We need to learn from Nehemiah to live in resurrection, love God and His interests, be unselfish, apply ourselves to work with the saints to build up the church, and end this age in oneness with the Lord. In reading the book of Nehemiah we are impressed with the pattern of Nehemiah as one […]
Caring for God’s Interests and having Faith in God to be the Partners of Christ
We need to be those who care for God’s interests by having faith in God (as we are infused with Him) to be partners of Christ in His divine enterprise, the divine commission. In Num. 13-14 Joshua and Caleb honored God, and God honored them; they cared for God’s interests and had faith in God’s […]
Not being for Ourselves but for God’s Interest by Mixing God’s Word with our Faith
We need to learn from the history of the children of Israel the lesson of not being for ourselves but for God’s interest by mixing the word of God with our faith in prayer. Because the children of Israel were for themselves and didn’t care for God and His interest, they hardened their heart, rebelled […]
A Nazarite is a Man According to God’s Heart and one who Flees Lusts to Pursue Christ
Samuel was a Nazarite, a man according to God’s heart, for God’s heart was duplicated in him; Samson, on the other hand, was a negative example of what being a Nazarite is. God’s desire is that all His people would be Nazarites, those who see His heart’s desire and are joined to Him in His […]
Being Properly Aggressive in the Lord’s Recovery for His Interests on Earth Today
Nehemiah is a pattern to us, and him being properly aggressive for the Lord and His interest, having a heart for the Lord’s recovery of the city of God, the rebuilding of the wall of the city, is something we all need to learn to have. The crucial point in the book of Nehemiah is […]
Christ’s Care for us is Always Positive, for He cares for God’s Need and Interests
It is very encouraging and comforting to know that Christ is our great High Priest caring for us today; however, even though Christ’s care for us may not be what we expect, His heart and care for us are always positive. Our Christ is a great High Priest – He is great in His person […]
The Pattern of Samuel, a Man according to God’s Heart caring for God and His Interest
Our work, our behaviour, and our person as God’s people must match the church as the house of God, according to His design and pattern (see Ezek. 43:10-12). God is measuring us not merely by our works or words but according to His house, according to the pattern that He presented in the Bible of […]