Even though Jeremiah speaks so much concerning Israel’s sin and God’s wrath, chastisement, and punishment, in this book we also see that God’s intention in His economy is to be the fountain, the source, of living waters to dispense Himself into His chosen people for their satisfaction and enjoyment to produce the church as God’s […]
Ministering as a Priest by Coming to the Throne of Grace to Receive Mercy and Find Grace
How can we minister as a priest of God today? The way is clearly shown in Heb. 4:16 and Rev. 22:1 – we need to come forward to the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace for timely help! In Revelation we see that out of the throne of God and of the […]
sowing the seeds of life, planting Christ into people, and watering others with living water
The flow of the divine life in us makes us ministers of the new covenant (2 Cor. 3:6). A competent minister of the new covenant has six statuses in 1 Corinthians – a sower sowing the seeds of life, a planter planting Christ into others, a waterer with the water of life, a begetter of others in Christ, a feeder of the believers, and a builder of the building of God. [continue reading online]
the New Jerusalem is the Reflection and Consummation of the type in the Garden of Eden
The consummation of God’s salvation and the conclusion of the entire revelation in the Scriptures is the New Jerusalem! This week we are enjoying two particular aspects of the New Jerusalem – the Reflection & Fulfillment of the Divine Revelation concerning the Garden of Eden AND the Unique Goal of the Christian Work. The New […]
the river of water of life in the Bible – the Triune God flows as living water for us to drink and flow!
Throughout the whole Bible there is a line of the river of water of life, which typifies the flowing Triune God! It starts in Genesis – right there, in the garden of Eden, after the mentioning of the tree of life, there is the river that flows and reaches out to all the earth! This […]
take the rod (apply the death of Christ to your situation) and speak to the rock(speak to Christ in faith)!
This week we’re getting into the message entitled, Drawing Water with Rejoicing from the Springs of Salvation – in the Crystallization-study of Isaiah(1). Today I was reminded of the fact that most of the problems and murmurings in the church life are due to the shortage of the Spirit of life. The people of Israel […]