One of the most striking things in 1 and 2 Kings is the sins of Jeroboam, or the apostasy of Jeroboam, which can be considered a type of today’s Christianity; we need to be saved from any kind of apostasy, anything that causes us to leave the way of God and do things for […]
Living Stones are Worked on Outwardly and Living Inwardly to be Suitable for God’s Building
November 19, 2022 by 8 Comments
The stones of the temple signify Christ’s humanity in transformation, the transformed Christ – He’s the One suitable for God’s building! He as the living stone is making us living stones through the inward work of regeneration and outward work of cutting and dealing, just as the stones were cut and dealt with before […]
Live by Faith Trusting in God and be Constantly under God’s Judgment to be Pillars
November 18, 2022 by 13 Comments
The pillars of the temple were built of bronze, signifying God’s judgment; for us to be useful to God, we need to be constantly under God’s judgment living a life of trusting in God with no confidence in the flesh, even in the midst of complicated and intermixed situations. Amen! The materials for the […]
Abide in the Lord and produce Soothing Oil and Invigorating Wine to Comfort and Cheer
November 17, 2022 by 14 Comments
As believers in Christ, we have been grafted into Him; we simply need to abide in the Lord and produce soothing oil and invigorating wine to comfort and cheer God and man. In order for us to partake of Christ with His riches, we need to be cut off from our old background, history, […]
Exercise our spirit to Absorb the Riches of Christ into whom we’re Grafted Contrary to Nature
November 16, 2022 by 8 Comments
As believers in Christ, we are branches of Christ, those grafted into Him as the cultivated olive tree to enjoy Him as the life-giving Spirit by denying the self to absorb the riches of Christ. Hallelujah! The types and figures in the Old Testament show us a picture of what we the New Testament […]
Having the Glory of Christ Carved into our Being and Sending our Roots into Christ
November 15, 2022 by 10 Comments
We need to have the glory of Christ carved into our being through sufferings, and we need to send our roots deep into Christ to absorb Him and grow with Him, even to manifest His resurrection life. As believers in Christ, we are in the process of being made materials for God’s building; the […]
Allow the Crucified and Resurrected Christ as the Spirit to Build Himself into us for the Church
November 14, 2022 by 9 Comments
In order for us to become suitable materials for God’s building, we need to experience Christ in His death (signified by cypress), Christ in His resurrection (signified by cedar), and Christ as the Spirit (signified by olive wood), being filled with the Holy Spirit and being in spirit for God’s building. Amen! This week […]
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