Stirred in Spirit for the Building up of the Church for the Desire of the Nations to Come

... I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Matt. 16:18

We need to be stirred in spirit for the building up of the church as the house of God so that Christ, the desire of all the nations, may come! May the Lord stir us up in our spirit to respond to His call and come and work in the house of the Lord … [Continue reading]

Being Reminded to Care First for the Building up of God’s House for His Satisfaction

Thus says Jehovah, / Heaven is My throne, / And the earth the footstool for My feet. / Where then is the house that you will build for Me, / And where is the place of My rest? Isa. 66:1

As believers in Christ, we need to be reminded to care first for the building up of God's house for His satisfaction, not care first for our house or our things. The building up of the church as the house of God is related to the welfare of God's … [Continue reading]

Offer Ourselves as a Living Sacrifice and Offer Christ to God for His Satisfaction

God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truthfulness. John 4:24

For us to live a life of the continual burnt offering is to be a living sacrifice for God's satisfaction; we need to worship God with Christ as the burnt offering for God's satisfaction to fulfil His desire. Amen! God created us in His image and … [Continue reading]

Being Identified with Christ to let Him Live in us the Life of the Burnt Offering

But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit. 1 Cor. 6:17

As those who were created by God for the purpose of expressing and representing Him, we should be for nothing other than God; however, in ourselves, we can't be absolutely for God, so we need to take Christ as our burnt offering, laying our hands … [Continue reading]

Because we’re Not Absolutely for God, we need to take Christ as our Burnt Offering

...burn the whole on the altar, as a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a satisfying fragrance to Jehovah. Lev. 1:9

Because we are not absolutely for God, we need Christ as the burnt offering; only Christ lived a life absolutely for God, and this One is acceptable and pleasing to God, and as such a One He is in us to be our life enabling us to live the same … [Continue reading]

Offering Christ as the Burnt Offering to God as His Food for His Satisfaction

And walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor. Eph. 5:2

We need to offer Christ as the burnt offering to God for His satisfaction; He is the reality of the burnt offering, and we can offer Him to God as His food. The burnt offering signifies Christ's being absolute for God's satisfaction and being our … [Continue reading]

Pass through the Cross of Christ to Progress Spiritually and have a Proper Church Life

For I did not determine to know anything among you except Jesus Christ, and this One crucified. 1 Cor. 2:2

In order for us to progress spiritually, experience Christ and enjoy Him as the all-inclusive One, and have the proper church life, we need to pass through the cross of Christ. The altar of burnt offering typifies the cross of Christ; in God's … [Continue reading]