Offering Ourselves Willingly to the Lord in the Day of His Warfare to Bring in His Kingdom

The Lord wants us to pray, “Our Father who is in the heavens, Your name be sanctified; Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth” (Matt. 6:9-10). If the coming of the kingdom of God was automatic, the Lord would never have taught us to pray in this way. But since the Lord asked us to pray in this way, He simply showed us that this is the work of the church. Yes, the church should preach the gospel, but much more, the church should pray to bring in the kingdom of God. Some people think that whether or not we pray, the kingdom of God will come automatically. But if we know God, we will never say this. The principle of God’s work is to wait for His people to move. Then He will move. Watchman Nee, The Glorious Church, pp. 61-63

If we see that we are in the day of Christ's warfare, we will offer ourselves willingly to the Lord for His purpose, being a voluntary offering to Him to be part of the new man as the corporate warrior to deal with God's enemy and bring His kingdom … [Continue reading]

The Purpose of Spiritual Warfare is to Bring in the Kingdom of God on the Earth

Rev. 11:15 ...And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.

Because Satan and his kingdom is against God and His purpose, there is a need for spiritual warfare in this universe; the purpose of spiritual warfare is to bring in the kingdom of God. Throughout the ages since the creation of Adam there has … [Continue reading]

As the Church we Stand with God’s Will to subdue Satan’s will and Defeat God’s enemy

Matt. 6:10 Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.

Spiritual warfare is necessary because Satan's will is set against God's will, and we human beings need to be joined in our will with God's will to defeat and destroy Satan and bring in the kingdom of God on earth. Since the rebellion of Satan, … [Continue reading]

We need to see that there’s a Spiritual Struggle: God’s Enemy is Fighting against Him

Eph. 6:12 For our wrestling is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies.

In order for us to know God's economy, we need to see the spiritual things behind the physical things, the spiritual world behind the physical world, realising that there's a spiritual struggle taking place behind the physical struggle. This is … [Continue reading]

The Church as the New Man is Dealing with Satan to Fulfill God’s Eternal Purpose

Eph. 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil.

The church as the new man fulfills God's eternal purpose to express God and represent Him; dealing with Satan is for the benefit of God and satisfies God's need. The first man, Adam, who was created in the image of God and according to His … [Continue reading]

The Spiritual Warfare of the Church as the New Man: God wants us to Exercise His Dominion

The Spiritual Warfare of the Church as the New Man

Our God wants us to exercise His dominion on earth by participating in the spiritual warfare of the church as the one new man. God's intention in His creation of man is for man to express Him and represent Him; He wants man in particular to … [Continue reading]

Our Spirit and Attitude should be that Christ is Wrought into the Saints for the Church

Eph. 3:19 And to know the knowledge-surpassing love of Christ, that you may be filled unto all the fullness of God.

It is quite amazing to see how Eph. 3:16-21 reveals the spirit and attitude, the prayer and faith that a serving one should have in order to work out the New Jerusalem and bring forth the one new man. In this portion we see how Paul knelt before … [Continue reading]