Being Saved from Selfishness and Disobedience and Building up the Kingdom of God

 From the life of Saul the King we need to learn to crucify our flesh, be saved from selfishness, and reject any rebellion in following the Lord; our work is the work of the Lord, and it is the church as the kingdom of God that we build up, not our own kingdom. As […]

As the real David, Jesus is our Shepherd and King: as He Shepherds us, we Enthrone Him

 As the real David, Jesus Christ is our Shepherd and our King; as He shepherds us and cares for us, we are under His kingship, and as He rules us, we are being under His shepherding. Hallelujah! It is amazing to see that there was such a person as David in the Old Testament […]

See that David Typifies Christ, the Real David, and that Christ is the Greater David

 Hallelujah for our wonderful Christ, the real David; Christ is the greater David, the reality of king David, the King who really brings in the kingdom of God! This week in our crystallization study of the books of 1 and 2 Samuel we come to a wonderful crystal entitled, David Typifying Christ, the Real […]

Faithfully Exercise our Spirit to Utterly Destroy the Flesh and Live in the Spirit

 When the flesh is utterly dealt with, the kingdom of God immediately comes in; may we be absolute in dealing with our flesh and faithfully exercise our spirit to follow the Lord as the life-giving Spirit in our spirit. Amen! The lesson in 1 Sam. 15 is a very important one for us as […]

When God is not King in us, it’s as if we Annul God, and Degradation and Idolatry come in

The book of Judges presents a very dark and chaotic situation among the children of Israel who rejected Jehovah as their Husband, Lord, King, and Head; in their degradation, Israel became chaotic in government, worship, and morality. One phrase was repeated again and again in Judges, which gives you the impression of what was happening […]

Let’s pray for the saints to remember the Lord in the Lord’s supper—the vertical aspect

Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would remember the Lord and satisfy Him by bringing in the kingdom, having themselves and everything related to them brought into a proper relationship with God’s administration, which is the emphasis in the Lord’s supper—the vertical aspect (1 Cor. 11:24-25; Matt. 26:29; Hymns, #221, ss. 1-2 and […]

Let’s pray for the saints to see that to come to the Lord’s table is to enjoy Christ as the good land

Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would see that to come to the Lord’s table is to enter into the good land and enjoy Christ as the good land (1 Cor. 10:16-17). The experience of the children of Israel in the good land typifies our enjoyment of Christ today. Christ is our good […]