May we Continually Choose Christ and all that He is as our Super-Excelling Portion

We need to ask the Lord to grant us the light to have a thorough change in our concept of value so that, day by day, we may continually choose Christ and all that He is as our super-excelling portion, for we treasure Christ above all things, even above our relatives, family members, and even more than our apportioned food!

Oh Lord Jesus, cause us to see You more so that we may have a fuller appreciation of who You are. Unveil us to see the Lord Jesus, the most wonderful One! Grant us the light so that we may have a thorough change in our concept of value. Oh Lord, may we continually choose Christ today and may we choose all that Christ is in His word to us as our super-excelling portion! Amen, Lord, we love You! Amen!

No matter what happens around us, no matter our failures, and even no matter how good our experience was yesterday, we need to go on with the Lord and enjoy Him in a fresh way today.

Our Christ is the Christ now, the Christ who is the life-giving Spirit to be our life-supply in our spirit now.

When we believed into the Lord Jesus, when we were unveiled to see the supreme preciousness of Christ, we simply dropped everything else and chose Him.

Ever since, our concept of value is being changed so that we may value what God values and disregard what God disregards.

We are like the apostle Paul: what things were gains to us before, now we count as loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, our Lord.

We all can testify that, as we come to the Lord in His word and as we open to Him throughout the day, the Lord is more and more precious to us. Not only is He available, rich, and sweet, but He is practical, living, and precious.

When we turn to Him in all things, when we simply have an inward turn by calling on His name, He shows us His beauty, we see His preciousness, and we consider Him as being a supremely precious One for our enjoyment and experience.

But when we do not contact the Lord, when we are so busy or forgetful that we don’t freshly turn to our spirit to absorb His riches, the Lord seems to be so distant to us.

The world today is drawing us with many things, our responsibilities and chores are so many, and there are many necessary things that need to be taken care of.

However, in the midst of all these things, we believers in Christ have a change in our concept of value. We value Christ and what is of Christ as the most precious things, and everything else fades away. Amen, Lord Jesus, we love You!

We Value Christ more Precious than our Family and Relatives, More Precious than all things, and He’s the Treasure of Justice!

In Matthew 10:37-38 and Luke 18:26-30 the Lord Jesus told His disciples that, if anyone wants to follow Him, he needs to value Him and treasure Him more than his own relatives and family members.

We believers in Christ need to value the Lord Jesus more than our own relatives.

Our father, mother, wife, husband, children, and relatives are the most precious things to a man; they are the most important things in his life.

When these are not compared to the Lord, there’s nothing wrong with loving them. But when a situation arises where we have to choose between the two, which one will we choose?

When we have our value system updated to be the same as the Lord’s, we will choose Christ and value Christ more precious than anything else (Matt. 10:37-38; Luke 18:26-30; 1 Pet. 1:1, 17; 2:11).

We can all testify that, as believers in Christ, many times even those in our own family dislike us or despise us, seeking to persecute us and tell us off because of our faith in Christ.

Before we were saved, they liked us, but after we got saved, we became unpopular. Oh Lord!

Instead of trying to be more “normal” and not live Christ around them, we need to all the more value Christ and seek to live Christ before our family, even to impart something of Christ to them, for we value Christ above all things.

We may even preach the gospel to our unsaved relatives, for we want to testify of the most precious One.

As we spend time with the Lord, our valuation of Christ as the treasure of justice will be more than our appreciation for any earthly treasure (Job 22:23-28; Matt. 12:18-21; Isa. 42:1-4; 1 Pet. 1:18-20).

If we return to the Lord, we will be built up, and if we place our gold nuggets in the dust, then the Lord Himself will be our gold nuggets and precious silver to us.

The Lord is our treasure of justice. We need to have a change in our valuation of things.

As we are tested at a critical juncture in our life, we need to treasure and value Christ more than any earthly treasures.

When we choose Christ and treasure Him, we will delight ourselves in Him, we will lift our countenance to God, we will pray to Him and He will hear us, and He will shine on us in all our ways.

May we daily choose the Lord by spending time with Him in His word to treasure Him above all things. We treasure Him and even treasure the knowledge of Christ above all things (Phil. 3:8; 2 Pet. 1:2-3, 8; 2:20; 3:18).

Nothing else compares to Him. The apostle Paul pursued to gain Christ, and on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, he was willing to suffer the loss of all things, for he valued Christ more than anything else. Amen!

Similarly, as Peter tells us, we have not seen the Lord, but we love Him, and though we do not see Him at present, we believe into Him, and we exult with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory!

When we turn to our spirit and contact the Lord, when we simply call on the Lord’s name throughout the day, we touch the most precious One, and we are filled with an appreciation of His utmost worth. Amen!

We need a vision to see that the New Jerusalem is the Triune God, the Divine Trinity, as three basic factors wrought into us and structured together with us, His redeemed people, as a miraculous structure of treasure to be the conclusion of the whole Bible (Rev. 21:18-21; cf. 1 Cor. 3:12). Amen!

Wow, when we look at the New Jerusalem, we see both God and man built together as a treasure, even a structure of treasure.

The gold as the base of the city typifies God the Father, the pearls as the gates of the city typify God the Son, and the jasper wall of the city typifies God the Spirit.

Today we are in the process of being built up in God and with God together with the saints so that we may become part of the New Jerusalem. This is our real treasure, even the genuine treasure in the universe! Amen!

Lord Jesus, we love You! We treasure You. We value You. You are the most precious One. Grant us to see a vision of who You are so that we may appreciate You even more. Change our concept of value so that we may value Christ more than we value even our own family and our relatives. Amen, Lord, we love You, we love our family members, but when we have to choose between the two, we treasure You more than anything and anyone else! You are our treasure; You are our treasure of justice, and we love to just spend time with You. We do not treasure the earthly things, possessions, and riches; we treasure You more than anything else. Oh Lord, what things were gains to us, these we count as loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, our Lord! We love You, Lord Jesus! You are the most valuable and precious One to us! Praise You for working in us and for working Yourself into us to make us part of Your treasure, the New Jerusalem, the miraculous structure of treasure! Praise the Lord!

Lord, Grant us the Light to have a Thorough Change in our Concept of Value so that we Continually Choose Christ and all that He is as our Super-Excelling Portion!

How can we value Christ above all things?

Especially as we live in this increasingly material-focused world, even a world that encourages and motivates others to focus on wealth, feelings, entertainment, and other outward things, how can we treasure Christ more than anything else?

We need to come to the Lord and ask Him to grant us the light to have a thorough change in our concept of value so that we will continually choose Christ and all that He is as our super-excelling portion (Mark 9:7-8; 2 Cor. 2:10; 4:7; 1 Pet. 1:8).

We may not treasure outward things but we may treasure spiritual things, as Peter did on the Mount of Transfiguration; he realised that he saw Jesus speaking with Moses and Elijah, and he suggested making three tents there, for it’s good to be there.

Peter is truly our representative, so genuine, so frank, yet so quick to react and fail; we all are this way.

Here he was, with the Lord Jesus whose face was shining like the sun, and Moses and Elijah were there, conversing with Him concerning His death. Wow.

They knew He would die, and they had some fellowship with Him about it. Peter treasured all three of them equally, but the Father delights only in Christ, for He is His Beloved, the One in whom He finds all His delight.

We may treasure this or that doctrine, and we may really love this or that Christian practice or even Christian teacher, all of which are spiritual, ethical, moral, and very positive.

But we need to see Christ, for only Christ is the Father’s Beloved.

We need to ask the Lord to grant us the light for us to have a change in our concept of value so that we may continually choose Christ and all that He is as our super-excelling portion.

We want to see Christ. We want to enjoy Christ. And we tell the Lord to be our most precious One, even to unveil us to see His preciousness.

It is only when we see Him that we leave all other things, even drop anything else, to give ourselves to enjoy Him and experience Him to the uttermost.

He is our super-excelling portion, and we choose Him as the most precious One!

In Jeremiah 15:19 the Lord said, If you bring out the precious from the worthless, / You will be as My mouth (see v. 16 also).

When the Lord is the most precious One, we will seek to bring out the precious from the worthless.

There are so many “shiny” and seemingly precious things today, but Christ is preciousness itself; when we come to Him in His word and gain Him as the precious One, we will continually choose Christ and all that He is as our super-excelling portion.

We will minister Him to others, for we treasure Him and we want them to gain this treasure also.

May we be those who treasure the Lord’s words more than our apportioned food, tasting the Lord in His word as the reality of the good land flowing with nourishing milk and fresh honey for us to dispense to God’s people for their full salvation (Job 23:12; 1 Pet. 2:2-5; Psa. 119:103; Deut. 8:8; S. S. 4:11).

Wow, He is more precious to us than our apportioned food! When we taste Him in HIs word, we realise He is so rich to us. We enjoy His riches. We are constituted with His riches.

We continually choose Christ and all that He is as our portion. When we come to the Lord in His word, when we choose to spend time with Him to partake of His riches, we will treasure Him more than anything else.

We will treasure the Lord’s words more than all earthly riches so that we can speak oracles of God to dispense the unsearchable riches of Christ as the varied grace of God (Psa. 119:72, 9-16; Eph. 3:8; 2 Cor. 6:10; 1 Pet. 4:10-11).

Earthly riches come and go, and we cannot hold on to them; they are here today and gone tomorrow. The real riches is Christ Himself and HIs words. We treasure Christ and we treasure His word.

The riches of Christ are embodied in His word, and when we read and pray over His word, we taste His riches, we enjoy the Lord as our food and nourishment, and we are constituted with Him!

Then, when we meet others, we speak oracles of God, for we dispense something of the riches of Christ to others.

May we come back to the Lord again and again in His word with the exercise of our spirit so that we may enjoy Him, be filled with an appreciation of who He is, and just partake of His riches.

We may even tell the Lord to do this in us, telling Him,

Lord Jesus, grant us the light to have a thorough change in our concept of value so that we will continually choose Christ and all that He is as our super-excelling portion! Oh Lord Jesus, we love You and we come to You in Your word! We love to come to You as we come to Your word, for You are so rich to us! You are our God-allotted portion. You and all that You are are our super-excelling portion! Nothing compares to You! You are the precious One and everything else is worthless. We treasure You and Your words. May we treasure Your words more than our apportioned food. May we taste the Lord in His words as the reality of the good land flowing with milk and honey! Amen, Lord, we want to eat You, drink You, and taste Your riches in Your word so that we may be constituted with Your riches and dispense Your riches! Oh, Your words are more precious than any earthly riches! We love You and we love Your word! We love to be filled with You and to dispense Your riches as the varied grace of God to others!

References and Hymns on this Topic

• Inspiration for this article/sharing comes from the Word of God, the enjoyment in the ministry, a sharing by the brother Ed Marks on this topic, and portions from, Collected Works of Watchman Nee, vol. 60, pp. 393-395, as quoted in the Holy Word for Morning Revival on, Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (part 3 – 2025 Summer Training), week 33, The Vision, Experience, Enjoyment, and Expression of the Supreme Preciousness of Christ for the Genuine Church Life – day 2.
• Hymns on this topic:
  – Dear Lord Jesus, precious Jesus, / Thou hast won each love from me; / Who like Thee—so fair and comely? / Who like Thee—so sweet and lovely? / Matchless One, unrivaled beauty, / None can e’er compete with Thee! (Hymns #1158 stanza 1)
  – To Jesus every day we find our hearts are closer drawn; / He’s fairer than the sons of men and fresher than the morn; / He’s all that we can say of Him in fairest words and more, / And every day He’s dearer than He was the day before. / The half cannot be fancied of such a treasure-store, / And every day He’s dearer than He ever was before! (Hymns #1152 stanza 1 and chorus)
  – O Lord our God, we worship Thee, / In Thee we have our all; / Thyself we treasure in our heart, / Thy Name we love to call. (Hymns #56 stanza 7)