Life-study msg 12- Eating For Transformation

This msg is corresponding to the church in Pergamos, meaning marriage (marrying to the world) or tower (fortified tower). These are not in a positive sense. This indicates the church was in union with the world. 

However, God wants a church not joint to the world. Instead, God wants a church which is a golden lampstand. 

The debate in Christianity sometimes mistakes that if the church joints itself to the world, it might make the church more attractive to the unbelievers. However, God's desire is to "call out a group of people from the world". Therefore, the church of Pergamos, the church that jointed itself to the world was actually in an "illegal" marriage. 

From Rev. 2:13-14, we find a link between eating God's word and becoming Antipas (against all). Eating God's word cause us to be His testimony and not joint ourselves to the world. Eating God's world keeps us not marry ourselves to the world so that we can be a proper testimony of Jesus. 

*Antipas, My witness, My faithful one.

From Rev. 2:17 indicates that we, originally as clays, have become white stones, the transformed people. Additionally, on the white stones, there are new names written. These new names represent the special experiences we've gone through and thus only we know what the names mean. 

A special portion reserved for us as well (hidden manna). We are really partakers of the divine nature by enjoying the special portion of Christ. 

Life-study msg 11- The Resurrection Life and Crown of Life

Life-study msg 11- The Church in Smyrna—The Resurrection Life and Crown of Life

* The churches mentioned in the book of Revelation are the actual churches existed in Asia in the 1st century. 

*Smyrna- the suffering church

 * The word "Smyrna" is a Greek word for Myrrh. = The sweet suffering of Christ= The tribulation of the Lord Jesus. This indicates that the church of Smyrna went through the suffering with Christ. Individually and collectively, the followers of God need to continue in the suffering of Christ. 

How to continue in the suffering of Christ? 

1. We cannot do anything to gain redemption and have no part of the redemption done by Christ. However, when death operates in us, we can then minister life to others. 

2. The affliction of Christ enables the release of life for the growing of the church. 

3. The kingdom. The Lord could bring in the kingdom to the earth. However, for the Lord to manifest the kingdom to the earth, it is necessary to go through the suffering. 

God is the First and the Last. 

Whatever may happen, they are under the Lord's control. 

The second death 

Our salvation is eternal. Yet the Lord's arrangement is that there will be a reward in the Millenium kingdom for those who are faithful unto death. The reward is the crown of life. Otherwise, for those who have been saved yet live a life of the flesh, they will suffer the 

For those who are faithful unto death: 

*Positively- gaining the crown of life 

*Negatively- you will not suffer the second death 

Life-study msg 10 in the book of Revelation

Rev 2:4 concerning our problem: we left our first love for the Lord. 

God surely loves us, but the problem lies in "Our love for the Lord". 

Our loving the Lord gives us the ground for us to enjoy the Lord, and via enjoying the Lord, we gain life. The life also shines in us. This is the way that we enjoy Him as the tree of life and can be the testimony of Jesus. Leaving the first love indicates that we are in the degradation of the church. Also, as long as we allow God to be replaced, we are also in the degradation. 

Loving the Lord-> enjoying the Lord -> Gaining God as the tree of life -> the testimony of Jesus. 

Warning: works 

Rv 2:3And you have endurance and have borne all things because of My name and have not grown weary.

The first love is the best love. We are not love, He is love. In order to love the Lord, we simply are required to turn to Him who is love. We need to let Him be the first. 

Lord, to be honest, I don't know how to love. As I had never experienced the real love from others, how can I know this? Please don't make fun at me, okay? 

God's heart's desire for us to be sanctified

This is to respond to message five in ITEROS-HWMR
Topic: The Will of God—Our Sanctification

In this message, I got some reminders that both God and human need this mutual cooperation in order to make the sanctification to take place in us. 

 (1 Thes. 5:23-24)

“The God of peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it". 

In these two verses, it is quite clear that it is really God's heart's desire to sanctify us completely, and from the message throughout the week, we also see God's multifold procedure to sanctify us and make us as holy as He is. And once He calls us, He "ALSO WILL DO IT". However, I am reminded that although God is faithful in His work to sanctify us, we also have to play a part in this process, that is, our cooperation. 

I think a lot of times I simply cast the responsibility to the Lord for Him to renew and sanctify me. Well, it is true that He will do it as He is faithful in His Word. But I realise I also have a role to play so that the Lord can gain my tripartite being. 

(1 Tim 4:7) But the profane and old-womanish myths refuse, and exercise yourself unto
godliness.

I have to cooperate with the Lord by keeping my spirit in a living condition. In order to do it, I have to exercise my spirit in order to preserve my spirit. 

(Jer 15:16) Your words were found and I ate them, / And Your word became to me / The
gladness and joy of my heart, / For I am called by Your name, / O Jehovah, God
of hosts.

I also need to exercise my soul to be filled with Him. I can contact the Word and muse upon Him. This will create a way for Him to permeate my soul. Then I will find joy in Him and my soul will be able to praise Him and worship Him.

(1 Thes 4:4) That each one of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and
honor,

I also need to exercise to live a holy life for the church life. Sometimes, I am quite careless in taking care of my physical environment, and I might be defiled by many things passively instead of exercising myself to run away from the worldly things. Then this can affect the enjoyment of the Lord in my soul and even stop me exercising my spirit to touch the Lord. 

So, it's a good reminder to me again. The Lord is faithful to sanctify us, and this is also His heart's desire to do so. But without my cooperation, whatever He tries to do in me will be in vain. I shouldn't be passive in preserving myself but to be proactive and exercise my entire being to live a life that can let the Lord sanctify us wholly. 

The place where God intends to lead His people to enter into

This message is such a good reminder to me. As a genuine child of God, I certainly have experienced the altar and the laver- believing into Christ as my Passover Lamb and me being washed and cleaned by the work of the Spirit. However, this message clearly shows that in order to further our experience of the Lord, we need to first differentiate the experience in the Holy Place and the experience in the Holy of Holies. The experience in the Holy Place is necessary for us, but it is not a place that we should be content with and linger on all the time. The goal is to enter into the Holy of Holies and experience Christ directly in a hidden way. This can be illustrated by the experience of the children of Israel in the wilderness and in Canaan. 

God is merciful. After leading the children of Israel out from Egypt into the wilderness, He provided manna and living water to satisfy them (1Cor. 10:1-4). However, God's mercy to satisfy them with the food and water in the wilderness did not justify the children of Isreal. Their experience to enjoy God's supply was a wonderful thing which showed God's wondrous deeds and tender care, yet that was still not God's goal towards His people. 1Cor. 10:5 says, "But with most of them God was not well pleased, for they were strewn along in the wilderness." This indicates that the children of Isreal's lingering in the wilderness did not satisfy God. He had purposed somewhere higher and better, Canaan, for His people to enter into rest (Hebrews 4). For we believers, we are encouraged to long for solid food to grow unto maturity (Heb. 5:13-14) and enter into the veil, the Holy of Holies, to be partakers of the Holy Spirit (Heb. 6:4; 19-20). This corresponds to Paul's entreaty for the Corinthian believers not be soulish men but to be spiritual men in order to truly know things of God (1Cor. 2:11-15).  

One sentence in the message struck me. We might enjoy "something of Christ, but not Christ Himself". Oh Lord, I repent. May I not be content with something of Christ or even be proud of having something of Christ. May You empty me daily and increase my hunger and appetite for You so I would long for entering into the Holy of Holies continuously and enjoy the hidden portion of Christ that is not known by everybody but only me. May this knowing be my cooperation with You to satisfy Your heart's desire and Your purpose in me and in Your people. 

(Prophecy on "The economy of God- Chapter 19")

1991 Memorial Day Conference -2

This message can be referred to chapter four of the book "The World Situation and the Direction of the Lord's Move" and titled "The way to spread the Lord's recovery in the countries of Europe". 

Several points that remind me. 

1. Study the truth "what is God's ordained way"? Intensified study of the life-study as our responsibility is to teach the high gospel. 

2. Remind me of why I came here. 

We are not doing a work, or participating in a movement. We have to go to Europe by emigration. Just a portion below reminds me of why I am here. Although I do think it's the time that I can make myself graduate now. Also, as brother Lee mentioned that the full-timers will serve in poverty. It reminds me that I want to take a job and support the full-timers. Lord, as I note down this, remind me always and help me find a job in Europe for your economy. Even there will be more families to serve You together. 

Some Emigrating There
to Study in a School and Serve the Lord

Some can emigrate there to study in a school and serve the Lord. I would recommend that some go there to be “professional students.” In other words, those who go to school should plan on remaining in school for the Lord’s work on the campuses. The longer they stay in school, the better it is. This is because they can spend their time contacting the students for the Lord’s interest. I hope that many young people among us would go to the universities in Europe to be professional students teaching the divine truths. It is glorious and worthwhile to be such a student, contacting other students daily with the Lord’s truths. I believe that some students who go to Europe can bear new fruit monthly like the tree of life in the New Jerusalem. (Ministry portion from the chapter) 

3. We must have a change. 

The longer I remain in Europe, sometimes I just lose the burning and vision to follow the Lord. I might just be habitual and feeling comfortable with my life. I am reminded to have a change. We must have a change. Lord, have mercy on me. A term that occurs to me is "being properly aggressive". People in this world, if they want to succeed, they need to work hard to achieve that goal. We Christians, although depending on the Lord, should still have such an attitude towards the particular goal. May the Lord gain many of us at the end time of this age. 

4. Pray to save sinners. 

Prayers work the best to save sinners. 

5. Learn to be pure and faithful. 

The Lord surely will take care of us in His way. Oh Lord, I want to joint to the church for "the goal". 

1991 Memorial Day Conference -1

This message can be referred to chapter four of the book "The World Situation and the Direction of the Lord's Move" and titled "Our responsibility for the spreading of the divine truths especially to the crucial parts of the world".

The influential factors for the world situation:
1) The United States takes the lead in finance, politics, and the military
2) Europe cooperates in finance, politics, and the military
3) the Far East cooperates mainly in finance.

Our responsibility:

Is to teach the Bible. It requires us to understand the Bible and explain the Bible in an understood way.