through years of rejection and hardship before God could use him.
The humblest man on earthBecause Moses was exceptionally humble and did not defend himself when his authority was challenged, the Lord fought his battles and spoke with him face to face.
Passing the ultimate test of leadershipWhen God tested Moses by offering to destroy rebellious Israel and make a great nation out of Moses instead, Moses pleaded for the people, proving his heart was free from self-promotion.
