In His ascension Christ is the High Priest – He is the kingly High Priest for His ministry and He is the divine High Priest for saving us. As the divine High Priest, Christ is full of life, living, and able to continue His priesthood perpetually; as such a One, He is saving us to […]
Being Renewed Day by Day to have God’s Element Added to us and Live in Resurrection
In order for us to live in resurrection, we must be renewed day by day with the fresh supply of resurrection life (2 Cor. 4:16). God is new, His life is new, resurrection is new, and everything about God is new; we are old, getting older, and dying, and nothing we can do in and […]
Being Recovered to Function as Priests for the Building of God’s House, the Church
The building of God’s house is related to the priesthood and depends on the priesthood. If we are enlightened by the Lord and have a clear view of the fact that all the believers in Christ are priests to God – the priesthood – then we will realize that the building up of the church […]
13 Aspects of a Priest, a Particular Kind of Person who Serves God Continually
It is so wonderful to realize that all the genuine Christians, the believers in Christ, are priests; they are called by God and saved by Him that they may be priests to God, a royal priesthood, the church. A priest is one who receives God and is filled, saturated, and permeated with God until God […]
Knowing the Science of Drinking and Flowing the Water of Life in Resurrection
Just as the people of Israel had the living water flowing from the smitten rock for them to drink and have their thirst quenched, so today we as believers in Christ have the “resurrection beverage” flowing freely, that is, we have the life-giving Spirit flowing in resurrection for us to drink all the time. However, […]
We need to See and Experience the Characteristics of Christ as our Daily Manna
When we read the book of Exodus we may have a high appreciation for God delivering His people out of Egypt, the changing of bitter water into sweet, the law was given at Mount Sinai, etc but we may not appreciate the manna too much. But throughout their journey in the wilderness toward the good […]
The Experience of the Cross Tests us, Exposes us, and Allows God to Heal our Being
After healing the bitter waters at Marah by showing Moses a tree which he cast into the waters, the Lord made a statute for the people of Israel and He revealed that He is their Healer. The people of Israel didn’t just encounter bitter waters but they were bitter in their being, and God was […]