Elisha performed miracles of divine healing for others but, in the will of God, he himself was not healed by a miracle, this was Paul’s experience also, for he was under the discipline of the inner life rather than under the power of the outward gift. This is quite interesting, for it applies to […]
Touching Christ to be Enlivened and being under the Discipline of the Inner Life
Being the Vitalized ones who Overcome Death to Live and Minister in Resurrection
In order for us to change the age, we need to have the experience of passing through the river Jordan, that is, overcome death to live and minister in resurrection; we need to answer the Lord’s call for overcomers to build up the church as the Body of Christ consummating in the New Jerusalem. […]
Change the Age by Judging the Flesh and Rejecting it as God Does under His Shining
In order for us to enter into the ministry of the New Testament age, we should intrinsically follow the minister of the age according to the vision of the age, and we start by judging the flesh and rejecting the flesh, for the flesh can never please God. Amen! In 2 Kings 2, we […]
Praying in Prayer to Cooperate with God’s Truest Work in us: His Gentle, Quiet Voice
Elijah was a man of like feeling with us, and he earnestly prayed that it would not rain, that is, he was praying in prayer that was given to him; God then unveiled him to realize He’s a God who hides Himself, who speaks in the small, quiet voice in our being, which is […]
We Pursue Christ and Worship God, being no longer Slaves of sin or idol worshippers
As believers in Christ, we pursue Christ to gain Him and worship God, being no longer slaves of sin or idol worshippers. The prophet Elijah was raised up during one of the darkest hours of Israel’s sad history when they worshipped idols; may we heed the warning and be those who pursue Christ to gain […]
The History of Israel is a Type of the Church as the Body of Christ in God’s Economy
The entire history of Israel in the Old Testament is a type of the church in the New Testament, for God desires to gain a corporate Body, the church, for His habitation and expression on earth. As we come to the books of 1 and 2 Kings, we want to see the intrinsic revelation […]
A Vivid Portrait of the All-inclusive Christ in and for God’s Eternal Economy
The Old Testament history is closely related to God’s economy in the way of typology; in the thirty-nine books of the Old Testament, we see a vivid portrait of the all-inclusive Christ in and for God’s eternal economy. When we come to the matter of typology, many new and young saints may not be […]