For there to be the genuine reality of the new man among us, prayer is needed; this prayer is a particular kind of prayer, a prayer that is one with the Lord, responding in prayer to His heavenly ministry for Him to bring in the practicality of the new man. This week we saw something […]
We Set our Mind on the Things Above to Respond to Christ’s Heavenly Ministry in Prayer
In His heavenly ministry today Christ is interceding, ministering, and executing God’s administration, and we need to be those who respond to Christ’s heavenly ministry by setting our mind on the things which are above and corresponding to Him in prayer. For the Lord to gain the reality of the one new man lived out […]
Ruled by the Peace of Christ, Inhabited by the Word of Christ, and Living in Union with God
For us to persevere in prayer for the one new man we need to let the peace of Christ arbitrate in us, let the word of Christ dwell in us richly, and live in union with Christ (see Col. 3:15-17). This is the condition that we must find ourselves in so that we can persevere […]
The whole World is against our Prayer: we Persevere in Prayer to Stand on God’s Side
We need to persevere in prayer because prayer involves a battle, a fight; everything fights against our prayer life, so we need to pray persistently, with perseverance, standing on God’s side. In order for us to touch the reality of the one new man, we need to not only to pray but have a prayer […]
We need to Persevere in Prayer by setting aside Definite Times for Prayer daily
For the living of the new man we need to persevere in prayer so that we may absorb the riches of Christ and stand on God’s side for Him to carry out what’s on His heart. In Colossians 3 Paul spoke of the one new man where Christ is everything and everyone, and right after […]
When the Word of Christ Dwells in us we Experience the Functions of the Word of God
We need to let the word of Christ dwell in us richly, allowing it to have the first place in us so that we may experience the functions of the word of God operating within us and ministering the riches of Christ into our being. In Colossians 3 Paul speaks of the one new man […]
Letting the Enthroned Peace of Christ Rule, Settle all Disputes, and Keep us One
For the living of the one new man we need to allow the peace of Christ to arbitrate in our hearts; we need to allow the enthroned peace of Christ to rule in us and have the final word, and it will eliminate all the frictions and solve all the problems. To have peace doesn’t […]