By Zac Poonen It is written in Genesis 28:11, “the sun had set.” Though that is referring only to a geographical fact, yet the sun had indeed set on Jacob’s life, spiritually speaking too. He had been living for the world, and had grabbed and cheated. And yet God met...
By Zac Poonen In Genesis 14, we find that Abraham, on his way back from the battle, was exhausted, and possibly proud as well of the fact that with just 318 servants he went and destroyed the many armies of so many kings. He was also in danger of collecting...
By Zac Poonen Becoming more spiritually-minded in the New Year A balanced Christian life is one that looks in three directions: 1. Upward – in worship and devotion to God and to the Lord Jesus Christ. 2. Inward – as a result of seeing the glory of Christ, discovering unChristlike...
By Zac Poonen Satan is the author of fear. Jesus was as much against fear as He was against sin. Many times He told people, “Don’t be afraid” (Fear not), just like He said, “Don’t sin.” Jesus was against people living fear as much as He was against people living...
By Zac Poonen There is a lot of emphasis on joy in Apostle Paul’s letter to Philippians. “Always offering prayer with joy in every prayer I pray for you.” (Phil 1:4) “Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say unto you, rejoice.” (Phil 4:4) Philippians was written when Paul...
By Zac Poonen 1.Hypocrisy:To be a hypocrite is to give others the impression that we are holier than we actually are. It is the same as being false, or telling a lie. Jesus pronounced a curse on hypocrites seven times in Matthew 23:13-29. Jesus told the Pharisees that their inner life...
By Zac Poonen. In Malachi 2:15, we read that God made a man and his wife one in order that through them He might receive godly children. Anyone can raise children. But the disciple of Jesus raises godly children. And for this, the very first requirement is that at least...
By Zac Poonen. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is the most invisible of all the ministries in the Godhead. He encourages and helps in a silent, invisible way, without even wanting recognition or credit for His work. He is quite content for people to praise the Father and Jesus...
From the book THE FULL GOSPEL (Copyright – 1996) We read of two contrasting ministries in the Bible that have great relevance for our time. The Daniel-Ministry Daniel was a man whom God could use in his generation in a heathen land. When he was a young man, as a...
By Zac Poonen In Luke 18:13 (NASB), the tax-collector prayed saying “God be merciful to me THE sinner.” He called himself, “THE sinner”. What he meant was that he felt that everyone around him was a saint compared to him! In his eyes, he was THE ONLY SINNER on the...