To love the world is to feed on the dead things condemned and judged by God.

After having had so many dealings under God’s hand, Jacob was undoubtedly tired of human life. He was weary of supplanting, cheating, struggling, and fighting.

The first two chapters appear to be a record of creation, but this is superficial. The underlying thought is focused on life. These two chapters are a record of life. They are too simple and too brief to be an adequate account of creation. Genesis 1 and 2 were not intended by God to be a record of creation, but a revelation of life.

However, there is no retirement in the spiritual life, and God intervened to upset what appeared to be Jacob’s retirement.

If we study Ephesians with a spirit of revelation, we will realize that the aim of God’s plan is to have an expression of Himself in Christ the Son by the Spirit through a Body composed and built up with many regenerated and transformed people by the mingling of Himself with humanity.

As long as he can keep us from God’s way and frustrate us in fulfilling God’s purpose, Satan will even motivate us to do things for God. This was how he worked in Cain.

You can never forget His appearing and His speaking to you.

The word economy is not used in the Old Testament, but it is found in the New Testament, especially in the writings of Paul...

To merely search the Scriptures is to come to the tree of knowledge; to contact the Lord through the Word is to come to the tree of life.

Whenever we participate in and enjoy God’s provision, we have a vision. We see God and He sees us. Because we are in His provision and have the vision, everything is clear, nothing is opaque, and there is no separation between us and Him.