In Exodus 18 we see a portrait of life in the kingdom of God; today, in the age of grace, when the gospel of the kingdom is preached, the kingdom of God is brought in and the church is brought forth. In the New Testament what we see first is the kingdom of God: the […]
When the Flesh is Dealt with, the Kingdom of God comes in and the Church is Built Up
April 6, 2015 by 2 Comments
The goal of God’s salvation, provision, and revelation – as seen in the book of Exodus is God’s building, His corporate expression. For God to have the building there’s the need for us as God’s people to be in the kingdom of God and live under the rule of God. In Exo. 18, right after […]
Learning to Live a Life of Praise, Developing our Praise, and Being Persons of Praise
March 17, 2015 by 1 Comment
After God delivered them from Egypt and saved them from Pharaoh through their crossing of the Red Sea, the children of Israel sang the song of Moses, a song of praise to God for His victory and His salvation. In their song there is much praise to God for saving them the slavery in Egypt […]
Journeying Onward to Enter into the Good Land and have a Corporate God-man Living
February 12, 2015 by 2 Comments
The history of the people of Israel in Exodus is a type and figure of our spiritual history with the Lord, and Moses being called by God is a pattern for our being called by God. The purpose of God’s calling of Moses was to deliver God’s people out of Egypt and bring them into […]
Allowing Christ to Make His Home in our Heart for the Building up of the Church
January 15, 2015 by 1 Comment
The church as the Body of Christ is the building of God, the only thing He is after today. The church is the mingling of God and man and the building of God into man and of man into God for man and God to be one to the uttermost so that God is expressed […]
God’s Economy and Goal are to Work Himself into Man and Build Man into Himself
January 13, 2015 by 1 Comment
In order for us to cooperate with the Lord for the building up of the church, the Body of Christ, we need to know the economy of God and allow God in Christ to build Himself into us. First of all, the church is the Body of Christ, the fullness of the One who fills […]
Doing a Work that Can Change the Age by Building Up the Church as Today’s Ark
November 7, 2013 by 2 Comments
Noah’s life and work changed the age – his living and his work afforded God the cooperation He needs to change the age by bringing in the flood and judging that crooked and perverted generation. Noah lived by faith and built up his own salvation by believing God’s word and obeying God. Noah’s work, a […]
