CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: A Life That Pleases God - Zac Poonen
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Summary
The speaker uses the example of Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist to illustrate that pleasing God requires being willing to be misunderstood. Jesus willingly went through the public rite despite having no sin, demonstrating his commitment to the Father's will over personal comfort or understanding. Ultimately, baptism for Jesus symbolized dying to his own will and living only to please the Father.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Why did Jesus join the line at the Jordan River?Hundreds of people were going to John the Baptist at the Jordan River to be baptized while confessing their sins. Jesus chose to go and stand in that exact same line.Matthew 3:5–6
Being willing to be misunderstoodJesus was willing to risk people thinking he had secret sin in his life rather than disobeying the Father's prompting to get baptized.
Fulfilling all righteousnessJohn recognized that he needed to be baptized by Jesus, but Jesus insisted on being baptized to fulfill righteousness.
Endorsing a man sent by GodBy getting baptized, Jesus proved that he recognized John the Baptist as a man sent by God, even though there was no Old Testament scripture requiring baptism.
What did baptism mean for Jesus?Unlike the others, Jesus had no sin to confess; instead, baptism meant he came from heaven to do the will of the one who sent him.John 6:38
Living by the principle of not pleasing himselfAll his life, Jesus lived by the principle of never pleasing himself, knowing that to please the Father he had to reject his own will.
Showing death to self in the waterGoing down into the water showed Jesus's death to his own will in everything, and coming up showed his life lived solely to please the Father.
Delighting the Father through obedienceJesus did not care that people at the time did not understand the meaning of his baptism, because his only concern was doing what the Father wanted.
CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: A Life That Pleases God - Zac Poonen
To listen to the complete message click here : https://cfcindia.com/sermon/a-life-that-pleases-god
Visit our website for more information: https://www.cfcindia.com
Summary
The speaker uses the example of Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist to illustrate that pleasing God requires being willing to be misunderstood. Jesus willingly went through the public rite despite having no sin, demonstrating his commitment to the Father's will over personal comfort or understanding. Ultimately, baptism for Jesus symbolized dying to his own will and living only to please the Father.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Why did Jesus join the line at the Jordan River?Hundreds of people were going to John the Baptist at the Jordan River to be baptized while confessing their sins. Jesus chose to go and stand in that exact same line.Matthew 3:5–6
Being willing to be misunderstoodJesus was willing to risk people thinking he had secret sin in his life rather than disobeying the Father's prompting to get baptized.
Fulfilling all righteousnessJohn recognized that he needed to be baptized by Jesus, but Jesus insisted on being baptized to fulfill righteousness.
Endorsing a man sent by GodBy getting baptized, Jesus proved that he recognized John the Baptist as a man sent by God, even though there was no Old Testament scripture requiring baptism.
What did baptism mean for Jesus?Unlike the others, Jesus had no sin to confess; instead, baptism meant he came from heaven to do the will of the one who sent him.John 6:38
Living by the principle of not pleasing himselfAll his life, Jesus lived by the principle of never pleasing himself, knowing that to please the Father he had to reject his own will.
Showing death to self in the waterGoing down into the water showed Jesus's death to his own will in everything, and coming up showed his life lived solely to please the Father.
Delighting the Father through obedienceJesus did not care that people at the time did not understand the meaning of his baptism, because his only concern was doing what the Father wanted.
