A practical application and a sweet illustration of the progress made by the seeking lover of the Lord, the book of Song of Songs shows us how we can progressively experience Christ in our loving fellowship with Him until we become just like Him, matching Him as our Bridegroom. Hudson Taylor called this book, A […]
5 Steps of Christ’s Growth in us, and How our Arriving to Maturity is in the Body
God’s desire is not only that He would save man from eternal perdition, but that man would be filled with Christ and even become Christ to express God in full. For this, God regenerates us with His life when we repent and believe into the Lord Jesus. Then, He grows in us and expands in […]
As God’s Seekers, We Believe God’s Word and We Walk with God to be Rewarded by Him
I love how the Recovery Version says concerning Enoch in Heb. 11:5, “By faith Enoch was translated so that he should not see death”. Most versions say, “By faith Enoch was taken up” – but, if you think about it, to be translated means that you were once in a certain realm (or language) and […]
Walking with God by Faith to Escape Death and be Pleasing to God in Our Daily Life
No man has ever overcome death – the most powerful thing on this earth (besides God Himself) is death. But in Genesis we see that Enoch walked with God by faith, and he escaped death – he was raptured to God, never seeing death (see Gen. 5:22-24). Enoch obtained the testimony that he was well-pleasing […]
Calling on the Name of the Lord is our Spiritual Breathing in our Christian Life
Many believers (and unbelievers alike) have asked themselves, How can one live the Christian life? How can a man pray unceasingly? How can a human being be different and express God? Humanly, this is impossible. But because all the genuine believers in Christ have God’s divine life in them, it is possible. The way to […]
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 […]
Being Filled with Christ as New Wine and Becoming a Drink Offering to Cheer God and Man
As we grow in life and experience Christ, we will experience Him as the wine-producing vine and we will be filled with Him as the new wine. Christ is the new wine, and as we drink Him as the new wine we are filled with Him and saturated with Him, and we become one with […]