The desire of God’s heart is not only to be worshipped by man but to be one with man and make man one with Him. The only way He can do this is by getting into man as life and being man’s life and person. God created man in His image and with His likeness, […]
Man is a Vessel to Receive God by Eating, Drinking, and Breathing in God
July 23, 2013 by 3 Comments
The central vision of Paul’s completing ministry is God in us as our contents, Christ as the mystery of God, and the church as the mystery of Christ. First of all, we need to see that God made us as vessels to contain Him, and He wants to be our content. It is only in […]
What shall I do, Lord? “To Open their Eyes, to Turn them from Darkness to Light”
July 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
At the time of his conversion, Paul asked two very important questions, and all genuine believers should be honest with the Lord and ask Him these questions also: “Who are You, Lord?” and “What shall I do, Lord?” (Acts 22:8, 10). When we ask the Lord, Who are You, Lord? we are open to Him […]
Being a Witness of Christ in the Things He Appears to us and Knowing God’s Will
July 18, 2013 by 3 Comments
The Apostle Paul’s living as recorded in the New Testament is a very good pattern for us. He was called and commissioned by God to testify of the things in which the Lord Jesus appeared to him and will appear to him. In other words, there were many things revealed to Paul by God, and […]
Building up the Body by Holding Christ as the Head to Receive the Growth in Life
July 12, 2013 by 2 Comments
The goal of our enjoyment of Christ, our experience of Christ, our going through the cross, and of everything in our Christian life is the growth of the Body, the building up of the Body. If the Body of Christ doesn’t grow unto maturity, the bride of Christ is not prepared, and Christ as the […]
Living a Life of Sacrifice by Experiencing Christ as the Wine-Producing Vine
July 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
After seeing our need to know life, grow in life, experience life, and minister life, the conclusion is: we need to live a sacrificing life in the Body of Christ, and we need to minister life to the Body for the growth of the Body. The goal of God’s plan and economy is the building […]
A Built-up Church Has the Presence of God – God’s Presence is Everything to us
July 3, 2013 by 2 Comments
After seeing that God’s desire and His focus today is to build up the church for the preparation and bringing in of the New Jerusalem, we need to continue to see the conditions of a built-up church today as depicted by the conditions of the New Jerusalem. The church is the miniature of the New […]
