As believers in Christ, we need to present our body to Him to be full-timers, those who live to Him and who give themselves with all they are and have to Him. God can do so much, but He is waiting for the willing cooperation of His people; He needs some who are willingly […]
We Take Christ as our Lord by being Constrained by His Love to Live to the Lord
January 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
We need to take, experience, and enjoy Christ as our Lord by being people who live to the Lord (not merely for the Lord), being constrained by the love of Christ to live to Him and thus be under His control, direction, and governing. Amen! Hallelujah, Jesus Christ is our Lord and our King! For […]
Let’s pray for all the saints to enter into the real meaning of being full time
August 28, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Dear saints, let us pray that all the saints would fully enter into the real meaning of being full time, which is to live to the Lord (Rom. 14:7-8; 2 Cor. 5:14-15; Hymns, #473 stanzas 1, 3). Hymns, #473, ss. 1 and 3: No mortal tongue can e’er describe The freedom of the soul, When […]
As Ambassadors of Christ We Desire to Be Well Pleasing to God by Living to Him
December 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
![In all the aspects of our daily life, we need to seek to please the Lord - who loves us and constrains us with His love - by living to Him. [Picture: 2 Cor. 5:9]](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2cor5-9-NASB-ambition-be-pleasing-to-god.jpg?fit=300%2C231&ssl=1)
In 2 Cor. 5:9 we see that Paul had an ambition, a strong determination, to gain the honor of being well-pleasing to God. As ambassadors of Christ, we need to seek to be well-pleasing to God by living to Him. On the one hand, we shouldn’t be ambitious persons, especially ambitious for position or glory. […]
