After crossing the Red Sea, the children of Israel traveled for three days through the wilderness and found no water; then, they got to Marah, but the waters there were bitter, and they murmured against Moses, and Moses cried out to God. God showed Moses a tree, which he cast into the waters and they became […]
Having the Lord’s Leading and Guidance through the Spirit and the Living Word of God
March 5, 2015 by 2 Comments
In Exodus 13 we see four crucial matters related to Israel’s exodus from Egypt; these are related to our spiritual experience and can be applied to our Christian life today. First, the people of Israel were sanctified unto Jehovah; they were not only redeemed by Him but also sanctified unto Him, set aside unto Him […]
Praying to Experience the Indwelling Christ for the Building up of the Church
January 16, 2015 by 2 Comments
Paul’s prayer in Eph. 3:16-21 is concerning the believers’ inner experience of the indwelling Christ for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ. How can the believers build up the church? It is by experiencing the indwelling Christ making His home day by day into their heart as they are being […]
Being Long-Suffering in the Church Life Especially in Relation to our Speaking
December 31, 2014 by 2 Comments
Paul, the prisoner in the Lord, beseeches us to walk worthily of the calling with which we were called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing one another in love, being diligent to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace (see Eph. 4:1-3). In the church, under the abundant […]
Sacrificing Ourselves to be Meek in our Attitude to Keep the Oneness of the Spirit
December 30, 2014 by 1 Comment
As those saved by the Lord and brought by Him into the proper church life, we need to have a walk that is worthy of His calling. For this, we firstly need to be diligent to keep the oneness of the Spirit (Eph. 4:3). We already have the oneness – we have received the oneness […]
Being Open Vessels to the Lord’s Shining within from our Spirit, the Lamp of Jehovah
December 18, 2014 by 3 Comments
Our experience and enjoyment of Christ is for the church, and as we know Christ, pursue Him, enjoy Him, and experience Him we become His corporate expression in the church life. Too many times, however, we don’t enjoy the Lord, we don’t open to Him, and we don’t experience Him, and therefore the church life […]
We’re Ships Sailing out with the Gospel through Prayer, the Spirit, and the Word
November 7, 2014 by 1 Comment
Jacob’s twelve sons became the twelve tribes of Israel, and Israel is a type of the church composed of all the believers in Christ; therefore, Jacob’s prophesying with blessing concerning his sons applies not only physically to the twelve tribes of Israel but also spiritually to the church, the real Israel of God. In Jacob’s […]
