Being and Praying for the Overcomers who are One with God to Cooperate with His Move

God can do much more through our prayer than through our work and words; we need to be the overcomers of today who serve God by praying according to His heart and will. In this universe, there’s the divine will, the satanic will, and the human will; our will is not “free” – we need to willingly […]

Judging Ourselves as Nothing: we are what we are by the Grace of God for God’s Building

In our review and enjoyment of the intrinsic significance of the materials of the temple, we have seen that both in the tabernacle and in the temple gold overlays wood, that is, God is mingled with man. The building of God, God’s temple, is a matter of God being mingled with man; God’s building is […]

Christ’s Humanity is Strong in Character and High in Standard for Expressing God

In our crystallization-study of Exodus we don’t merely want to see what the types in this book represent but how can we apply them to our Christian life and experience. As we delve into the deeper study and appreciation of the tabernacle with all its furnishings, we need to realize that the tabernacle is a […]

We Need to Deny the Self and Take Christ as our Person for the Church Life Today

Why do we need to “deny the self”, lose our soul-life, and take up our cross to follow the Lord? Many believers and unbelievers alike may not like to hear these words of the Lord, but they are part of the secret of the Christian life. It is crucial for a believer to deny the […]

Deny the Self, Take up Your Cross, and Follow the Lord by Exercising Your Spirit

When the Lord shows us what is the greatest hindrance to the building up of His Body, we will truly see what the self is and how much it frustrates the Lord in building up His church. Under the divine light, as the Lord exposes our self in all its activities, manifestations, and utterances, we […]

The Self is the Enemy of the Body and the Greatest Hindrance to Building up the Body

We need the Lord’s mercy in order to see the vision of the self so that we may deny it, abhor it, and repudiate it, identifying ourselves with Christ and with the Body of Christ and rejecting our self. Toward God, the self is independent. Toward ourselves, the self is our soul life being expressed, […]

The Self is the Embodiment of Satan in our Soul, being Expressed through Opinions

God wants us to see the heavenly vision and be governed by it, and as believers in Christ we are meant to see the heavenly vision and be heavenly people living a heavenly life on earth. However, there are many hindrances to seeing this vision and entering into it, the first of which is the […]