How wonderful it is when we open to the Lord, learn to love Him, and let Him work in us to live the God-man life in us daily! Our Christian life is not a life of doing things for the Lord but rather loving Him, opening to Him, allowing Him to work in us, and […]
Being Fully Open to the Lord for Him Shine on us, Expose us, and Infuse us with Life
The golden lampstand in the tabernacle, the house of God, was a piece of furniture designed by God Himself: only God can design such a lamp which bears light and yet looks like a tree, with cups, calyxes, and almond blossoms! The type of the lampstand points to the Triune God: the Father is the […]
Enjoying and Experiencing Christ as the Lamb-Stone-Savior with Seven Eyes
![Zech. 3:9 For here is the stone that I have set before Joshua—upon one stone are seven eyes. I will engrave its engraving, declares Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. [NASB version in the picture]](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NASB_Zechariah_3-9-christ-is-the-engraved-stone-with-the-seven-eyes.jpg?fit=300%2C231&ssl=1)
In Zech. 3:9 we see that Christ is the stone with seven eyes, engraved by God, for God’s building (the temple of God). The stone which was set before Joshua is not merely a type of Zerubabel (the leader of the Jews then) but a type of Christ, the stone for God’s building. In the […]
learning to take the inward parts of Christ Jesus as our own inward parts in caring for the church
What does the expression “the inward parts of Christ Jesus” mean? This morning we were praying over Phil. 1:8 and Col. 3:12 and I was encouraged to open to the Lord and allow Him to infuse me with His feelings, His desires, His emotions, His mind, His will – even to replace my inward parts […]