May we be those who are loving the Lord under the genuine ministry that betroths us to Christ so that we may enjoy Him as grace and become His testimony on earth! Paul’s blessing at the end of his epistle to the Ephesians foreshadows a problem that would arise later in Ephesus: the love […]
Being Stirred up to Love the Lord Jesus with the First Love and Eat the Tree of Life
The genuine ministry of the New Testament always stirs us up to love the Lord Jesus with the first love, strengthening us in the simplicity of eating and enjoying Christ as the tree of life for our life supply; to love Him is to give Him preeminence in all things, being constrained by His love. […]
Being Married to Christ as our Husband in the Church as our Home for our Full Rest
The genuine ministers of the New Testament are like Naomi in that they stir up the believers in Christ love Him as their Bridegroom so that they take Him as their Husband; we need to be married to Christ in the church for our rest and satisfaction with Him. It is so encouraging to see […]