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Oh, Lord, grant us revelation,
Grant us light and sight to see
That as life, within our spirit,
Thou art our reality;
And that from within our spirit,
Now You must possess each part
Spreading out to all our being,
Making home in all our heart.
Grant us light and sight to see
That as life, within our spirit,
Thou art our reality;
And that from within our spirit,
Now You must possess each part
Spreading out to all our being,
Making home in all our heart.
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It is not the outward action—
Pure behavior, conduct good,
Proper poise and perfect manners,
Doing what we think we should;
But it’s Christ, a living Person,
Mingled thus with us within,
Spreading into all our being,
So that we might live by Him.
Pure behavior, conduct good,
Proper poise and perfect manners,
Doing what we think we should;
But it’s Christ, a living Person,
Mingled thus with us within,
Spreading into all our being,
So that we might live by Him.
3
Oh, Lord, let our every action,
Everything we do and say,
Come from Thee alone, experienced
In a real and inner way.
We reject the empty teachings,
Leave the methods and the strife.
Let our only way of living
Be the overflow of life!
Everything we do and say,
Come from Thee alone, experienced
In a real and inner way.
We reject the empty teachings,
Leave the methods and the strife.
Let our only way of living
Be the overflow of life!
4
Following the inner feeling,
Living in the overflow,
Moving in the rich anointing,
Not by what we think or know,
Nothing through intent or motive,
Or with purpose duly done,
But just following this feeling,
Living by the living One!
Living in the overflow,
Moving in the rich anointing,
Not by what we think or know,
Nothing through intent or motive,
Or with purpose duly done,
But just following this feeling,
Living by the living One!
5
Thus we’re sanctified completely,
Saturated thoroughly;
Not the old religious concept:
Separated doctrinally.
But ’tis Christ Himself within us,
Added to our every part,
All supplying, satisfying,
Making home in all our heart.
Saturated thoroughly;
Not the old religious concept:
Separated doctrinally.
But ’tis Christ Himself within us,
Added to our every part,
All supplying, satisfying,
Making home in all our heart.
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READING 1 AND 2 SAMUEL
WITH A VIEW OF GOD’S ECONOMY
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We need to read the books of 1 and 2 Samuel with a view of God’s economy. In particular, we need to have the view of one who sees God’s sovereignty and who has received the grace to learn to suffer under the cross while enjoying all the provisions afforded by the processed, consummated Triune God—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit.
In the New Testament we have the pure revelation, but we do not have very many illustrations. However, the books of history in the Old Testament, especially 1 and 2 Samuel, contain many stories that actually are illustrations of the New Testament revelation. There are a number of lessons that we cannot learn adequately without these illustrations. As we read the stories in these books, we need to pray with Paul that “the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, ” would give us “a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of Him” (Eph. 1:17). If we have such a spirit, then in the record concerning David’s trials under Saul we will see the Triune God, the cross of Christ, and the power of His resurrection.
Life-study of First and Second Samuel
Message 15 God's Sovereignty and
David's Taking the Lessons of the Cross
(LSM)
How to Know God
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1. “They did not approve of holding God in their full knowledge”(Rom. 1:28).
If we want to know God, we must approve of holding God in our full knowledge. Most people confess that there is a God, but very few know Him, because they do not approve of knowing Him. They approve of earning money, entertainment, and many other things of the human life, but they do not approve of knowing God. Worldly people are not the only ones who are like this; many Christians do not approve of knowing God in their full knowledge. Some approve of getting an education. Some approve of doing business. Some approve of their family. Some approve of their clothing and appearance. Some approve of recreation and entertainment. They approve of many things, but they do not approve of knowing God. Consequently, they cannot know Him. They cannot know God, because they do not want Him or love Him. Only those who want and love God, and who want and love God to the extent of being captured by Him, can know God. Whenever such a person thinks about God, he approves Him. When he hears God’s name, he senses its sweetness. Only this kind of person can know God. We must ask the Lord to give us a heart that approves Him so that we can leave everything that is apart from Him, loving Him singly and pursuing Him as the approved One so that we may know God.
2. “This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Him whom You have sent, Jesus Christ”(John 17:3).
Knowing God and knowing Christ bring eternal life, and knowing God and knowing Christ are eternal life. Eternal life is the life of God. We obtain and possess this life by knowing God and Christ, and this life enables us to know God and Christ. God’s life is in us, causing us to know and sense what God likes and wants and what He does not like or want. If we live and act according to the inward feeling that comes from the life of God, we will know God.
3. “I will impart My laws into their mind, and on their hearts I will inscribe them... All will know Me from the little one to the great one among them”(Heb. 8:10-11).
Every life is a law. God’s life within us also is an inward law that causes us to know God; this knowing is possible whether we have been saved for a long time or have just been recently saved. A newborn child spits out bitter things that are put into his mouth, and he will eat sweet things that are put into his mouth. He can differentiate between what is bitter and what is sweet by the function of life, not by knowledge that comes from teaching. This function of life comes from the law of life. Knowing God is a matter of life, not of outward knowledge. Knowing God is based not on outward letters of the law, ordinances, or rituals but on the inward law of life. Our knowledge of God is related to life. It is according to inward life, not outward mentality. It is God’s life as the law of life in us, expressing its function so that we may know God inwardly. If we want to know God, we must know the inward law of life and follow the inward sense of life.
4. “Therefore let us know, let us pursue knowing Jehovah”(Hosea 6:3).
Even though we have the life of God that enables us to know God, we still must pursue knowing God. This will enable the life of God to manifest its function and cause us to know God.
5. “If you receive my words... then you will... find the knowledge of God”(Prov. 2:1-5).
We cannot know God according to our concept or by our feeling, because our feeling can be wrong. Even our physical sense of hot and cold can be inaccurate when we are sick. Our heart and spirit can also be affected by “sicknesses” that cause our feelings to be wrong. Therefore, we must regard the word of God as our spiritual thermometer and let God’s word be the deciding factor in knowing God.
6. “That... God... may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of Him”(Eph. 1:17).
If we want to know God, we need a spirit of wisdom and revelation. Revelation enables us to see; wisdom enables us to understand. If we only see but cannot understand, we still cannot know, so we must have revelation and wisdom. This is something only God can give, so we must petition God for it.
7. “On account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all things... that I may gain Christ”(Phil. 3:8).
We must also pay a price to know God. If we count the knowledge of God and of the Lord as something excellent, we must be willing to suffer the loss of all things for it. The extent of the loss that we suffer is the extent to which we can know God and gain the Lord. Our knowledge of God is related to our suffering the loss of all things.
Crucial Truths in the Holy Scriptures,
Message 34 The Knowledge of God
CWWL, 1932–1949, (LSM)
Singapore
I love this hymn
Canada
This is a really rich hymn. It's so easy to get tangled up in doctrine and right and wrong, but the Lord just wants His very self flowing and growing is us. May we leave our concepts behind, what we think we know, and just follow the inner feeling. Praise the Lord that He gives us a way; He's not asking us to "behave" or to "be a good Christian"; He just says "abide in Me and I in you" and if we abide in Him and let Him grow in us, we will surely meet the standard of living of the kingdom people He has set before us. May our Lord Jesus be so real to all of us, His children!
Oh, Lord, let our every action,
Everything we do and say,
Come from Thee alone, experienced
In a real and inner way.
Hallelujah!