As believers in Christ, we are branches of Christ, those grafted into Him as the cultivated olive tree to enjoy Him as the life-giving Spirit by denying the self to absorb the riches of Christ. Hallelujah! The types and figures in the Old Testament show us a picture of what we the New Testament […]
Allow the Crucified and Resurrected Christ as the Spirit to Build Himself into us for the Church
In order for us to become suitable materials for God’s building, we need to experience Christ in His death (signified by cypress), Christ in His resurrection (signified by cedar), and Christ as the Spirit (signified by olive wood), being filled with the Holy Spirit and being in spirit for God’s building. Amen! This week […]
Build the Church in Peace in the Mingled Spirit with no Noise except Singing and Praising
We can build the church in peace in the mingled spirit with no noise of criticism or judgment but with much singing and praising the Lord! The church is built in peace in the mingled spirit, without any noise of criticism or quarrel but with lots of singing, even as the temple was built […]
Advance in our Enjoyment of Christ to Reign in Life and Live Christ for His Magnification
We need to advance in our enjoyment of Christ until we reign in life and live Christ for His magnification. The root of all evil of the evil kings in 1 and 2 Kings was their forsaking God as the fountain of living waters and turning to idols as broken cisterns that hold no […]
Serve God by the Resurrected Ability and let the Cross Deal with the Natural Ability
May the Lord have mercy on us that we would not serve Him in our natural strength and ability but in the resurrected ability; may we learn to contact the Lord, depend on Him, live in spirit, and trust in Him, not in our natural ability, and may we serve Him in resurrection in […]
Seeing the Difference between Natural Ability and Resurrected Ability in Serving God
We need to see the difference between the natural ability and the resurrected ability, for our natural being and natural ability are impotent and insufficient in the things of God, for He accepts only the manifestations of the ability of the maturity of life. Solomon was a man full of natural ability, but he […]
Being Careful in our Living: Do Not Indulge the Flesh but Walk According to the Spirit!
As believers in Christ, we need to be careful in our living that we would not indulge the flesh but those walking according to the spirit. We need to see Solomon’s failures under the light of the spiritual life; he became a man of wisdom and a man of understanding because of the God-given […]