Whenever we, the people of God, become unclean and impure because of our contact with death, we need to experience the water of impurity, that is, we need to apply the efficacy of Christ’s redemption by the sprinkling of the Holy Spirit as the living water. We may think we are OK, but in our […]
Having a New Beginning every Morning by Contacting the Lord in His word to Eat Him
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 manna was […]
Feeding the Lord’s People at the Proper Time and Using the Lord’s Talents in Full
We all should feed the Lord’s people at the proper time and use the Lord’s talents in full, for we are faithful and prudent slaves of our Master, Lord Jesus (Matt. 24:45; 25:20, 22). In particular, we need to care for people – whether believers or unbelievers – with the loving and forgiving heart of […]
Being Recovered from the Rule of Man and Self-Rule to be under the Direct Rule of God
As believers in Christ, we have been born of God to enter into the kingdom of God, and we are in the process of being recovered from man’s rule to self-rule and eventually to the direct rule of God by the intuition of our spirit. On the one hand, it is so wonderful to realise […]
Living in the Fellowship of the Body of Christ is the Reality of Living in the Body
Since the Body of Christ is uniquely one universally, the fellowship of the Body of Christ is also uniquely one universally, for there is one circulation in the Body of Christ, which is the stream of the divine life. For us to live in the Body of Christ, God in His economy gave us one […]
Our Priestly Duty is to Pray and Read the Word to have God’s Speaking, His Shining
As believers in Christ, it is our priestly duty to burn the incense and light the lamps, that is, pray and read the word of God, so that the churches may be shining and the lampstand would be bright. The light of the lampstand depends on the strength of our priestly service; if we exercise […]
We Partake of the Divine Nature by Exercising our Spirit in Fellowship with the Lord
For us to live out and work out the New Jerusalem to build up Zion as the reality of the Body of Christ, we must partake of God the Father in His divine nature, as typified by the gold as the base of the holy city (2 Pet. 1:4; Rev. 21:21b). Whatever is ascribed to […]