In our Christian experience, we are in the process of becoming a new creation by being broken and renewed; we are daily being delivered from living in the old creation to live in the new creation, that is, we are daily being renewed! As believers in Christ, we have both the human life and the […]
We Serve in Newness of Spirit by Exercising our Spirit to Contact the Lord and Live in Spirit
As a new creation in Christ Jesus, we need to serve in newness of spirit, not in oldness of law and letter; newness of spirit refers to our regenerated spirit, for in spirit we have Christ and in spirit, we can contact God, who is new. On one hand, we need to live in newness […]
The Best Prayer is to Pray to God as a Friend, Interceding before God in Intimate Fellowship with Him
The best prayer is to pray to God as a friend; Abraham was the friend of God, and his interceding was an intimate conversation between two friends, an intimate talk according to the unveiling of God’s heart’s desire. Inquiring prayers honor God; David knew how to pray because he often inquired of Jehovah (see 1 […]
As those Hopelessly Weak, we Draw Near to God, Allow Him to do what He Wills, and Trust Him
The Lord wants to manifest His resurrection power in us, but He will wait until we are hopelessly weak, an utter failure, and completely dead, and then He comes in; when we draw near to Him, we need to let Him do what He wills in us, realizing that He will manifest Himself to us […]
In our Contact with the Lord we Seek Him, Inquire of Him, and Confess our Sins to Drink Him
In our contact with the Lord in prayer, we need to learn not to direct Him but ask “what shall I do, Lord?”, we need to let Him point out our needs and problems and just confess these to drink the living water, and we need to seek the Lord Himself as the unseen spiritual […]
Real Prayer is to Express God as we Abide in the Lord, Let His Word abide in us, and Ask
Real prayer is coming to God, letting God speak within us, and expressing what God has spoken to us in prayer to Him; the meaning of prayer is first to absorb God and then to express God, speaking the words He spoke to us back to Him. Such prayer is acceptable to Him, for He […]
Take Time to Absorb Christ in our Personal Time with Him to Grow in Him for the Body
As believers in Christ, we have been rooted in Christ as the rich soil so that we may grow with the elements that we absorb from Him; therefore, we need to take time to absorb Christ by having an adequate and considerable amount of time with the Lord personally and privately so that we spontaneously […]