As we believers in Christ we are rooted in Christ, we grow in Christ, we are being built up in Christ, and we are also being built up with the saints into the Body of Christ. It is quite amazing to realise that we not only were regenerated by God with His divine life but […]
Being Rooted in Christ to Absorb His Riches, Grow in Him, and be Built up in the Body
Being Deeply Rooted in Christ by Spending Time with Him in the Word to Absorb His Riches
As believers in Christ we have been rooted in Christ and we need to grow in Him and be built up in Him by spending adequate time with the Lord in His word to absorb His riches. Christ has been allotted to us as the portion of the saints in the light; we have been […]
Deep Calls unto Deep: Sending Roots into Christ and having Deep Experiences of Him
The kingdom life – the life and living of the kingdom of God – is a life that can take root downward and bear fruit upward; deep calls unto deep, so Christ needs to take root down in our heart, and we need to take root deep in Christ as the all-inclusive Christ. When the […]
We need to Persevere in Prayer by setting aside Definite Times for Prayer daily
For the living of the new man we need to persevere in prayer so that we may absorb the riches of Christ and stand on God’s side for Him to carry out what’s on His heart. In Colossians 3 Paul spoke of the one new man where Christ is everything and everyone, and right after […]
Experiencing the Blessing of Being Watered and Absorbing God in His Living Word
If we come to the Word of God as His loving seekers, we receive many blessings. First, we will receive light becoming life; the Word of God is the embodiment of God as light, and as He shines on us, the divine life comes into us to regenerate us and grow in us. Christ as […]
Building up the Body by Holding Christ as the Head to Receive the Growth in Life
The goal of our enjoyment of Christ, our experience of Christ, our going through the cross, and of everything in our Christian life is the growth of the Body, the building up of the Body. If the Body of Christ doesn’t grow unto maturity, the bride of Christ is not prepared, and Christ as the […]
having a hidden and secret life with the Lord to be solidly rooted in Him
This morning there was a question from brother Watchman Nee that really touched me, Besides the part of our life which is visible before men, how much hidden life do we have before the Lord? On the one hand we shouldn’t be “hidden Christians” or “believers in secret”; on the other hand we need to […]