![Therefore we do not lose heart; but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner [man] is being renewed day by day. 2 Cor. 4:16](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Therefore-we-do-not-lose-heart-but-though-our-outer-man-is-decaying.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
In order for us as believers in Christ to have the outflow of life, that is, for life to be released from our spirit, our outer man must be dealt with and broken. We are members of the Body of Christ, and just as the members of our human body all function in their […]
Spending Time with the Lord to Listen to His Word and be Dealt with in His Light
August 2, 2016 by 3 Comments
In order for us to minister life to others so that Christ may increase in them, we need to spend adequate time with the Lord to listen to His word and be dealt with by Him under His light. The church is a matter of life; the church is the increase of Christ, and the way […]
Being Dealt with by the Cross to Become Useful in Resurrection for our Service to God
May 9, 2015 by 2 Comments
The resurrection of Christ is not only a great event that revolutionised mankind and changed the course of human history but also a realm and a reality in which we can and must live today for the Lord to gain the reality of the Body of Christ. We need to not only see a vision of Christ’s resurrection […]
Living by Grace by Having our Natural Strength Dealt with by God through the Cross
April 29, 2014 by 1 Comment
In seeing how Isaac experienced God and how his experience applies to us we need to realize that Isaac was born of Sarah through grace and not through the efforts of the flesh. After Abraham’s natural strength has been dealt with by God and His self-effort ceased, Isaac was born (see Gen. 17:15-19; 18:10-14; 21:1-7). […]
Experiencing God at Shechem (knowing God), Bethel (house of God), and Hebron (fellowship)
March 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
God appeared to Abraham and called him out of his land and out of his house to a land that He would give to him and to his seed after him. If we read the record in the book of Genesis, we see that Abraham sojourned in the land of Canaan, having God’s appearing and […]
Realising the Impotence and Insufficiency of Our Natural Being in the Things of God
May 28, 2013 by 4 Comments
In order for us to grow in the divine life and to serve God according to His heart’s desire, we need to deal with our natural constitution. How much we grow in life and how much we can minister life to others depends on our dealing with our natural constitution. We need to ask the […]
dealing with our rebellion and our natural capability through the cross
May 23, 2012 by 6 Comments
Becoming a Christian is not an end in itself, rather, it is a beginning of a new life which is not according to our concept or our human disposition. This new life is all about taking care of the living Christ within us by turning to Him, fellowshipping with Him, and doing everything in oneness […]
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