At the time of his conversion, Paul asked two very important questions, and all genuine believers should be honest with the Lord and ask Him these questions also: “Who are You, Lord?” and “What shall I do, Lord?” (Acts 22:8, 10). When we ask the Lord, Who are You, Lord? we are open to Him […]
Being a Witness of Christ in the Things He Appears to us and Knowing God’s Will
The Apostle Paul’s living as recorded in the New Testament is a very good pattern for us. He was called and commissioned by God to testify of the things in which the Lord Jesus appeared to him and will appear to him. In other words, there were many things revealed to Paul by God, and […]
Building up the Body by Holding Christ as the Head to Receive the Growth in Life
The goal of our enjoyment of Christ, our experience of Christ, our going through the cross, and of everything in our Christian life is the growth of the Body, the building up of the Body. If the Body of Christ doesn’t grow unto maturity, the bride of Christ is not prepared, and Christ as the […]
Living a Life of Sacrifice by Experiencing Christ as the Wine-Producing Vine
After seeing our need to know life, grow in life, experience life, and minister life, the conclusion is: we need to live a sacrificing life in the Body of Christ, and we need to minister life to the Body for the growth of the Body. The goal of God’s plan and economy is the building […]
A Built-up Church Has the Presence of God – God’s Presence is Everything to us
After seeing that God’s desire and His focus today is to build up the church for the preparation and bringing in of the New Jerusalem, we need to continue to see the conditions of a built-up church today as depicted by the conditions of the New Jerusalem. The church is the miniature of the New […]
Drinking of God as the Fountain of Living Waters to Become His Increase
We as Christians and genuine believers in Christ need to do one thing: we need to drink of God as the fountain of living waters! Yes, we need to read the Bible, we need to pray, we need to meet with other saints, and we need to do so many other things, but first and […]
Giving Life to the Sinning Brother by Asking the Lord in the Fellowship of Life
The divine life we have received through regeneration is very real and practical. In the first Epistle of John we see that life was manifested and we have seen and testify and report concerning it (1 John 1:1-3). And this life is a fellowship, a flow, something moving and growing and expanding. If we sin, […]