The entire Bible is a divine romance, and Song of Songs in particular is an abridged form of this romance between God and man; we need to keep God’s courting word by having a responsive and affectionate love for Him, loving Him as our Husband. Amen, Lord Jesus, we love You! Most unbelievers and […]
As the Counterpart of Christ, we need to be Romantic Christians Loving the Lord
The relationship that God wants to have with man is of love, and the Bible is a book of romance, for God created us not only to be in His image and with His likeness but that we would become the counterpart of Christ. In the Old Testament in particular we see that God came […]
Take time to Behold the Lord in the Morning: Don’t Seek a Feeling but simply Touch Him!
We must cooperate with God’s desire by practicing to give Him a free way to spread Himself into every part of our being. (The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1963, Vol. 1) How wonderful it is to give our dear Lord the first place in all things! God desires to have the preeminence, but He […]
being romantic Christians by loving the Lord personally and affectionately
The Bible is a book of romance, and both the Old Testament and the New Testament are written as espousal covenants. God loves man and courts man, and He desires to have man espoused to Him to be His counterpart. We can see this in every book of the Bible, especially in the prophets and […]