Many people love the Psalms because when they read the Psalms, “they speak to their heart”, matching their inward condition and their sentiments in seeking after God. But have you ever wondered what is the center, the reality, and the characteristic of the divine revelation in the book of Psalms? Is it the seeking one’s […]
being anointed and graced as we remain the church life on the ground of oneness
The oneness which the believers have in the Body of Christ is not a man-made oneness and is not produced by adding the believers together for a common purpose. Rather, the oneness the believers have in the Body is the processed Triune God as the Spirit applied to their being. Such a oneness is organic […]
seeing the preciousness of Zion and Jerusalem, and fully trusting in the Lord
There is a specific group of Psalms – from 120 to 134 – that is called, Songs of Ascents. These do not speak of the law but they relate to the matter of captivity. The law brings you to captivity if you try to keep it in yourself with your own strength; the people of […]
dealing with our heart so that we may receive help when we come to the Word
What the Word of God is to us when we come to read the Bible depends on the condition of our heart. The letter kills, but the Spirit gives us life (2 Cor. 3:6). If we have the proper heart and we are in the right condition when we come to read the Bible, we […]
enjoying the many positive functions of the law as the word of God (Psalm 119)
When we read Psalm 119 carefully we realize how much the psalmist loved the word of God, the law, the precepts, the ordinances, and the commandments. Yes, on the one hand, the law of God / the word of God exposes us of our sin and preserves us unto Christ, but on the other hand, […]
what the Bible is to us depends on our attitude toward the Bible as God’s word
What is the Bible to you? What is the law of God to you when you read it? This morning I was very much helped to realize that what the Bible is to us depends on our attitude toward the Bible. Putting aside “coming to the Bible out of curiosity”, we have two main attitudes […]
Christ is the reality of the law as the testimony of God and the word of God
This week in the morning revival we come to the longest chapter in the Bible, Psalm 119. If you read this chapter, you will fall in love with the Word of God. The law here is not only commandments and ordinances, but it is something almost personal, beloved, so much appreciated, and greatly treasured by […]