By giving His people only manna to eat in the wilderness, God dealt with their flesh and at the same time reconstituted them with the heavenly food; by eating Christ as the unique heavenly food, our flesh is dealt with and displaced, and we are reconstituted with Christ to become the dwelling place of God. […]
We need to have a Change of Diet to Eat Christ and be Reconstituted with Christ
God wants to change our diet to a diet of Christ as the real manna so that we may be reconstituted with Christ and live because of Christ to become God’s dwelling place. God’s goal is to have a dwelling place on earth; this dwelling place is not built with stone or wood but with […]
We Eat the Lord Jesus by Eating His Words of Spirit and Life to Live Because of Him
Christ is the reality of the heavenly manna sent by God to be the daily life supply of His chosen people, and we can eat the Lord Jesus and live because of Him by eating His words and digesting Him into our inner being. This week in our deeper study of the book of Numbers […]
Our Urgent need is to Grow in Life unto Maturity for the Formation of God’s Army
In order for the Lord to gain His army today to fight for His interest and protect His testimony, there’s an urgent need for the growth and maturity, so we need to grow in life unto maturity. In the Lord’s recovery today there’s an urgent need for the growth and maturity required for the formation […]
Pursuing Christ toward the Goal to Attain to the Out-Resurrection from the Dead
The result of being conformed to Christ’s death is that we attain to the out-resurrection from the dead, which means that our entire being is gradually and continually resurrected (Phil. 3:10-11). The apostle Paul was our pattern in the Lord; his desire was to be found in Christ, not having his own righteousness but that […]
Being Conformed to Christ’s Death to experience Christ for the Release of God’s Life
On one hand, Paul wanted to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings; on the other hand, he wanted to be conformed to Christ’s death, that is, take Christ’s death as the mold of his life. On the Lord’s side, He first experienced death and then entered into […]
Experience the Power of Christ’s Resurrection to Participate in His Sufferings for the Body
Paul’s aspiration was to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings; we need to experience the power of Christ’s resurrection to participate in His sufferings. If we put ourselves aside and remain under the death of the cross, we will experience the power of Christ’s resurrection for the […]