As we learn to minister the word of God, we need to see God’s eternal economy, His plan and household economy, which is carried out by God’s dispensing so that He may obtain a corporate expression of Himself, the church as the Body of Christ in this age and the New Jerusalem for eternity. Lord […]
We Keep God’s Courting Word by having a Responsive and Affectionate Love for Him
The entire Bible is a divine romance, and Song of Songs in particular is an abridged form of this romance between God and man; we need to keep God’s courting word by having a responsive and affectionate love for Him, loving Him as our Husband. Amen, Lord Jesus, we love You! Most unbelievers and […]
Loving the Lord under the Genuine Ministry to Enjoy Him as Grace and be His Testimony
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 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 […]