Praying in Prayer to Cooperate with God’s Truest Work in us: His Gentle, Quiet Voice

Elijah was a man of like feeling with us, and he earnestly prayed that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. James 5:17

Elijah was a man of like feeling with us, and he earnestly prayed that it would not rain, that is, he was praying in prayer that was given to him; God then unveiled him to realize He's a God who hides Himself, who speaks in the small, quiet voice … [Continue reading]

We Pursue Christ and Worship God, being no longer Slaves of sin or idol worshippers

Little children, guard yourselves from idols. 1 John 5:21

As believers in Christ, we pursue Christ to gain Him and worship God, being no longer slaves of sin or idol worshippers. The prophet Elijah was raised up during one of the darkest hours of Israel's sad history when they worshipped idols; may we heed … [Continue reading]

The Overcomers Stand for God as an Anti-Testimony one with the Ministry of the Age

Four Crucial Journeys to Enter into the Ministry of the Age by Closely Following the Minister of the Age with the Vision of the Age

Elijah was a minister of the age with the vision for his age, doing the particular recoveries and works of the Lord that He instructed him to do; he was an anti-testimony to that age, being faithful to God and not caring even for his own life as … [Continue reading]

We are Kings in God’s Economy Reigning in Life by Enjoying the Abundance of Grace

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired for a possession... 1 Pet. 2:9

The history of the kings of Israel is related to God's eternal economy concerning Christ and the church; we as believers in Christ are to be kings reigning in life by enjoying the abundance of grace and by having the top enjoyment of Christ. The … [Continue reading]

The History of Israel is a Type of the Church as the Body of Christ in God’s Economy

And to enlighten all that they may see what the economy of the mystery is, which throughout the ages has been hidden in God, who created all things. Eph. 3:9

The entire history of Israel in the Old Testament is a type of the church in the New Testament, for God desires to gain a corporate Body, the church, for His habitation and expression on earth. As we come to the books of 1 and 2 Kings, we want to … [Continue reading]

The New Testament is the Practical Fulfillment of God’s Eternal Economy

And He said to them, These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all the things written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and Psalms concerning Me must be fulfilled. Luke 24:44

It is enlightening and amazing to realize that the Old Testament is a figurative portrait of God's eternal economy and the New Testament is the practical fulfilment of God's eternal economy. Wow! The entire Bible speaks of one thing, the very … [Continue reading]

A Vivid Portrait of the All-inclusive Christ in and for God’s Eternal Economy

But I have installed My King / Upon Zion, My holy mountain. Psa. 2:6

The Old Testament history is closely related to God's economy in the way of typology; in the thirty-nine books of the Old Testament, we see a vivid portrait of the all-inclusive Christ in and for God's eternal economy. When we come to the matter … [Continue reading]