Like Joseph, we need to live directed by the heavenly vision and allow this vision to direct and control our life so that we live a kingdom life on earth to subdue our anger, conquer our lust, and enjoy the presence of the Lord with His authority, the reigning aspect of the mature life. […]
Live in the Presence of the Lord being Directed by the Heavenly Vision to Reign
The Recovery of Christ, the Oneness of the Body, and the Function of all the Members
The Lord’s recovery is the recovery of Christ as our everything, the recovery of the oneness of the Body of Christ, and the recovery of the function of all the members of the Body for the building up of the Body. All the divine truths are in the Bible; we cannot add or take […]
We are under the Leadership of the Controlling Vision of God’s Eternal Economy
The leadership in the New Testament ministry is the leadership of the controlling vision of God’s eternal economy – and not the leadership of a controlling person; we need to see a clear, increasing, and complete vision of God’s economy so that we may be kept in the church life. In the New Testament, […]
God’s Economy is in Faith: when we See God’s Economy, Faith is infused into us!
God’s economy is initiated and developed in the sphere of faith, for God’s economy is in faith; faith is a matter of seeing God’s economy and having an appreciation for Him and His economy, and faith is also that we are not but God is. Everything of God and of His economy can be […]
The Central Subject of the Bible is the Economy of God, His Dispensing into man to gain the Church
The entire Bible is concerned with the economy of God, for the central subject of the Bible is the economy of God; God’s economy is His household administration, which is to dispense Himself in Christ into us, His chosen and redeemed people, so that He may have a house to express Himself – this […]
God’s Work of Stripping and Consuming leads to being Rebuilt with God and Gaining God
God’s intention is that we would be persons living in the heavenly vision and the reality of God’s economy; we, however, may be contented with what we are, so He carries out the work of stripping and consuming to tear us down so that He may usher us into a deeper seeking after God to […]
Learn to Exercise our Spirit in Prayer Personally and with the Saints in a Vital Group
As believers in Christ, we want to learn to exercise our spirit in prayer both personally and corporately. The Christian life is a life in the spirit; we need to learn from Job and his friends with their many rounds of debates to not be in our mind when we meet with the saints but […]