Being Delivered from Hypocrisy by Worshipping God in Spirit and Gaining Christ as our Treasure

It is not how man sees that matters; for man looks on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looks on the heart. 1 Sam. 16:7

We need to beware of hypocrisy, pretending to be someone when we're not, and hate the principle of Babylon; instead of this, we need to store up Christ as our treasure in our heart so that we may dispense Him as the treasure into others. Amen! It is … [Continue reading]

Being Ruled by the Firsthand Presence of the Lord to Enjoy the All-inclusive Christ

And He said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest. Exo. 33:14

In our Christian life and church life, the presence of the Lord, His smile, is the governing principle; we need to learn to be kept, ruled, governed and guided not by His secondhand presence but by the direct presence of God, the firsthand presence … [Continue reading]

God’s Presence is Everything to us, so we Practice being One with the Lord Daily

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Gal. 5:25

In our Christian walk and in our service to God in the church, God's presence is everything to us; therefore, we need to be one with God in spirit, living in the mingled spirit to have His constant presence with us. This is seen throughout the Bible … [Continue reading]

Turn to God, have an Active Faith, and be Joined to God’s People to Bring forth Christ

When we heard, our hearts melted; and there no longer remained any spirit in any man because of you; for Jehovah your God, He is God in heaven above and upon earth beneath. Josh. 2:11

Regardless of our background, if we turn to God and His people and are joined to the proper person among God's people (in a spiritual sense), having an active faith in God, we will bring forth proper fruit and participate in the enjoyment of the … [Continue reading]

Having the Constant Application of Christ’s Death to our Flesh and Remembering the Lord

For we are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh. Phil. 3:3

Even though we may be disciplined, trained, and qualified, we still need further preparation before spiritual warfare; we need to experience spiritual circumcision (the constant application of Christ's death to our flesh) and remember the Lord as our … [Continue reading]

Our Dying is our Working, for when Death operates in Us, Life is Ministered to others

I now rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for His Body, which is the church. Col. 1:24

Just as the priests stepped first in the Jordan River and remained there until the people of Israel crossed, the Lord needs us to die so that life may work in others; our dying is our working, and when we die, we minister life to others. What an … [Continue reading]

Experience the Death of Jesus for His Life to be Manifested and the Body to be Supplied

So then death operates in us, but life in you. 2 Cor. 4:12

We minister life by dying, for when death operates in us, life operates in others (2 Cor. 4:12); our need is to stay in the death of Jesus so that His life may be manifested in us and the Body of Christ would be supplied with life. This is something … [Continue reading]