Being fully reconciled to God causes us to be enlarged in our heart for the church, and how large our heart is depends on the degree of our reconciliation to God. We see this from the sequence in 2 Corinthians, where in ch. 5 Paul spoke of the ministry of reconciliation and his beseeching the […]
We need to Cooperate with the Lord to Enlarge our Heart and be Delivered from Pride
Many difficulties arise in the church today because we do not have an enlarged heart; pride comes from a narrow heart, and we all need to ask the Lord to enlarge our heart day by day that we may be delivered from pride. When Solomon was about to be king, he prayed for wisdom to […]
Having an Enlarged Heart to Embrace, Care for, and Minister Life to all the Saints
The first thing we should consider when we look at the person and heart of a leading one or a serving one in the church life is the matter of having an enlarged heart. We may be lacking in this or that, but in caring for the saints we need to pray to the Lord […]