Christ Growing in Our Heart (4): The Significance of Speaking in the Experience of Jacob and Joseph
In the first chapter of the book of Genesis, we see that God made man in His own image and gave him His dominion to have authority (Gen. 1:26). In the last section of Genesis, the fulfillment of these matters of image and dominion is seen in the experience of Jacob and Joseph. With Jacob, […]
Experiencing Christ as the Burnt Offering (Part 2)
In a previous post, we saw that Christ is the reality of the burnt offering revealed in Leviticus 1. Through prayer we can experience Christ as the One who is absolute for God’s interest. In this post we would like to see more regarding the position of the burnt offering in relation to the other four […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 102-104
This week we continue our reading of the Life-Study of Genesis with messages 102 through 104. Message 102: Being Matured – The Manifestation of Maturity (5) (9) Concerning Dan (a) A Young Lion Fighting for More Land (b) A Serpent, a Horned Snake on the Way, Biting the Horse’s Heels and Causing […]
Freed to be Joined to Christ as our Husband
From eternity past God’s intention has been that we the believers would be joined to Christ as our Husband, as typified by Eve being joined to Adam (Rom. 5:14; Gen. 2:18, 21-23; Isa. 54:5; Eph. 5:25-27). God created man to be dependent on Him and to live in union with Him, taking God as his […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 99-101
This week we come to messages 99, 100, and 101 in the Life-study of Genesis. Message 99 finishes the series on Being Matured, covering Israel’s blessing concerning Judah, Zebulun and Issachar. Then messages 100 and 101 go into further details concerning the spiritual significance of the blessing prophesied concerning Judah, Zebulun and Issachar and how […]
Knowing God’s Will
What is the will of God? This is a common question asked by believers. Many of us seek to know the will of God. Specifically, we seek to know the will of God for our lives. What is the will of God for our education, our marriage, and our occupation? However, we must realize that […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 96-98
This week covers messages 96, 97, and 98. While we continue our look at the manifestations of maturity, this week’s series actually begins with a parenthetical message brother Witness Lee gives on the shiftings of the birthright. Message 96: The Shiftings of the Birthright in the Scripture I. From Esau to Jacob […]
The Sweetness of Taking Christ as our Person for the One New Man
In Ephesians 2:15 Paul speaks of the one new man: “Abolishing in His flesh the law of the commandments in ordinances, that He might create the two in Himself into one new man, so making peace.” According to this verse, Christ abolished all the ordinances that separated men for the purpose of creating one new […]
Ask, Seek, Knock
In the Gospels the Lord Jesus exemplifies a man of prayer. The way that He prayed and the way He taught His disciples to pray far exceed most believers’ concepts concerning prayer. Much prayer is common, asking God to take care of basic, human needs, but the Father knows our needs even before we ask […]
Experiencing Christ as the Burnt Offering (Part 1)
Leviticus 1-5 reveals five basic offerings—the burnt offering, the meal offering, the peace offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering—that the Israelites were required to provide in order to worship God and maintain their relationship with Him. The book of Hebrews reveals that Christ has come as the reality of all the Old Testament […]