God’s desire in both the Old and the New Testament was that His people would speak for Him; Moses expressed God’s desire when he said, Oh that all of God’s people would be prophets (Num. 11:29). However, when we speak of the matter of being a prophet, many today think that to prophesy is to […]
Our God is a Speaking God, and this Speaking God desires to have a Speaking People
Our God is a speaking God; He is no longer merely hidden and mysterious, but He is speaking, He revealed Himself, and we today are the speaking people of our speaking God. In Num. 11:29 there’s a hidden small gem, a crystal, which is the expression of God’s desire and Moses’ desire, Oh that all […]
Being those who Properly Represent God with His Authority as Ambassadors of Christ
In the book of Numbers we see that the one who has been appointed by God to be a deputy authority must be a proper representative of God; we need to see the characteristics of those who properly represent God with His authority to His people. This week we have been looking at the book […]
We need to be Saved from Ambition and from Rebelling against God’s Deputy Authority
In Num. 12 and 16 of Numbers we see the rebellion against God’s deputy authority, how Moses reacted to it, and how God deals with rebellion. In the book of Numbers it seems that there was rebellion after rebellion, from the murmuring of the people of Israel against Moses and against God concerning their basic […]
Authority and Rebellion: we need to Submit to God’s Authority and Reject Rebellion
The unique controversy between God and Satan concerns authority and rebellion; rebellion is the denial of God’s authority and the rejection of God’s rule, so we as believers should submit to God’s authority and uphold it, and we should assert that authority is with God. There are two great principles in the universe – God’s […]
Giving up our Self-Choice in Spiritual Things to take God’s Choice and Reach His Goal
In the matter of enjoying Christ as the good land, we need to give up our self-choice in spiritual things and take what God has allotted to us, and we need to be willing to allow the death of Christ to operate in us and bring us into resurrection and ascension to enjoy the elevated […]
Not Exercising our Choice but going through Death and Resurrection to Enjoy Christ
The book of Numbers reveals the pre-arrangement of the distribution of the good land, which typifies the enjoyment of the rich Christ according to God’s choice; in particular, we want to see that we shouldn’t exercise our choice in this. God gave the land to Israel; He promised it to their forefathers, and He brought […]