Being under God’s Judgment and doing all things by God’s Grace to be Pillars in the Church Life

The blessing soul will prosper, / And he who waters will also be watered himself. Prov. 11:25

Those who are pillars in the church life are constantly under God's judgment, realizing that they are men in the flesh, worthy of nothing but death and burial, and whatever they are, they are by the grace of God; in this way, they fight to redeem … [Continue reading]

Being Rich in the Enjoyment of Christ and taking care of Others’ Birthright of Christ

...the stewardship of the grace of God which was given to me for you. Eph. 3:2

We thank and praise the Lord for coming as our kinsman to redeem us and recover us to the enjoyment of Christ, our birthright; we also need to cooperate with the Lord to recover others' birthright of Christ, to bring them back to the enjoyment of … [Continue reading]

Christ is our Redeeming Husband and we’re made the Continuation of Christ’s Incarnation

For your Maker is your Husband; / Jehovah of hosts is His name. / And the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; / He is called the God of all the earth. Isa. 54:5

Ruth gaining Boaz to be her redeeming husband shows us that we believers in Christ have gained Christ as our redeeming Husband; Ruth becoming part of the genealogy of Christ shows that we today should be part of the continuation of the incarnation of … [Continue reading]

Being Married to Christ as our Husband in the Church as our Home for our Full Rest

And Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, My daughter, I must seek some resting place for you, that it may go well with you. Ruth 3:1

The genuine ministers of the New Testament are like Naomi in that they stir up the believers in Christ love Him as their Bridegroom so that they take Him as their Husband; we need to be married to Christ in the church for our rest and satisfaction … [Continue reading]

We Believers in Christ have the Privilege and Right to Enjoy Christ and Partake of Him

Blessed are those who wash their robes that they may have right to the tree of life and may enter by the gates into the city. Rev. 22:14

According to God's ordination, we who have believed into Christ have been qualified and positioned to claim our right to enjoy Christ, and the all-inclusive Christ is our portion for us to enjoy in a rich way. Hallelujah! The Bible is truly an … [Continue reading]

Exercising our Right to Enjoy Christ in our Spirit by Pursuing Christ to Gain Him

Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you for a share of the allotted portion of the saints in the light. Col. 1:12

Like Ruth, we need to exercise our right to partake of the rich produce of Christ, the reality of the good land; we are part of God's elect, we are joined to the Lord in our spirit, and we can pursue Christ to gain, possess, experience, and enjoy … [Continue reading]

Not Swerving from the Rest in God’s Economy but Choosing to Enjoy Christ with His People

...wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you dwell, I will dwell; and your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Ruth 1:16

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 … [Continue reading]