In our Christian life and church life, the presence of the Lord, His smile, is the governing principle; we need to learn to be kept, ruled, governed and guided not by His secondhand presence but by the direct presence of God, the firsthand presence of the Lord, which is our power and strength to enter […]
Being Ruled by the Firsthand Presence of the Lord to Enjoy the All-inclusive Christ
Our Dying is our Working, for when Death operates in Us, Life is Ministered to others
Just as the priests stepped first in the Jordan River and remained there until the people of Israel crossed, the Lord needs us to die so that life may work in others; our dying is our working, and when we die, we minister life to others. What an amazing principle and what a secret to […]
Experience the Death of Jesus for His Life to be Manifested and the Body to be Supplied
We minister life by dying, for when death operates in us, life operates in others (2 Cor. 4:12); our need is to stay in the death of Jesus so that His life may be manifested in us and the Body of Christ would be supplied with life. This is something very wonderful that takes place […]
We Bear God’s Testimony as we Stand in the Place of Death for others to Receive Life
The Lord is seeking a group of people who, like the priests in Joshua 3 and 4, are willing to step into the water of Jordan, that is, walk into death first, being willing to be dealt with by the cross first, standing in the place of death so that the church will find the […]
Our Old Man is Buried with Christ and our Resurrected New Man is Living one with God
Praise the Lord, our old man is buried with Christ and our resurrected new man is living and working one with the Triune God! Our baptism into the death of Christ leads us into the resurrection of Christ to enjoy Christ as the all-inclusive good land, walk in Him, and be built up in Him; […]
Experience Christ in His Death and Resurrection to be a new man Fighting the Battle for the Good Land
As believers in Christ, we are called by God to take the good land, the all-inclusive Christ; for this, we need to realize that our old man is not qualified – we need to be buried in the death of Christ and be resurrected with Christ to become a new man in Christ for the […]
We Exalt Christ and Praise the Lord, for Spiritual Victory Depends on our Praising!
Praise the Lord, we are learning to exalt Christ, give Him the preeminence, and praise the Lord, for our realization is that spiritual victory depends not on warfare but on our praises! We need to know the vital factors that enabled the people of Israel to be victorious in their first warfare, realizing that they […]