The Church as the Kingdom of God is a Realm of Grace, of Shepherding, and of Glory

In Exodus 18 we have a portrait of the kingdom of God; right after Amalek is dealt with and the people of Israel obtain the victory over their enemy Amalek, there’s order and peace in the people of Israel under God and His deputy authority. If we look in the New Testament of what the […]

Joseph’s Life was a Copy of the Life of Christ (and how this Applies to us) Part 1

The life of Joseph as seen in Genesis is a copy of the life of Christ, and Joseph is the only person in the entire Bible who is perfect and without any blame, typifying Christ in a full way. When we read from Genesis 37 to the end of the book, the history of Joseph […]

Let the Lord Shepherd You in the Father’s House, the Mutual Dwelling Place of God and Man!

The Father’s house is a mysterious yet wonderful matter unveiled by the Lord Jesus in John 14. We need to see what the Father’s house is. It is not merely the house where all God’s children dwell and are a part of. The Lord Jesus had to go to the Father and then come back […]

Christ Shepherds us by Being our Life and by Living in us; He Guides us into His Flock

The Lord Jesus is the good Shepherd, and He shepherds us by feeding us with Himself and in Himself as the pasture (see John 10:9-10). There are other shepherds, that’s true, but the Lord is the good Shepherd. He takes an all-inclusive tender care of His believers as His sheep. On the cross He tore […]

Christ Laid Down His Soul Life so that We may Enjoy His Divine Life for the Church

The entire Bible is a book of life, and the gospel of John in particular is a book focusing on God as life for God’s building. What is life? Life is the Triune God Himself. The Lord Jesus came that we may have life and may have it abundantly (John 10:10). He came that we […]

In the Triune God, Christ the Son is the Expression of the Father (part 2)

In his Gospel John speaks again and again about the Triune God – the Father as the source, the Son as the expression, and the Spirit as the realization. God the Father is mysterious, hidden, and no human eye has ever seen Him. But the Son who is in the bosom of the Father has […]

the Lord as our Shepherd makes us lie down in green pastures and leads us beside waters of rest

Hallelujah, the Lord Jesus is our Shepherd and under His loving tender care we lack nothing! This morning I was encouraged when I read Psalms 23:1-2 (Jehovah is my Shepherd; I will lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside waters of rest) together with John 10:11 (I am […]