(Clip) Having True Humility That Pleases God — Zac Poonen

True Humility Before God

Zero, just like everybody else. This is the secret, my brothers and sisters. This is why Jesus pleased the Father. He took his position before the Father. Humility is not saying I'm nothing or hanging your head down or wearing torn clothes or none of all that.

God’s Work of Bringing Pride Down to Zero

Humility is the recognition God is everything. You and I may have different qualities, but we are zero in his eyes. So God is in the business of bringing us down from 100 to zero. I don't know where you've got so far, but I hope the path of the righteous is like the shining light that shines brighter and brighter and brighter, which means the darkness goes away.

The Darkness of Pride and the Increase of Christ

What does it mean, the darkness going away? The darkness is our pride, our exaltation. It goes away and the path of the righteous becomes brighter and brighter. Brighter means we become zero and zero and zero, like John the Baptist said, he will increase when I decrease.

Seeking Fellowship with Jesus Through Humility

So I pray that all of you will have a blessed year in 2015 where you decrease and come down to zero quickly. Let's bow before God in prayer. Please think about what you heard and say, Lord, that's the way I want to go in this new year.

Now I want to get to that zero place where Jesus was and your fellowship with Jesus will be better and brighter and more glorious because he's down there at that zero level. Many of us are far away from him because we have high thoughts.

Living According to God’s Word

You want to get close to him? Get down to zero. Heavenly Father, help us to be gripped by the truth of God's word, to live according to it. We humbly ask in Jesus name, Amen.