God in Christ is the tree of life, small enough for us to eat, take in, and live because of Him!

O, Lord, we can testify because we have surely tasted – Yes, God is Good for Food! Lord Jesus, You are the tree of life – so ready and available for us to enjoy and take in. Save us from eating anything else besides You as life [continue reading online]

the line of life in the Bible (part 2): Samuel, David, Daniel, the Lord Jesus, the believers, Paul, etc

Yesterday we saw many persons in the Old Testament that were on the line of life – those who loved God, called on the name of Jehovah, walked with God, and were even one with God. Throughout the Bible there are people who not only worshipped God but were specifically in the line of life […]

God presents Himself to man as the tree of life – God in Christ is good for us to eat and enjoy!

In Genesis chapter 2 we see a tree in the middle of the garden called, The Tree Of Life, in front of which man was placed. When God created man in His image and with His likeness, He intended that man would express Him and represent Him (Gen. 1:26) – and the way for man […]

having a daily life of the New Jerusalem: drinking from the river of life and eating the tree of life!

This morning I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that today we as believers are living the life of the New Jerusalem today! What we see in Revelation that happens in the New Jerusalem is / should be our experience today – only on a smaller scale! In that day when we arrive at the ultimate consummation […]

Through His death, Christ opened a new and living way to God, the tree of life!

This morning I enjoyed the fact that even though man fell in the garden of Eden, even though we are born fallen and we sin spontaneously, God in His mercy and according to His plan came as a man in the Lord Jesus and He opened the way to the tree of life! In the […]

God’s eternal purpose as revealed in the seven figures in Genesis 2

While reading and enjoying Genesis chapter 2, with the help of the Life-Study and the footnotes in the Recovery Version, I was impressed with the seven figures presented in Genesis 2. Actually, this picture has been drawn by God Himself in His Word and reveals to us what is in His mind and what He […]

the real worship of God is to eat Him and drink Him in our spirit

Recently I have been very impressed with God’s desire and seeking for worshippers – those who worship Him in spirit and in truthfulness. God wants us to worship Him, yet nowhere in the Bible we are told that we need to prostrate ourselves before Him and bow down/kneel down to worship Him. Rather, both the […]