The apostle Paul had to learn to take the Lord’s restriction and accept God’s measuring, for whatever God measured out to him became his jurisdiction; we need to realise that, in church service, God has measured out only a certain amount to us, and we should not extend beyond our measure but know our limitations. […]
Open to the God of Measure as He Deals with us by Raising us up and Lowering us Down
As the God of measure, our God deals with us to lift us up and to lower us down, restricting us and limiting us, so that we may function in our measure and according to the limits He sets, for He is not a God without measure but He has a certain measure to our […]
Our God is a God of Measure: Learn to be under God’s Restriction in our Work for God
Our God is a God of measure, and in our service to God we need to not boast beyond our measure but according to the measure of the rule which the God of measure has apportioned to us, knowing the God of measure and allowing the measuring God to limit and restrict us in our […]
Our Priestly Service must Originate from God and be According to His Limitation
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As believers in Christ who are part of the holy and royal priesthood, we carry out our priestly service to the Lord; this service must originate from Him as the God of measure, and it must be according to His leading and His limitation. Amen! This week we have been enjoying the matter of life […]
The Cross Leads us to the Body and the Cross Operates in the Sphere of the Body
The cross and the experience of the cross is not an end in itself; the cross leads us to the Body of Christ, the cross operates in the sphere of the Body, and in the Body of Christ we cannot go on without the cross. The cross of Christ and the experience of the cross […]
Taking Care of the Rest in our Spirit to be under God’s Limitation in our Function
Our God is a God of measure, and when it comes to the work for the spreading and building up of the church, we should move and act according to how much God has measured to us, staying within the limits of God’s ruling, God’s limitation and measure. A basic requirement for the Body of […]
working with God within the measure and the limit He has apportioned us
Our God is a God of measure. He doesn’t do things wildly, and He doesn’t increase the work without measure and without limitation. Yes, He can do a lot of things, and He can fill the whole earth, but He has a measure within which He works through man. We need to see that, just […]