Having a New Beginning every Morning by Contacting the Lord in His word to Eat Him

Let us rise up early for the vineyards; let us see if the vine has budded, if the blossom is open, if the pomegranates are in bloom; there I will give you my love. Song of Songs 7:12

We need to have a new beginning with the Lord every day to "gather the manna", that is, to enjoy the Lord in a fresh and new way to feed on Him and be nourished with Him in His Word. In the Old Testament - and actually in the entire Bible - the … [Continue reading]

Eating Christ as our Unique Food Displaces the Flesh and Reconstitutes us with Christ

Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which abides unto eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. John 6:27

By giving His people only manna to eat in the wilderness, God dealt with their flesh and at the same time reconstituted them with the heavenly food; by eating Christ as the unique heavenly food, our flesh is dealt with and displaced, and we are … [Continue reading]

We need to have a Change of Diet to Eat Christ and be Reconstituted with Christ

I am the living bread which came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he shall live forever. John 6:51

God wants to change our diet to a diet of Christ as the real manna so that we may be reconstituted with Christ and live because of Christ to become God's dwelling place. God's goal is to have a dwelling place on earth; this dwelling place is not … [Continue reading]

We Eat the Lord Jesus by Eating His Words of Spirit and Life to Live Because of Him

I am the bread of life. John 6:48

Christ is the reality of the heavenly manna sent by God to be the daily life supply of His chosen people, and we can eat the Lord Jesus and live because of Him by eating His words and digesting Him into our inner being. This week in our deeper study … [Continue reading]

Praying at the Incense Altar for the Growth unto Maturity for the Formation of the Army

Suffer evil with me as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. 2:3

The prayer at the incense altar issued in the numbering of the children of Israel for the formation of an army to fight for God's interest on earth; we need to be those praying  at the incense altar for the growth and maturity of the believers so … [Continue reading]

Knowing the Body and Engaging in Spiritual Warfare by being for God and Obeying Him

Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Eph. 6:13

We need to grow in life unto maturity until we reach the fourth stage of our spiritual experience and spiritual life - Christ's full growth in us; this stage is of engaging in spiritual warfare, where Christ is fully grown and matured in us. In the … [Continue reading]

Dealing with the Flesh, the Self, and the Natural Constitution to Grow unto Maturity

But they who are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and its lusts. Gal. 5:24

In order for us as children of God to reach the spiritual age of twenty, we need to pass through the first three stages of the experience of life and enter into the fourth stage; there's the need for the dealing with the flesh, the self, and the … [Continue reading]