The greatest enemy of the Body is the self, the soul declaring independence from God and from the Body; when we see a vision of the self and depend on the Lord and on the members of the Body, we have the Lord’s presence, are full of peace, and touch the reality of the Body. […]
Denying the Self by the Cross to Depend on the Lord and on the Body of Christ
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Are You on the Line of Death or on the Line of Life? Are You Eating the Tree of Life?
The tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil are not part of “an ancient story” which has nothing to do with us today. Rather, all the way from Genesis to Revelation we can see these two trees developing in two lines – the line of life and the line of […]
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the Lord Jesus regards our dependence on Him and not what we can do for Him in our self
The word of the Lord Jesus in Matt. 7:21-23 is very sobering and exposing – many people do works of power in His name, cast out demons in His name, prophesied in His name, but the Lord does not recognize them or know them… We can do a lot of good and great things for the Lord – even miraculous things, with the help of the power of God – but if we do things independently of the Lord, He does not approve or recognize it. How much we need the Lord to shine on us and expose our self in all its good or bad intentions and doings, so that we may deny our self and exercise our spirit to be one with the Lord! [continue reading online]
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