Pay the Price to Experience the Breaking of the Cross and Submit to God’s Authority

And He has said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore I will rather boast in my weaknesses that the power of Christ might tabernacle over me. 2 Cor. 12:9

If we pay the price to experience the breaking of the cross by living under the cross, knowing and dealing with our natural life and disposition, putting to death the flesh, and denying ourselves before God, we will know God's authority and will … [Continue reading]

Under God’s Sovereignty, He Arranges Situations and People to Expose and Terminate the Flesh

But they who are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and its lusts. Gal. 5:24

We can only worship God for His sovereignty, for under God's sovereignty He arranges the people and situations around us to test us and be a cross to us to terminate our flesh; may we know God's authority and fear Him, not daring to overthrow the … [Continue reading]

Every aspect of our Environment is under God’s Sovereign Hand as we Pursue Christ

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Because those whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son... Rom. 8:28-29

It is amazing to realize that, as believers in Christ who are pursuing Christ today, every aspect of our environment is absolutely under God's sovereign hand. Wow! This week in our crystallization study of the books of 1 and 2 Samuel we come to … [Continue reading]

Faithfully Exercise our Spirit to Utterly Destroy the Flesh and Live in the Spirit

But I say, Walk by the Spirit and you shall by no means fulfill the lust of the flesh. Gal. 5:16

When the flesh is utterly dealt with, the kingdom of God immediately comes in; may we be absolute in dealing with our flesh and faithfully exercise our spirit to follow the Lord as the life-giving Spirit in our spirit. Amen! The lesson in 1 Sam. … [Continue reading]

Allowing God’s Light to Expose the Good Aspects of our Flesh and Not Rebelling against God

... Does God delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey us better than sacrifice, and to heed, than the fat of rams. 1 Sam. 15:22

We may agree with God to put to death the ugly and evil aspects of our flesh, but we may treasure the good aspects of our flesh and spare them, not wanting to destroy them, but God wants to utterly destroy the flesh; even our doing good according … [Continue reading]

Pray in Union with the Interceding Christ to Cooperate with the Fighting Spirit and Put the Flesh to death

For if you live according to the flesh, you must die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the practices of the body, you will live. Rom. 8:13

In order for us to deal with the flesh, we need to pray in union with the interceding Christ in order to cooperate with the fighting Spirit who indwells us; this is seen in type in Exo. 17, where Joshua, Moses, Hur, and Aaron were all involved in … [Continue reading]

Seeing that our Flesh is an Enemy of God’s Authority and is in Rebellion against God

...For there is a hand against the throne of Jah! Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. Exo. 17:16

With Amalek there is a hand against the throne of the Lord; the flesh is an enemy of God's authority, trying to overthrow the throne of God, and is versus the kingship, so the flesh needs to be thoroughly dealt with before the kingdom of God can … [Continue reading]