In learning to shepherd one another according to God we need to enjoy Christ and bring one another into the enjoyment of Christ, for the enjoyment of the all-inclusive Christ solves the problems in the church through the work of the cross. First, we must see God’s desire, His good pleasure, which is to dispense […]
Ministering to the Lord not by Human Effort or Sweat but in God’s Rest and Blessing
October 18, 2017 by 7 Comments
According to Ezek. 44:17-18, those who minister to the Lord should not wear woolen but linen garments, so that they would not sweat; this means that as we serve the Lord we should do a work with no sweat, no human effort, a work under God’s blessing. We want to be those who minister to […]
Dwelling in our Spirit and in Christ, and being a Chaste Bride for the Lord Today
November 29, 2016 by 14 Comments
![In the Lord Jesus, Satan as the ruler of the world had no ground, no chance, no hope, no possibility in anything....Here is a man of prayer who said that Satan, the ruler of the world, had nothing in Him [John 14:30]....Christ was a man of prayer, a man who is one with God, lives in the presence of God continuously, trusts in God in His suffering and persecution, and in whom Satan has nothing. W. Lee, The God-man Living, p. 90](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/In-the-Lord-Jesus-Satan-as-the-ruler-of-the-world-had-no-ground-no-chance-no-hope-no-possibility-in-anything.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1)
Because the church in Pergamos entered into a union with the world, she dwelled where the throne of Satan is; we should not be in the place where Satan is and reigns but be those dwelling in our spirit and in Christ, the One in whom Satan has nothing! The Lord’s speaking to the church […]
Being Warned and Saved from the Apostasy of Dan by Repentance, Fellowship, and Blending
November 10, 2014 by 1 Comment
In the zenith of his life, Jacob prophesied with blessing over each of his sons; his prophecies can and should be applied not only to the twelve tribes of Israel but to the church and to our Christian experience today. Whether negative or positive, whether warnings or blessings, Jacob’s prophesying with blessing concerning his sons […]
Let Us Return to the Lord: He will Enliven us, Bind us up, and Restore us!
November 6, 2012 by 5 Comments
![Let Us Return to the Lord: He will Enliven us, Bind us up, and Restore us! [based on Hosea 6:1-2]](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/let-us-return-to-the-lord-revival.jpg?fit=300%2C180&ssl=1)
The aspiration for revival and restoration can be seen everywhere in the Bible, and especially in the Minor Prophets. On the one hand, Habakkuk prayed for revival (Hab. 3:2); on the other hand, Hosea speaks of, Let us return to Jehovah… on the third day He will raise us up and we will live in […]
![But the hidden man of the heart in the incorruptible [adornment] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is very costly in the sight of God. 1 Pet. 3:4](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/But-the-hidden-man-of-the-heart-in-the-incorruptible-adornment-of-a-meek-and-quiet-spirit-which-is-very-costly-in-the-sight-of-God.jpg?fit=178%2C100&ssl=1)
![And if you call [as] Father the One who without respect of persons judges according to each one's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear. 1 Pet. 1:17](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/And-if-you-call-as-Father-the-One-who-without-respect-of-persons-judges-according-to-each-ones-work-pass-the-time-of-your-sojourning-in-fear-1.jpg?fit=178%2C100&ssl=1)
