It makes a tremendous difference to the way we live our Christian life and church life if we see the way God sees His people, that is, as sheaves full of life and as heavenly bodies full of light. When he was young, Joseph saw these two dreams and they governed his entire life. He […]
Using the Divine Telescope to See God’s View: His People are Full of Life and Light
The two dreams Joseph had when he was young are very important and practical in our Christian life and church life, since they reveal the nature, position, condition, and function of the people of God. The main point of these dreams is not that his brothers bowed down to him, but that in God’s eyes both Joseph […]
In God’s Eyes Each Believer is a Sheaf Full of Life, since God Sees us in Christ!
Jacob had one dream – the dream of Bethel, the house of God – but Joseph had two dreams – the dream of sheaves of wheat full of life and with the heavenly bodies full of light. In order for the dream of Bethel to be accomplished in reality today we need to have the two […]
Exercising our Birthright of Enjoying Christ and Being Priests and Kings to God
In the beginning of the Bible, we see that God created man in His image and according to His likeness so that man would express Him and represent Him. Man has the birthright to enjoy God, express God, and represent God. But man lost this birthright when he fell by being independent from God and […]
Fighting for Our Birthright and being One with Christ to Redeem Other’s Birthright
All the believers in Christ have the birthright to enjoy God, express God, and represent God. However, not all believers enjoy and exercise their birthright. Rather, there are many Christians who do not know about their birthright; there are many believers who are defeated, who have lost their birthright, and who live in spiritual poverty. […]
God will Eventually Take Away our Natural Choice so that Christ may be Brought Forth
At the end of Genesis 35 we see one of the most touching stories in the entire Old Testament: Jacob journeys on from Bethel to Hebron, and on the way Rachel enters into labor and brings forth Benjamin (whom she calls Ben-Oni), and then she dies in labor. Rachel is Jacob’s beloved wife; he fell […]
Entering into Full Fellowship with the Lord and with the Fellow Members of the Body
Jacob was selected and chosen by God even before he was born. However, throughout his life he schemed and struggled to obtain the birthright and the blessing, and he wanted to have his way with everyone – even though the blessing was his by God’s choice. He cheated on his brother Esau, tricked his father to give him […]