Day by day we need to come to the Word of God and be washed by the laver of water in the Word, having the Lord’s speaking His word to us in a living way, the rhema word, the very presence of the life-giving Spirit, so that we may be beautified and become His glorious […]
Being Dispositionally Sanctified by the Washing of the Water in the Word of God
We are being washed by the water in the word of God so that Christ as the life-giving Spirit would dispositionally sanctify us and make us His glorious, spotless, blameless bride. Amen! The holding line in the carrying out of God’s eternal economy in relation to man is the divine sanctification. God is holy; He […]
The Living of the Overcomers is to Live in the Mingled Spirit and Pray-read the Word
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The epistle of Paul to Ephesians reveals the living of the overcomers, those who live in the reality of the Body of Christ by living in the mingled spirit. Though the word, overcomers, is not mentioned in this epistle, the principle of the living of the overcomers is seen in every chapter, and it […]
When the Word of Christ Dwells in us we Experience the Functions of the Word of God
We need to let the word of Christ dwell in us richly, allowing it to have the first place in us so that we may experience the functions of the word of God operating within us and ministering the riches of Christ into our being. In Colossians 3 Paul speaks of the one new man […]
Being Cleansed by the Blood and Washed by the Lord’s Life to Live a Clean Life
In Lev. 12-15 God trained His people to live a clean life; we need to be cleansed by the Lord with His blood and with His Spirit and life so that we may be clean, matching Him fully. After David committed the great sin with Bath-Sheba, he prayed in Psa. 51 that the Lord would […]
Being Washed by the Water in the Word to be the Bride of Christ, a Glorious Church
The laver of bronze is the secret and the key for the operation of all the other furnishings in the tabernacle; if the priests did not first of all wash at the laver, they were not qualified to do anything in the tabernacle, and they could not offer any sacrifice. Spiritually speaking, the experience of […]
we are being made one in the reality of the Father’s sanctifying word
In the Lord’s prayer in John 17 we see that there are three levels of oneness, or three increasingly important ways for us as believers in Christ to be one. Firstly, we are one in the Father’s name and by the Father’s divine life (John 17:6-13). Secondly, we are one in the reality of the […]