Christ has the first place in God’s economy; Christ is preeminent in God’s economy, for everything God wants to do is related to Christ and is focused on Christ. Oh, what a Christ we have! Do we see such a Christ? Do we enjoy such a Christ? The all-inclusive, extensive Christ has the preeminence in […]
God’s Intention in His Administration is to Give Christ the Preeminence in All Things
God’s intention in His administration is to give Christ the preeminence in all things, that is, to cause Christ to have the first place in everything (see Col. 1:15, 18). In Colossians Paul writes concerning this principle of Christ being preeminent; he says that Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of […]
Enjoy our Allotted Portion of the All-inclusive Christ to be Built up as the Church
Christ as the preeminent and all-inclusive One is the allotted portion of the saints in the light (Col. 1:12); the Father qualified us for a share of the allotted portion of the saints. This week in our morning revival we come to the topic of, Knowing and Experiencing the All-inclusive, Extensive Christ as the Good […]
God wants His All-inclusive, Extensive Christ to become our Everything for the Church
God wants that His all-inclusive, extensive, and preeminent Christ would become our everything for the church, the Body of Christ. The Christ unveiled in the book of Colossians is the all-inclusive, extensive, preeminent One, the centrality and universality of God’s economy; God wants to work such a Christ into us so that we may enjoy […]
God’s Goal in His Eternal Economy is the Temple of God, His Corporate Building
These past six weeks we have been enjoying visions after visions and revelations after revelations in the book of Daniel, and it is very encouraging and inspiring to see how Daniel and his companions overcame in that dark situation and even prayed to release God’s will on the earth. In the following six weeks we […]
Not Being Proud but Honoring God (in Whose Hand is our Breath) by Enjoying Him
In the book of Daniel, we see three crucial matters: God’s heavenly rule (the heavens rule!), the preeminence of Christ, and the destiny apportioned by God for His people (especially Israel). God has an economy, a plan, and in His economy, He administrates the universe to fulfill His purpose, which is to make Christ preeminent […]
God Rules For Christ to Have the Preeminence in Us and Be Everything To Us
God’s desire is to give Christ the preeminence in all things – He wants Christ to have the first place in all things (see Col. 1:15, 18). In the old creation, Christ is preeminent – He is the firstborn of all creation. In the new creation, Christ is preeminent – He is the firstborn from […]