We Reject any Oldness and Staleness and Keep ourselves Open and Fresh with the Lord

But whom you forgive anything, I also forgive; for also what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, it is for your sake in the person of Christ. 2 Cor. 2:10

As believers in Christ, we need to reject anything of oldness and keep ourselves empty, open, and new and living with the Lord; we need to be intimate with God, have His present speaking, and treasure and have a high regard for what God speaks to … [Continue reading]

When we Enjoy the Resurrection Power we are Empowered to follow the Suffering Jesus

To know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death. Phil. 3:10

We enter the veil so that we can go outside the camp and follow Jesus in His sufferings and persecutions; we are empowered by the resurrection life subjectively to suffer one with the Lord taking the way of the cross and follow the suffering … [Continue reading]

Living Within the Veil and Following Jesus outside the Camp to Bear His Reproach

Let us therefore go forth unto Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. Heb. 13:13

As believers in Christ who follow the Lord Jesus as the warring Christ in the midst of sufferings, we are those who go forth unto Jesus outside the camp, bearing His reproach, and we live within the veil. This week we have been enjoying the … [Continue reading]

God needs a Corporate Warrior fighting to Subdue Satan’s Will and bring in God’s Kingdom

And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they loved not their soul-life even unto death. Rev. 12:11

Spiritual warfare is necessary because Satan's will is set against God's will; as the church, we fight to subdue the satanic will, and Satan is terrified of the church as the Body of Christ, the corporate warrior fighting against him and his … [Continue reading]

Being the Warring Church in the Midst of Sufferings one with Christ as His Bride

Let us rejoice and exult, and let us give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready. Rev. 19:7

David typifies the warring Christ in the midst of sufferings and Abigail typifies the warring church in the midst of sufferings (1 Sam. 25:2-42); if we desire to share in the stewardship of God, we must be prepared to suffer. On one hand, David … [Continue reading]

See the Warring Christ in the Midst of Sufferings and the Fighting One with His Bride

And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sits on it called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. Rev. 19:11

David typifies the warring Christ in the midst of sufferings; He is not only the King and the Priest but also the Warrior, the Victor, both in His human life on earth and when He returns - He will be the fighting One with His overcomers against … [Continue reading]

Abigail’s Wisdom in Appeasing David and being Joined to Christ as His Counterpart

Knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with [Him] in order that the body of sin might be annulled, that we should no longer serve sin as slaves. Rom. 6:6

When we realize that our old man is crucified with Christ, we will be joined to Christ to be His counterpart and follow Him in His sufferings and battles. David is the most thorough type of Christ revealed in the Old Testament, and the New … [Continue reading]