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An instrument in God's hand?! - Zac Poonen

October 04, 2012

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Living for the Glory of God - Zac Poonen

In the prayer that the Lord taught His disciples to pray, the very first request is, "Hallowed by Thy Name." This was the primary longing in the heart of the Lord Jesus. He prayed, "Father, glorify Thy Name," and chose the way of the Cross since that was to the Father's glory ( Jn. 12:27-28 ). One supreme passion governed the life of the Lord Jesus - the Father's glory. Everything He did was for the Father's glory. There were no separate sacred and secular compartments in His life. Everything was sacred. He made stools and benches for the glory of God as much as He preached and healed the sick for the glory of God. Every day was equally sacred to Him; and money spent on the necessities of daily living was as sacred as money given to God's work or to the poor. Jesus lived in perfect rest of heart at all times, because He sought only the Father's glory and cared only for His Father's approval. He lived before the face of His Father and did...

DO NOT JUDGE - Zac Poonen

"Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, `Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye" ( Matt.7:1-5 ). There is a need for all of us to be constantly reminded to judge ourselves always and never to judge others. We must all have discernment - but discernment is a spiritual quality, vastly different from judging others , which is a carnal activity. Romans 14 is a chapter that we must all meditate on frequently - so that we are reminded again and again of the freedom tha...

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