When we give the Lord Jesus the preeminence in all things and recover the loss of the first love, we enjoy Him as the tree of life and shine with Him to be the lampstand, the testimony of Jesus. Amen! Eating the tree of life, that is, enjoying Christ as our life and life […]
Eat the Tree of Life to be Dependent on God, and Saved from Independence and Rebellion
September 7, 2022 by 17 Comments
Eating the tree of life causes us to be dependent on God, to depend on Him as our life, but eating the tree of knowledge of good and evil causes us to rebel against God and be independent of Him. Oh, Lord Jesus! Our Christian life is not a matter of doing the right […]
Ministering Life by Shepherding others according to God (Cherishing and Nourishing)
September 3, 2022 by 12 Comments
![...Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. John 21:15](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Jesus-said-to-Simon-Peter-Simon-son-of-John-do-you-love-Me-more-than-these.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
To live by faith, following in the steps of Abraham’s faith, we need to fight for the brother by interceding for them and ministering life to them; we minister life to others by shepherding others according to God, by cherishing and nourishing them. We need to realize that we are sons of Abraham, his […]
We Live by Faith by Fighting for the Brother as a Response to Christ’s Interceding
September 2, 2022 by 14 Comments
For us as believers in Christ to live by faith as Abraham did, we need to be those fighting for the brother as a response to Christ’s interceding for us and saving us in His life. On one hand, we need to follow in the steps of that faith of Abraham by living the […]
Live the Tent Life in the Church Life waiting for the New Jerusalem, our Real Country
September 1, 2022 by 14 Comments
![By faith he dwelt as a foreigner in the land of promise as in a foreign [land,] making his home in tents...Heb. 11:9](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/By-faith-he-dwelt-as-a-foreigner-in-the-land-of-promise-as-in-a-foreign-land.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
As believers in Christ, we are sojourners on earth living the tent life in the church life as the reality of the Tent of Meeting, and we’re waiting for its ultimate consummation, the New Jerusalem. If we fail and forsake the altar and the tent, we can simply return to the Lord, have His […]
Take up the Shield of Faith to Quench all the Flaming Darts of the Evil one
August 25, 2022 by 11 Comments
As believers in Christ and members of the Body of Christ engaged in warfare against the spiritual forces in the heavenlies, we need to take up the shield of faith with which we will be able to quench all the flaming darts of the evil one (Eph. 6:12, 16). Amen! This week in our […]
Men Full of Faith being Filled in Spirit who Practice Speaking for the Lord by faith
August 20, 2022 by 1 Comment
As believers in Christ, we need to be filled in spirit and spontaneously speak by the spirit of faith, speaking for the Lord and speaking Christ to one another; we need to drink of the Spirit, be filled in spirit, and flow the Spirit out for others to receive and drink Him. Amen! Our […]
