As believers in Christ, we need to bear the sign of resting with God to be filled with Him first, and then working together with God in oneness with Him, even working in and by the One who fills us with Himself. After God created man, He rested and was refreshed; keeping the Sabbath and […]
We Reject our Natural Disposition, Trust in God, and Live by the All-Fitting Life in our Spirit
In the Lord’s work, we need to reject ourselves, oppose our disposition, and not be limited by our natural disposition; we need to live by the divine life who is able to endure all things, fit all situations, and meet all needs for the fulfilment of God’s purpose. Many people – believers and unbelievers alike […]
We first Enjoy God and are filled with Him and then Work with Him in Oneness with Him
As the people of God, we must bear a sign that we are God’s by resting with God, enjoying God, and being filled with God first, and then we can work with the One who fills us; we must first enjoy God and be filled with Him before we can work with Him and for […]
Taking the Lord as our Real Sabbath Rest and Laboring with Him as our Strength
![Keeping the Sabbath is an eternal covenant assuring God that we will be one with Him by first enjoying Him and then working with Him, for Him, and in oneness with Him. The mentioning of the Sabbath here [Exo. 31:16] indicates that everything related to the tabernacle and its furniture leads us to God’s Sabbath, with its rest and refreshment in the enjoyment of what God has purposed and done. #ExoCS4, outline 11](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Keeping-the-Sabbath-is-an-eternal-covenant-assuring-God-that-we-will-be-one-with-Him2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1)
It is very significant that, after God gave Moses the specific instructions concerning the tabernacle and about the workers of the tabernacle, He reminded His people concerning keeping the Sabbath; keeping the Sabbath was a perpetual contract or covenant between God and His people, a sign showing everyone that they belong to Him (Exo. 31:13). […]
We Become God’s Fellow Workers by Growing in Life and by Being Transformed
![Lord, how do YOU want me to work for You and with You? Lord, what does it mean that we are plants in God's farm and precious materials in God's building? Unveil us to see the intrinsic significance of these things and how they are practically related to us. [in the picture: 1 Cor. 3:12, taking heed on how we build!]](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1cor3-12-build-upon-foundation-gold-silver-precious-stones.jpg?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1)
All the believers in Christ have the privilege to be God’s fellow workers, those who work the work of the Lord (see 1 Cor. 16:10) and even abound in the work of the Lord (1 Cor. 15:58). The way to do this is not by seeing the need to do something for God and going […]
Doing God’s Work by His Power (not our power) and For His Glory (not our glory)
![Doing God's Work by His Power (not our power) and For His Glory (not our glory) [picture: Mt. Whitney, in Montana, USA]](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Mt-Whitney-working-for-god-for-his-glory.jpg?fit=300%2C237&ssl=1)
In working for God and in doing anything for God’s interest on earth we need to allow God to be the initiator, we need to work by His power, and all the glory needs to be His. Even when God initiates something and we join in to work together with Him, our work and the […]
We FIRST need to enjoy the Lord and rest in Him, and THEN we can work together with God!
This is a great spiritual principle in the Bible and in our daily Christian life, and it is based on the fact that God created man not to WORK for Him but for man to be satisfied with God and rest with God! Man’s first day on earth after he was created was God’s rest […]