We need to know the significance of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and turn absolutely from this tree to the tree of life; we need to discern things according to life or death not according to right or wrong, good or evil. As believers in Christ, we are children of God […]
Taking the Way of Life by Enjoying and Experiencing Christ as Life to Express God
November 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
It is quite amazing to see the contrast between the book of Ruth and the book of Judges; in Judges, we see many powerful men who did great things for God yet failed at the end of their life, while in Ruth we see a person on the line of life, seemingly quite weak, who […]
Choose to take the Way of Life and not the Way of Power to be Those who Bring forth Christ
November 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
When reading the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth we need to beware of not taking the way of the judges to be powerful and to do a great work but rather, take the way of life in the church life, for only life can bring forth Christ. Amen! This week we come to the […]
We are Married to Christ to Bear fruit to God by Living in the Joined Spirit to Express God
November 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Praise the Lord, our old man is crucified with Christ so that we may live one spirit with the Lord, we were buried and married to Christ to bring forth fruit to God, and when we live in the joined spirit we fulfill the purpose of God! Hallelujah! It is so encouraging to see the […]
Ruth Typifies the Church – Fallen, Redeemed, Joined to Christ, Bringing Christ forth
November 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment
In the bright and aromatic story, we see in the book of Ruth, Ruth typifies the church in many wonderful ways – both in the negative and in the positive aspects. On one hand, Boaz typifies Christ and those in whom Christ is being reproduced to live and be expressed through them. On the other […]
Not Swerving from the Rest in God’s Economy but Choosing to Enjoy Christ with His People
October 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
May we as believers in Christ be saved from swerving from the rest in God’s economy or cutting ourselves off from God’s economy, as Elimelech did; may we return to the rest in God’s economy and choose the goal of participating with God’s elect in the enjoyment of Christ, even as Ruth did. The story […]
Enjoying Christ as our Rest in our Spirit today, in the Millennium, and for Eternity
October 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Christ as the real Sabbath rest is our rest both in this age and in the next and for eternity; God rests when He is expressed and represented, and Christ is rest to the saints for their full satisfaction in love. Amen! This week we come to the first crystal in the book of Ruth, […]
