By Zac Poonen What is an adequate response to God in view of all that He has done for you? It is not enough that you just speak words of gratitude to Him. Romans 12 (the entire chapter) is the answer to that question. In view of “the mercies of...
By Zac Poonen The attitude of the self-centred life to God and to His service is characterised by a spirit of legalism. Self can try to serve God. It can be very active in such service too – but it is always legalistic service. It seeks a reward for the...
By Zac Poonen If you have valued the spiritual food that that you have received in the church through the years, then you will appreciate the church very highly. Consider how grateful you are to those who invite you for a single meal. How much more grateful you should be...
By Zac Poonen We can have no fellowship with those who teach contrary to the Word of God and to what Jesus taught. It is better to stand alone with God than with a multitude without God. Remember that, in Christendom in general, the majority is usually wrong. Here are...
By Zac Poonen 1. A Ministry of Intercession: In Zechariah 3:1, we read that Joshua the high priest was standing before the Lord and Satan stood there to accuse him. Satan is always seeking to accuse and harm the leaders. He targets them and their wives and children. Don’t be...
By Zac Poonen In Genesis, chapters 37, 39, we read that Joseph was a God-fearing lad and therefore he was hated by Satan. And so, Satan instigated his elder brothers to get rid of him. But God ensured that they didn’t take Joseph’s life. They managed, however, to sell him...
By Zac Poonen Redeem The Time: Time that is lost in carelessness and sin can never be recovered. God can forgive us a wasted life and still take us into His kingdom. But even God cannot give us back our wasted years. Time wasted is time lost forever. It can...
By Zac Poonen The balanced message of the gospel is found in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. In Chapters 1 to 3, there is not a single exhortation. Those chapters only describe what God has done for us. The next three chapters are then full of exhortations of what we...
By Zac Poonen Jesus faced exactly the same temptations that we all face every day (Heb.4:15 ). He had all our limitations, and yet He overcame – because He loved righteousness and hated sin and cried out to the Father for help whenever He was tempted (Heb.1:9;5:7 ). The Holy...
By Zac Poonen Let us covet sincerity and honesty and openness with all of our hearts, and then there will be no limit to God’s blessing upon our lives” We read in Genesis 32:29 that, “God blessed Jacob there”. There are four reasons why God blessed Jacob there – at...