On one hand, the church as the bride of Christ is beautiful, holy, and glorious for God’s satisfaction; on the other hand, the church as the bride must be a warrior to defeat God’s enemy, and for this, we need to pray-read the Word of God to be equipped with the sword of the […]
Becoming the Lord’s Beautiful Bride by the Washing in the Word to Express Christ
March 29, 2024 by 16 Comments
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The Lord Jesus as our dear Bridegroom is the joy set before us; for us to meet Him as His beautiful bride, there is the need for the beauty of the bride – we need to have Christ wrought into us to be expressed through us, for our beauty is the shining out of […]
The Righteousness of the Bride: Christ as our Subjective Righteousness Lived out of us
March 28, 2024 by 13 Comments
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For the joy set before us, which is the Lord Jesus as our dear Bridegroom coming for His bride, we are today preparing to be the bride of Christ; there is the need for the righteousness of the bride, that is, the wedding garment that the bride wears for the wedding feast, which is […]
For the Joy set Before us there’s the Need for the Building and Maturity of the Bride
March 27, 2024 by 13 Comments
The joy set before the Lord Jesus is the church as the bride and kingdom of God, and the joy set before us is the Lord Jesus, the Bridegroom, coming for His bride, who has made herself ready; there’s the need for the maturity of the bride and the building of the bride for […]
On the Cross Christ Stripped Off the Rulers and Authorities and Triumphed over them
March 26, 2024 by 15 Comments
Col. 2:15 portrays the warfare that took place at the time of Christ’s crucifixion; as He was dying on the cross to accomplish redemption, Christ stripped off the rulers and authorities swarming around Him, putting them to shame and triumphing over them in the cross. Hallelujah! The Lord Jesus had a joy set before Him, […]
For the Joy set before Him, Christ Endured the Cross and Gave Himself for the Church
March 25, 2024 by 13 Comments
For the joy set before Him, Jesus Christ as the Author and Perfecter of our faith endured the cross, despising the shame, for He loved the church and gave Himself up for her, even offering Himself on the cross for both our redemption and the impartation of life. Hallelujah! This week in our morning […]
God is being Wrought into us to make us the New Jerusalem: we need to be Open Vessels
December 30, 2023 by 13 Comments
The Lord Jesus will write the name of His God, the name of the city of God (the New Jerusalem), and His new name upon the one in the recovered church who overcomes. God is working Himself into us to make us a living composition of God and man consummating in the New Jerusalem, […]
