For there to be the genuine reality of the new man among us, prayer is needed; this prayer is a particular kind of prayer, a prayer that is one with the Lord, responding in prayer to His heavenly ministry for Him to bring in the practicality of the new man. This week we saw something […]
We Set our Mind on the Things Above to Respond to Christ’s Heavenly Ministry in Prayer
In His heavenly ministry today Christ is interceding, ministering, and executing God’s administration, and we need to be those who respond to Christ’s heavenly ministry by setting our mind on the things which are above and corresponding to Him in prayer. For the Lord to gain the reality of the one new man lived out […]
Ruled by the Peace of Christ, Inhabited by the Word of Christ, and Living in Union with God
For us to persevere in prayer for the one new man we need to let the peace of Christ arbitrate in us, let the word of Christ dwell in us richly, and live in union with Christ (see Col. 3:15-17). This is the condition that we must find ourselves in so that we can persevere […]
The whole World is against our Prayer: we Persevere in Prayer to Stand on God’s Side
We need to persevere in prayer because prayer involves a battle, a fight; everything fights against our prayer life, so we need to pray persistently, with perseverance, standing on God’s side. In order for us to touch the reality of the one new man, we need to not only to pray but have a prayer […]
During our Times of Genuine Prayer we Live Christ and Touch the Reality of the New Man
Our experience during times of genuine prayer enables us to touch the reality of the one new man; when we have times of genuine prayer, we are one spirit with the Lord, we live Christ, and we are the new man. Our prayer has to be the genuine prayer. Ever since we were regenerated, we […]
The Pattern of the Lord Jesus as a Man of Prayer and how Prayer Brings us into God
According to Luke 11:1-13, the governing principle of our prayer should be that prayer brings us into God. Amen! If we pray and the result is that we’re not into God, we need to turn to the Lord and pray according to the principle of the Lord’s prayer so that we may get out of […]
We need to Grow in Christ and be Perfected to Function for the Building up of the Body
For the one new man to come into existence practically and function properly, we all need to grow in the divine life unto maturity and we need to be perfected in our function so that all the perfected members of the Body would build up the Body by functioning in their measure. There may be […]