Introduction
Good day to all. I am very pleased to meet everyone online again. In the past, we have discussed three sessions on The Revelation of the Overcoming Church. The first session was The Overcoming Church as the Foundation of Healing and Deliverance, the second was Establishing the Overcoming Church is Our Mingding Destiny, and the third was The Mark of the Overcoming Church. Today, we will share the fourth session, with the theme How to Build an Overcoming Church.
Let us briefly review. If you can receive the first session, this is the word of the 《Bible》. Because Jesus said:
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. (《Matthew》 16:18-19 )
The foundation of healing and deliverance is the Overcoming Church, building the church on the rock. This is very much in accordance with the 《Bible》. This is the only time Jesus Christ clearly spoke about the church. The second session, The Overcoming Church is Our Mingding Destiny.” Everyone must know the weight of the word Mingding in Chinese Mingding Destiny. We are born for this and die for this. This is a very important matter that is worth laying down our lives for. Building the Overcoming Church is very meaningful.
Let me share a story with you. For a period of time, I encountered some things that kept me busy. Finally, one day my mother was delivered. During the deliverance process, the evil spirit behind my mother spoke. In the past, the things she did could not be accomplished; this was all due to the Old Ma. It said it would destroy the church, surrounding our church with its soldiers. We then began 72 hours of continuous prayer, and many people were delivered through this prayer. Old Ma said, You are moving too fast. We defeated Old Ma, as well as some lower-level soldiers. Afterward, it also told us that many brothers and sisters were blessed, especially those in sales, who were inexplicably blessed.
The Overcoming Church brings about very meaningful things. Today, we must know that building the Overcoming Church will not be without tears? Will it require paying a price? Yes, it will. After paying the price, the rewards received are very abundant, and the overall feeling is very good.
Today, we suddenly discovered that we have advanced another level. Old Ma told us it was Ma Lao San. We thought it was the third in the Old Ma family, but it was not. Old Ma ranks third in the spiritual world. The eldest is Satan, and the second is the spirit of religion. This spirit of religion has harmed the church terribly. On the surface, we all know that Satan is behind it, but the ones who truly crucified Jesus Christ were the chief priests and Pharisees in the temple. The spirit behind them is a brood of vipers. The spirit of religion is very powerful. Many churches today are still under the control of religion, which is very difficult.
After realizing this today, we began to strike at the spirit of religion, which is backed by weasels. This thing is bigger than Old Ma. When we aimed at the eldest and started attacking, one sister interestingly called me in the morning, saying that she was beaten black and blue by Dragon Three in a few moves. Her eyes hurt, and her whole body ached. In the vision, it was like watching a movie. The dragon beat her with its large tail, and the dragon stirred in the sea. The crosses on the roofs of many small churches fell. This dragon was very angry because it had lost the battle, so it killed a horse. She smelled blood in the vision, which was very interesting. Then she saw them holding a meeting by the sea.
The spirit of religion must be trampled under our feet. This spirit of religion is very interesting. I believe many people will be delivered. In the end, this sister was delivered. She is currently doing translation work, and her efficiency has doubled. She used to have learning difficulties, but this is very valuable. Among us, those who lack understanding are all affected by this type of evil spirit. The Overcoming Church brings various kinds of deliverance, such as from epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and learning disabilities. The church is moving forward. Today, we will share How to Build an Overcoming Church. From 12:00 tonight to 12:00 on Saturday night, we will promote 24-hour non-stop prayer.
The Faith of Jesus Christ is a Faith of Revelation
The Christian faith is a faith of revelation; it is never a faith invented by man. I believe that people have a problem: they often think they know a lot in their position. However, their position is not high, they stand very low, and they do not see things very accurately. Therefore, everyone needs guidance from a master. With a master's guidance, they stand higher and see more clearly. If a master guides you, you can choose to believe it or not.
For example, when a college graduate starts working, an experienced older person advises him on what to do and what not to do, but he does not listen. A child likes to play computer games all day long, and in the end, he achieves nothing in his forties and feels very conflicted. Can he reflect on what he has been doing all these years? This is called not listening to the elders and suffering the consequences.
What is the Christian faith all about? People stand very low in their positions and can only see a few things. God reveals to us what He knows from heaven. I believe that the Christian faith is revealed to man by God. If you do not believe, how can you receive it? Therefore, the Christian faith lies in believing or not believing. Fortunately, God did not speak to you. If you listened and did not believe or listen, and then still stubbornly rebelled, that would be a very serious matter.
Some people want to hear God speak to them. Do you really know after listening? You do not know. The 《Bible》 clearly states it. Why is the last book of the 《Bible》 called 《Revelation》? When studying 《Revelation》, we are talking about the revelation of building the Overcoming Church. This revelation is written in the 《Bible》.
The Christian faith is a faith of revelation, clearly written in every book.
《Ephesians》 says:
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. (《Ephesians》 1:17-19 )
This passage speaks of several instances of knowing, but there are still many things that are unknown. Believing in Jesus, but believing in a way that turns the powerful gospel into something without power, unable to solve any problems. Some people think that their church is very loving and speaks very gently. I cannot understand what use this is. The gospel that I believe in is all read from the 《Bible》. We must say what the 《Bible》 says. Some people do not.
A sister came among us. Her sister believes in the Lord in another church. Her sister cannot listen to my preaching. Actually, I did not preach anything, just repeated the words of the 《Bible》. She said, I cannot listen to what you are saying. I like to listen to gentle things. The problem is not whether it sounds good or not, but whether it is effective or not. What is the use of sounding good if it is not effective?
Building the Church According to God's Revelation
Today, we are talking about God's revelation. Building the Overcoming Church relies on God's revelation, which is crucial. This is not difficult to understand. The church is God's temple. You must let God dwell in God's temple. If you build a temple and God does not come to dwell in it, it is like renovating a house. If the owner wants pink color, you had better make it pink.
We say, The temple is the place where God dwells. Later, I studied the 《Bible》 and found that revelation began in the days of Moses. Moses was to build a tabernacle, the dwelling place of God. As a result, Moses went up to the mountain, not eating, drinking, or sleeping for forty days and nights, doing one thing: receiving the revelation of the Holy Spirit on how to build God's tabernacle. Later, these things were written in the 《Bible》, but I did not understand them. How many pegs, how many ropes, purple thread, and sealskins were used in the tabernacle were written in super detail.
The God we believe in is a God of revelation! The tabernacle was built on earth according to the pattern in heaven. Fortunately, we are reading the 《Bible》 today. Moses built the tabernacle according to the instructions God gave him. Imagine if Moses had not built it according to God's requirements, the consequences would be disastrous. Fifty gold hooks, but only forty-nine were used. Missing one is okay(No, it is not okay to miss one - translator's note). Ropes, sealskins, where did so many sealskins come from? Dog skin and sealskin are only one word different? After it was built, God said, This is not what I want. Then God will not want to dwell there.
In fact, the tabernacle mentioned in the 《Bible》 was built by Moses according to the revelation he received from God on the mountain. Building the tabernacle at that time was the same as building the church today. We must build the church according to God's revelation. How to build the Overcoming Church? The church is God's temple, the body of Jesus Christ. We are very low and not at a very high level. God tells us what to do, and we do it accordingly.
One of my employees, who is a software developer, had to deal with several hundred megabytes of source code. Doing this requires being very rigorous. I told him to do it according to my standard SOP. However, he did not do what I said. He skipped many steps. To my surprise, he even asked why he had to do what I said. I was very puzzled and almost trembled with anger. He was a recent graduate of a polytechnic institute, very low(here, the translator would add low also in terms of knowledge, experience and worldview), and he did not believe or understand what I said.
Moses building the tabernacle was a very rigorous matter! It does not matter if we do not understand, but we must believe what God says. God is in heaven, and we are on earth. Whatever God says, we can only do it accordingly. If people want to be self-righteous and insist on doing things according to their own ideas, is this not the thinking of a mentally ill person?
Receiving God's Revelation Through the Holy Spirit
God's revelation is crucial! Today, many people build churches without building them according to God's words. When I speak according to God's words, some people say they cannot listen and that what I say is very harsh. One member was paralyzed in bed, but the pastor did not visit him, saying that their pastor was too busy. I said, I will pray for you, and you can get up and walk! I prayed for him for three hours, which was very exhausting. I also received God's revelation and discovered that he had many problems, so I led him to confess and repent. God was truly very gracious, and he was able to get up and walk!
As soon as I finished ministering to him, he said something that surprised me. He said, Our pastor does not speak like you. Our pastor speaks very nicely. What you say is very harsh! I was very puzzled. What kind of brain does this person have? It does not matter whether the speech is harsh or not. What matters is that you can get up and walk! We must also consider whether what we say comes from the 《Bible》.
Some time ago, a person said, We are not the same as Jesus. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. We are not. However, he forgot what 《John》 says: That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
The scripture says:
Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ (《John》 3:6-7)
We who are truly born of the Spirit are not like Jesus? The flesh is unrighteous; it is the Spirit that gives life. I am emphasizing that we should imitate Jesus.
Later, in the days of David, David wanted to build a temple for God and saved hundreds of tons of gold and countless copper and iron. As a result, God gave David a revelation. God personally drew a picture with His finger and gave it to David. David passed the picture revealed by God on to his son Solomon. Solomon built the temple according to God's revelation.
Fortunately, Solomon built it according to God's revelation! Can we blindly renovate a house for God? It does not matter whether you like it or not; what matters is that God likes it. For example, when my colleague wants to renovate his house, I have to ask him what kind of countertop he wants and install it according to his wishes.
Moses and Solomon built God's temple. They both had this attitude: I am a person, and He is God. Therefore, I must listen to His revelation. Whether you understand it or not, we must build according to God's will. The same is true of speaking. We must receive the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that we truly know how to build the Overcoming Church.
Some people have questions: How do you know whether the church you are building will be victorious or not? Because the evil spirits of Hades have been miserably dealt with by me! I am strictly building God's church according to what I can receive from God, whether it is going through fire or water.
People need to see through things in their understanding. A few days ago, I talked about spiritual people seeing through all things. If you see through things, you will not care so much. When building the temple, God revealed the Spirit of wisdom to me. After building it, I saw that the effect was very good. This gospel is the power of God, and we must not believe in this powerful gospel in a way that makes it without power.
Originally, it is hard enough for children to go to school and adults to go to work, yet we are carrying another cross on our back, that would be so hardship right? The cross is to nail our carnal habits to death, the cross cannot become our burden.
Jesus said:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)
In the process of building the church, we must rely on the revelation of the Holy Spirit. Some people say, Why is this revelation revealed to you and not to me? The key is that you must have that heart. Those who seek will surely find, and those who knock will surely have the door opened to them. When I began to build God's church, I had a great confusion: Why is the church built like this?
Receiving The Holy Spirit is Crucial
Many churches are not very useful and cannot solve any problems. I said this is not right because the Holy Spirit clearly reveals in the 《Bible》 that this gospel is the power of God. I wondered why the church was so bad. It was not other people's churches. We did not know about other people's churches, but I knew that the things we were doing ourselves were not working. For example, if I built an airplane that could not fly, I would know that I could not build airplanes. I would not say that this is how airplanes are. If I built an airplane that could not fly, would I not know it?
I understood that I was not doing it right and that I had to do it right. I knelt down to pray, struggling a lot. Afterward, as I prayed, I discovered a mystery. In the early days, it was not quite the same as it is today. Today, it is, Oh, believe in the Lord with me, believe in the Lord with me. What can you do after believing? Nothing seems to happen. It seems like just one more thing, and you still have to go to church on Sundays, which is very tiring.
Some pastors told me, Look at our church's cell group leaders, they are replaced every three to five years. I asked him where the previous cell group leaders had gone. It turned out that the previous cell group leaders had burned out. Why did this pastor tell me this? This pastor suffered from hydrocephalus. When I ministered to him, he said that being a pastor is very hard. Cell group leaders are replaced every three to five years, and they have to take their place, which is very hard because he can only rest for one day.
I said, You are much better off than me. I have not rested for a single day since I was in my twenties. How did you get hydrocephalus? He believes that the cell group leader has to take a cell group every week, lead Bible studies, and serve. They come to church on Sundays and still have to go to work on weekdays. If they do not rest for three to five years, they will be finished. This is his logic. Does it sound a little strange?
I could not listen to this and retorted at the time, An ordinary brother or sister in our church spends more time believing in the Lord in one week than your cell group leaders, and they are not burned out! He asked what was going on, and I told him that it was because we were building the Overcoming Church according to God's revelation.
A few days ago, I called a sister. I had met her once half a year ago. Later, I had not seen her for a long time, so I said I wanted to find out about her situation. She told me that her colleagues were envious of her, that there was just a hand helping her for no reason. God is wonderful, adding good customers to her. People cannot control this, but God can. If you do not build the Overcoming Church according to God's revelation, will she not burn out? Adding the burden of work to a cross, raising three children and then adding a cross, is that not particularly difficult?
Today, we must know that the word of God is very effective. If it is not very effective, it is because it is not done correctly. For example, if the entire car has to be pushed by people behind it, is that a car? That is a rickshaw! Why is this the case? I read the 《Bible》, and I have read the 《Book of Acts》 many times. In those days, I yearned for one thing to happen: as soon as I prayed, five thousand people would believe! Wow, when the Holy Spirit came, I preached for 3 minutes, and 3,000 people believed. I used to like this very much.
I have read many books, flipping through them left and right, and some seminary professors have written a book on church growth, all quoting the 《Book of Acts》. After reading it, I found that we were not doing it that way ourselves.
Let me tell you how people did it. Why are we not doing it right today?
Blessing is a good thing, right? It is very good to have blessings and the presence of God, but you must know where to start. Today, when we believe in the Lord, do you want to believe in Jesus? I want to believe in Jesus, so come and follow me in a repentance. This is called a decision prayer, accepting Jesus Christ as Savior. Then, after believing in the Lord, you must be baptized. Find a pool or a bathtub to be baptized in. After being baptized, it is over.
However, I did not read the 《Book of Acts》 that way. If you do not believe it, you can read 《Acts》 chapters 8 and 19. I said this is very important. Peter followed Jesus. Peter and John could not do it wrong, right? The Apostle Paul wrote so many books: 《Galatians》, 《1 Corinthians》, 《2 Corinthians》, 《Ephesians》. John wrote 《Revelation》. They could not do it wrong. They would not do it wrong.
I read it again carefully and found that Peter went to see a place where people had believed and been baptized. When he arrived, he asked, Have you received the Holy Spirit? If not, come and pray to receive the Holy Spirit. This was not recorded just once, but many times. They all asked this.
According to this passage of the 《Bible》, I think they asked this wherever they went. Today, many people believe in the Lord, but they have lost the rest. For example, when we work, we do it halfway, we do a semi-finished product. Can a car run without wheels? Or can a car run without an engine? There is a car model, but it is useless, it is a model.
I saw that there was still the matter of receiving the Holy Spirit, but I had never done it. Later, I developed the habit of receiving the Holy Spirit for those who came to believe. Later, it was also recorded that some people received the Holy Spirit before being baptized. How important is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is crucial. Because it is not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit that things are accomplished. It is not by your repentance, but by the Spirit that things are accomplished.
I thought this was very important. In 《Acts》 8 and 19, Paul came after Peter. God chose Paul to be an apostle. Paul was amazing, he had knowledge and personality. And Paul did the same, often asking, Have you believed in the Lord? Have you been baptized? Have you received the Holy Spirit?
Receiving the Holy Spirit is a key step. For example, when sharpening a sword, the final step is quenching. After the sword is quenched, it is extremely sharp and cuts iron like mud. This quenching is very important. The Christian faith is a faith of revelation. By the Holy Spirit and through faith, God works in us. So without the Holy Spirit, it is a very difficult thing.
The Intimate Connection Between God's Power and the Filling of the Holy Spirit
Later, I studied what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit, which is to be filled with the Holy Spirit and pray in tongues. The misconceptions brought about by praying in tongues are enormous. Many people do not pray in tongues, but they criticize it more vehemently than anyone else. You must have confidence in me; I am one who strictly implements the 《Bible》. Subsequently, miracles and wonders sprang up among us like mushrooms after a rain.
Many people seem to be reciting poetry when they ask to be filled with the Holy Spirit. But I am in a state of rugged yearning; that is what the 《Bible》 teaches. We must ask urgently and directly. Christians should not be gentle and pretentious, well-dressed; that is what I fear most. What God loves is a faith that is like wind and fire, full of emotion. If you are not thirsty, God's Spirit will not fill you. You must thirst; there is no way it will not happen. That is the state you must be in.
When I studied being filled with the Holy Spirit, it was difficult. Some people's mouths were practically sealed; it was hard for them to open them. So, I thought of a trick: just open your mouth and say anything. Later, when it was too difficult to open their mouths, I would have them learn a few phrases from me, and that worked too. I have found that what the 《Bible》 tells us to implement, we should implement well. What the 《Bible》 does not tell us to do, we must not do. What the 《Bible》 does not say, we should do by faith.
I am a control system engineer. The input of a control system is not as important as the result achieved. So, I have developed a habit: if the result is good, there is no need to care about the process, and this is not forbidden by the 《Bible》. So, everyone among us prays in tongues, regardless of what they say, but it works. Sometimes children also follow us in praying in tongues, which is very good.
So, I wrote a section on the misconceptions of praying in tongues, which you can listen to. This is called the spirit of revelation. What is born of the Spirit is spirit, and what is born of the flesh is flesh. The Holy Spirit within us intercedes for us with groans that cannot be uttered; this is praying in the Spirit.
The 《Bible》 says:
So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding. (《1 Corinthians》 14:15)
The 《Bible》 never says that praying with understanding can replace praying in tongues; both are indispensable. Reading the 《Bible》 cannot replace being filled with the Holy Spirit, nor can being filled with the Holy Spirit replace reading the 《Bible》. Praying in tongues cannot replace knowing God with understanding, nor can praying with understanding replace praying in tongues. This is easy to understand.
For example, can an airplane's engine replace the airplane's wings? No, an airplane must have both an engine, wings, and a navigation system, among many other components. Without an engine, the plane cannot fly; without wings, the plane cannot fly either; you cannot fly by riding on the engine.
Today, we must begin to understand that the spirit of revelation is a very important component. The devil loves to get rid of this part the most. In fact, people are often deceived by the devil. Peter was often revealed to by the Spirit of God, as was Paul. John was revealed to by the Spirit of God and wrote 《Revelation》, but later people no longer had the revelation of God.
Why did the devil get rid of God's revelation? Because the revelation of God concerns power, and the key to the church's victory lies in obtaining power. Without power, there is no way to overcome. Without the Holy Spirit, where is the power? A meeting without the Holy Spirit is just a club that cannot solve any problems.
We must return to the original meaning of the 《Bible》. When we begin to restore the truth of being filled with the Holy Spirit, God's power is constantly manifested among us, and then many diseases are healed. Even a sister among us had a good friend, also a Christian, who had bone cancer and was in excruciating pain. This sister called me, and I prayed with the sister who had bone cancer. Then the pain disappeared, and she could walk again. I often pray for people and am very happy to pray for those with diseases because they are all healed after praying. I praise my God; my God is so good!
Restoring Our Powerful Gospel
To build a victorious church, we must first restore the work of the Holy Spirit in the church and restore the revelation of the Holy Spirit in the church. This gospel is the power of God. In 《Ephesians》, 《1 Corinthians》, 《2 Corinthians》, 《Galatians》, and 《Romans》, especially in the letters written by Paul, it is all about the powerful gospel. Today, we will restore the pure gospel.
Restoring the pure gospel is crucial. The pure gospel comes from reading Paul's letters. The pure gospel is the restoration of the gospel of God's power. Recently, there has been a network term called mouth cannon, which means that someone can only talk and cannot do anything. Isn't our gospel just a mouth cannon if it has no power? It's just talk without power. Would you want to believe in a mouth cannon gospel?
Once, I was listening to a pastor online expounding on 《Hebrews》, and he kept talking about his own things and didn't make it clear what he was talking about. When we read the 《Bible》 and expound on it, we should read out God's will.
The scripture says:
On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. (《Acts》 1:4)
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (《Acts》 1:8)
Jesus wants us to be witnesses for God, witnesses of the power of the Holy Spirit. Paul was on a ship, the ship was wrecked, and then he came down from the ship to an island. Coincidentally, the island's chief's father had a high fever. Paul went over and touched him, and the high fever was gone. How great it is to be like Paul, having testimonies wherever you go. This is the pure gospel and the powerful gospel. A mouth cannon gospel is useless. It's all about speculation, talking a lot of道理, but not solving any problems.
This gospel is the power of God. Today, the devil cannot do corrupting work among us anymore. We corrupt the devil's works every day because we have received the revelation of the Holy Spirit and the power of the Holy Spirit. Today, God's power is manifested among us, and miracles happen frequently among us. Miracles have a very high status in the 《Bible》. Someone said that if you remove miracles from the 《Bible》, the 《Bible》 would be left with just a cover and a back cover. Today, listen to my advice and come out of the mouth cannon gospel.
Therefore, being filled with the Holy Spirit and receiving the Holy Spirit is crucial, but being filled with the Holy Spirit can never replace reading the 《Bible》. You still need to read the 《Bible》 well. Reading the 《Bible》 cannot replace being filled with the Holy Spirit either. The 《Bible》 is the word of God, written for us to read. Reading the 《Bible》 and being filled with the Holy Spirit are both crucial.
A demon-possessed person said that he saw Jesus, and then Jesus said to him, Peace be with you. This is utter nonsense. The Jesus you saw was clearly a demon in disguise. People should not pursue seeing things. This is not from God's revelation. God's revelation revolves around how to build a victorious church.
Today, when you read 《Matthew》, 《John》, 《1 Corinthians》, 《2 Corinthians》, 《Galatians》, 《Ephesians》, 《1 Timothy》, 《2 Timothy》, and 《Hebrews》, especially Paul's letters, they are all about building God's glorious church.
So, we begin to know for sure that being filled with the Holy Spirit and power are extremely related. The work of the Holy Spirit is closely related to putting to death the evil habits of our flesh and the sinful nature within us. Being filled with the Holy Spirit and obtaining power are the most basic things for building a victorious church, namely: first, receiving the Holy Spirit and obtaining power; second, reading the 《Bible》 well and strictly implementing what the 《Bible》 says.
We are all reading the same 《Bible》, but different people read completely different things. Some people read with the flesh, and this cannot be read. Only the Holy Spirit can guide you into the truth.
We Must Restore a Seeking Heart
Therefore, when reading the 《Bible》, you need God's Spirit to reveal to you. Our God is extremely honorable. If you are not serious, you will not get anything. I knelt down and prayed for two weeks over 《Genesis》 chapter 1. In fact, I don't understand many things in the 《Bible》. I don't know what it's talking about. If I don't understand, then I don't understand, and that's it. Then God's Spirit will certainly not come.
However, after reading it, I pondered deeply. If you listen to my 《Hebrews》 exposition, every episode is painful agony, all熬出来的. God is truly the true God. He allowed me to understand 《Hebrews》. The exposition book I wrote on 《Hebrews》 is called 《Striving to Perfection》, which is my most satisfying book.
The revelation of the Holy Spirit is closely related to our constant seeking. Knock, and the door will be opened to you; seek, and you will find. Therefore, today our brothers and sisters must restore the seeking heart within. Don't think that writing a notebook is nothing great; it must be kept in your mind. So, I created a recording-to-text function. You will learn a lot by listening and converting it to text. If everyone can be proactive, listen carefully, review it again, and personally install it in your head, you will definitely gain a lot.
Some people say, Then why doesn't the Holy Spirit speak to me? Today, I must tell you, why should the Holy Spirit reveal things to you? People ask, God, which job should I choose? God really doesn't care much which job you choose. What kind of people does the Holy Spirit reveal things to? The Holy Spirit absolutely reveals things to those who build His glorious church, because that is God's will. Whether it is a gift, faith, or need, it all revolves around one thing: what can lead us into eternity is building God's glorious church, and then through the glorious church, we become a temple that manifests God's glory.
When seeking God's revelation, never listen to the voice of God. Some people hear nothing, but instead hear the voice of evil spirits. Today, there are many such things. Before, when I was a group leader in the local church, one of the sisters in my group was very poor, with an extremely low salary. As a result, the pastor promoted an activity to go to Taiwan to hear God's voice, and she borrowed money to go.
After returning, she heard nothing. The sister came to me crying and said, They all heard something, but I heard nothing. I borrowed money and spent it.
The New Testament and the Old Testament are united in Jesus Christ, and all things are united in Jesus Christ. Through the church, God's wisdom and glory are to be manifested. Whether it is a gift, hearing God's voice, or being moved, these are all for building God's glorious church.
For example, in your service, you want to edify sisters or edify brothers, and God will surely give us revelation. I often have a definite impression from the Spirit of God during service. When I say it, the other person is really moved.
A sister came among us who had lived a very hard life. After the meeting, I said, Let me pray for you. During the prayer, the Spirit of God told me that this sister had suffered a lot of injuries. I said, Sister, have you suffered a lot of injuries? She cried terribly, and finally someone knew her heartache. I prayed with her, and today she has become a leader in the church, and her service is very棒.
There Is No Blessing Outside of Mingding Destiny
God's gifts are manifested through building the church, and God's revelation is also manifested through the glorious church. God never reveals messy things. The most fundamental reason why we face those problems is that people do not have Mingding Destiny. Those things become big things; without Mingding Destiny, family becomes a big thing; without Mingding Destiny, children's schooling becomes a big thing. In fact, these things are very small things.
If God wants to help you, these are all very small things. Why does God want to help us? Because we are people who build God's glorious church. Not because God is very utilitarian, but because that is the kind of people God wants.
When we begin to have a deeper understanding of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit will lead us into the spiritual world. When we see things with God's eyes, you will find that many things are seen through. Why is it so uncomfortable today? Because you can't see through it! Today, if we become people who build God's victorious church, many problems will be easily solved.
Today, churches rarely talk about the spiritual realm. Why? Because when you talk about the spiritual realm, it seems unscientific. In fact, the spiritual realm is very real. Now, quantum mechanics is studied to an extreme point, which reaches the spiritual realm. Many things are closely related to people's thoughts and consciousness. That is not superstition; it is real. We must understand the spiritual realm through the Holy Spirit. Many times when I pray, I see strange images, such as snakes.
This is quite similar to the 《Classic of Mountains and Seas》 that I have read. I took a copy to read, and as I was reading, the Holy Spirit told me not to read it. It was revealing the spiritual realm of demons, and I should enter the spiritual realm of God, a higher level of the spiritual realm. I said, So that's how it is. I think God is very wonderful. God is willing to give everything to His people. God's ultimate plan is the new heaven and new earth and the new holy city.
The holy city, Jerusalem, descending from heaven is the new heaven and new earth. The new Jerusalem is part of us, living stones, a complete unity with God, enjoying God's presence. What will we do after we enter the new Jerusalem? I really don't know, but through the 《Bible》, I know that we will manage God's creation, as revealed in 《Genesis》. Now we must begin to know what kind of result we are trying to achieve. That result is the holy city Jerusalem, not the earthly Jerusalem, but the heavenly Jerusalem, with God's presence.
That is the final and wonderful period of God's plan, which I must thirst for and is the goal I strive for. Building God's church will later become the holy city Jerusalem, which is also called the bride of Jesus Christ to Jesus Christ. The relationship between Adam and Eve, created by God at the beginning, was very奇葩, but the union of Jesus Christ and the church is beyond our imagination. It is the bridegroom and the bride, which is what God has revealed to us from 《Genesis》 to 《Revelation》.
May God bless you all!