As believers in Christ, our life is the Christ who dwells within us, and this life is hidden with Christ in God; we need to take Him as life and live by Him in our daily life. When we were regenerated, we were brought into another realm, the realm of the divine life, the realm […]
Having a Living one with Christ’s Living by Seeking the Things Above, where Christ is
For us to seek the things which are above and set our mind on them is to join ourselves to the Lord in His heavenly ministry, His divine enterprise; this is for us to live Christ and to have a living one with Christ’s living. Too much have we lived in the things on earth; […]
We are Made Full in Christ, in whom all the Fullness of the Godhead Dwells Bodily
Praise the Lord, as believers in Christ we are made full in Christ, in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily, and in Him we lack nothing! Hallelujah! In Col. 2:9 we see that in Christ dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, and in v. 10 we are told that we […]
Holding the Head, Christ, by Enjoying Him as the Reality of all the Positive Things
The Christ who is the reality of all positive things is the One who is the Head of the Body; when we enjoy Him, we are Body-conscious and we are holding the Head (see Col. 2:19). Hallelujah for our unsearchably rich Christ, who is the reality of all positive things in the universe! Everything that […]
Giving Christ the Preeminence in our Love by Maintaining our First Love for the Lord
For Christ to be have preeminence in us and for Him to have the first place in our personal universe, Christ should have the preeminence in our love (Rev. 2:4). Actually, whenever we do not have a fervent, burning love for the Lord, we enter into degradation and desolation, but whenever we exercise our heart […]
Christ should have the Preeminence in our Personal Universe: give Him the First Place!
According to God, Christ occupies the first place in both the old creation and the new creation; Christ should have the preeminence in our personal universe, and we should give Him the first place in all things. What a wonderful, all-inclusive, extensive Christ we have! He is preeminent in everything; even in the Godhead, the […]
God’s Intention in His Administration is to Give Christ the Preeminence in All Things
God’s intention in His administration is to give Christ the preeminence in all things, that is, to cause Christ to have the first place in everything (see Col. 1:15, 18). In Colossians Paul writes concerning this principle of Christ being preeminent; he says that Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of […]