“In thy presence is fullness of joy” (Psa. 16:11).
Because the joy that we receive at New Birth is not an earthly joy, but the joy of the Lord
Himself, it must multiply and become stronger, richer and fuller throughout eternity. Moreover
it is not a selfish joy. It is a joy that is shared by many people upon this earth and in heavenly
places — by all those in fact that have come or are now coming into the same experience of
New Birth. Earthly joys cannot be shared like this. But this joy is a heavenly joy which it is
our privilege to seek to introduce to, and share with, many others on earth.
What was it that enabled David to rejoice with great joy, and how was he also able to make
others rejoice with him? There were these several occasions in his life, each one of which
makes a point of progress in his own knowledge of the joy of the Lord, which was his strength.
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Building of God’s house | January 12
January 12
“…keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Eph. 4:3).
The blue robe made for the high priest reminds us of our vocation and heavenly calling as co-workers with
the Lord Jesus Christ. We are co-workers with God (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor. 6:1). We have a heavenly calling
(Heb. 3:1). Every believer has a share in that calling. In the very same passage (1 Cor. 3:9), we are told that
we are God’s building. For a building we require many things such as stones, bricks, mud and timber. We
require both large and small stones. In the same way, we require sand, timber and many other things.
Every believer in the Lord Jesus Christ has a share in the building of God’s house.
We are building the House of Lord Jesus Christ and we are that House (Heb. 3:6). The blue robe indicates
our heavenly calling, to build the heavenly habitation of the Lord Jesus Christ under His Headship. In order
to enjoy the fulness fully, we must take our share in the building of the House of the Lord Jesus Christ.
On the hem of the blue robe worn by the high priest there were pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet.
A pomegranate looks like a single fruit but when you cut it open, you will find it composed of many
compartments, each containing deep red, juicy, fleshy seeds. Pomegranates in Palestine are very large in
size. This fruit is a symbol of the Lord’s people. Even though believers are scattered in every part of the
world, all of them together make one Church. All those who are purchased by the blood of the Lord Jesus
Christ, are the members of the Church. There is only one Church. The Church is being built by the Lord
Jesus Christ, with those who are of one mind and are free from jealousy. Only then you can be a co-worker
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with the Lord Jesus Christ in building His Church. Just as the seeds of the pomegranates are put together
in many compartments making one fruit, by the life of the Lord Jesus Christ, we are kept as one body. It
is a sevenfold unity of believers that makes one body. One body, one Spirit, one hope, one calling, one
faith, one baptism and one Lord and Creator. The Lord wants this sevenfold oneness among His people.
In the beginning many began to say, “I am of Paul; I am of Apollos; I am of Cephas”, and this brought
division. No human name can be given to the Church of God. All those names and titles bring division. It
is by oneness we are able to build the heavenly Church. The pomegranates remind us of the living Church
but not of any building.