The Eternal Purpose of God the Father is to Gain the Church as a Bride for Christ

Gen. 24:2-4 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put your hand under my thigh; And I will make you swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am dwelling. But you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.

God's eternal purpose and His eternal plan is to gain the church as a bride for His Son. In Genesis 24 we see the account of four persons working together to get Isaac and Rebekah married - this story is a type of the Triune God working in and on man … [Continue reading]

Everything about our Getting Married is for the Fulfillment of God’s Eternal Purpose

Our getting married and ou married life is not for our human life but they are primarily for the fulfillment of God's purpose

The story of Isaac obtaining a wife - as recorded in Genesis 24 - is very interesting and enlightening. Everyone who participated in this was under the Lord's leading, one with His will, and they cooperated with the Lord for Rebekah to be released … [Continue reading]

Walking in the Lord’s Presence, Having His Smile, and Having God with us (Emmanuel)

Genesis 24:48 And I bowed and worshipped Jehovah and blessed Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.

Abraham was a person living in the presence of God, walking before the Lord; he didn't need to "fast and pray" to seek the will of God concerning his son's marriage but simply sent his oldest servant to find a wife for Isaac, being assured that God … [Continue reading]

Having a Practical Living in Oneness with the Lord for the Fulfilling of God’s Purpose

Abraham's Living was a Practical Living in Oneness with the Lord for the Fulfilling of God's Purpose. Genesis 24:3-4 ...You will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am dwelling. But you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.

Genesis 24 is a long chapter with many details concerning Abraham sending his most trustworthy servant to find a wife for his son Isaac from among Abraham's relatives. In the spiritual application of this type we see Christ marrying the church - the … [Continue reading]

In our Spiritual Experience Mount Moriah Becomes Mount Zion, the Reality of the Body

Hebrews 12:22-23 But you have come forward to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels, to the universal gathering; And to the church of the firstborn, who have been enrolled in the heavens; and to God, the Judge of all; and to the spirits of righteous men who have been made perfect.

The God of Abraham is our God, and Abraham's experience of God needs to become our experience of God also. One of the deepest and highest experiences Abraham had of God was at Mount Moriah, where God instructed him to go and bring his son, Isaac, as … [Continue reading]

By being Offered Back to God by Abraham, Isaac was Multiplied to Become the New Jerusalem

If we offer our one grain to God and allow Him to put it to death, it will be returned to us in resurrection, and we will see multiplication under God’s blessing

Many people who read the Bible know that God required Abraham to offer up Isaac as a burnt offering, but they don't know what happened after God provided a ram (a type of Christ) to replace Isaac as the burnt offering. We need to dig deeper into the … [Continue reading]

After Isaac was Offered to God, he was Returned in Resurrection for God’s Purpose

After Isaac was offered to God, he was returned in resurrection for the fulfillment of God’s purpose

Many Christians tend to trivialize the story of Abraham offering up Isaac to God as a burnt offering, saying that "God tested him to see if he can give up his own son, and Abraham passed the test!" But what the Bible reveals is a much deeper and … [Continue reading]