Genesis, Message 18: The Allegory of the Two Women

My Great Delight in God's Word

Crystallization-Study of Genesis, Message 18

The Allegory of the Two Women

There are so many allegories in the Old Testament. The stories were purposefully recorded for us to be able to understand the spiritual truth much better. However, we cannot understand them by our own wisdom. They are too mysterious. To understand an allegory, the best way is to consult the Scripture, as the Scripture itself is the best and the most reliable commentary. Only in the light of God's revelation in the New Testament revelation can we see them clearly and correctly.
For example, Christ used 2 allegories - Jonah and Solomon - to explain about his mission for man (Matthew 12:38-42). With regard to the sign of Jonah, he had to be crucified for the redemption of our sins, buried in a tomb, and raised from the dead on the Easter day. Then like Solomon who built God's physical temple in Jerusalem, He would build up the glorious temple upon Himself after His resurrection, which is the Church.
In this message, we are going to consider another allegory in the bible. It is the allegory of the two wives of Abraham, Hagar and Sarah.

Abram begets Ishmael through Hagar

¹ Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.
² So Sarai said to Abram, "See now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her." And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai.
³ Then Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan. (Genesis 16:1-3 NKJV)

In Genesis 12, God appeared to Abraham when he was 75 years old, and gave him the promise that He would give him a seed for the fulfillment of His purpose. Through this seed, all the nations would be blessed. With faith, Abram and his wife Sarai waited year after year, with no any sign that the seed would come. Eleven years later, when Abram was 86 years old, this couple started to be impatient. They could not wait for the promised seed anymore. Sarai then came up with a creative idea. Given that God did not really specify that the seed would come through her, Hagar could do her job, helping God produce the seed.
Abram obediently followed Sarai's plan. The produce of this scheme employing Abram's own effort was Ishmael, who was going to cause a lot of troubles to this family, particularly Sarai and her future son Isaac. Hagar and Ishmael were eventually driven out from the family, and God approved this.

¹⁰ Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac."
¹¹ And the matter was very displeasing in Abraham's sight because of his son.
¹² But God said to Abraham, "Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called.
¹³ Yet I will also make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed." (Genesis 21:10-13)

Abraham begets Isaac through Sarah

¹ When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.
² And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly." (Genesis 17:1-2 NKJV)
¹⁰ This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised;
¹¹ and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. (Genesis 17:10-11 NKJV)
Then God said: "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him." (Genesis 17:19 NKJV)

After this accomplishing the scheme of producing the seed by his own effort, there is no record of God's appearing to Abram until he was 99 years old.
One may have questioned, why God allowed them to wait for a long long time? Was not 11 years long enough? Definitely not!
Even at the age of 86 years, Abram was yet too strong. After the birth of Ishmael, Abram was still too strong for God to fulfill His purpose in and through his life. Abram needed to wait for about 13 years until he reached a point where he realised he was as good as dead (Romans 4:19) and could do nothing to fulfil God's purpose. He then realised that all he could do was rely upon the Lord. All he needed was God's grace. And that happened to be one of the cleverest decisions he had ever made in his life.
After the 13 years of silence, God appeared to Abram again, and revealed Himself as "El Shaddai," the Almighty God, which also means the All-Sufficient God. God could do nothing to fulfil His purpose in producing the seed until Abram saw Him as the All-Sufficient One. Only God, without man's effort, could accomplish that. Abram's life had been transformed, and he was given a new name, "Abraham."
Furthermore, God confirmed Abraham with a sign of the covenant. It was circumcision. This ceremony was so crucial to him. It had nothing to do with sin. It dealt with flesh or natural strength. To receive grace needed for the fulfilment of God's purpose, Abram had to have his own natural strength completely terminated so that God could work Himself into his life.
Hallelujah! By God's grace, Isaac, the seed, was eventually given to him through Sarah (Genesis 21:1-5).

Hagar and Sarah represent two covenants

²¹ Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law?
²² For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman.
²³ But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise,
²⁴ which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar ---
²⁵ for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children ---
²⁶ but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.
²⁷ For it is written: " Rejoice, O barren, You who do not bear! Break forth and shout, You who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children Than she who has a husband."
²⁸ Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.
²⁹ But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now.
³⁰ Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? "Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman."
³¹ So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free. (Galatians 4:21-31 NKJV)

With regard to this allegory, the apostle Paul explained that Hagar, the bondservant, represents the covenant of law. The produce of this covenant is nothing but fleshly endeavour, putting believers into hopeless slavery. This is not the covenant whereby we can get saved and have God's purpose fulfilled in us and through us. The best we can get by this means is Ishmael who was rejected by God.
On the contrary, the proper wife, Sarah, represents the covenant of promise, which is Grace. Only through Sarah can the seed be acceptable to God. Praise the Lord that through faith in Christ, Grace has come to us and into us. To allow God to work Christ into us, we first must see Him as the All-Sufficient One and go through the process of circumcision, terminating our own natural strength. Then God will be able to fully work in us and through is for the fulfilment of His purpose.

In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ (Colossians 2:11 NKJV)
For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh (Philippians 3:3 NKJV)

Brothers and sisters, is your mother Hagar or Sarah? Are you serving the Lord with your own strength or relying upon the All-Sufficient One to work through you? If you are using your own effort, perhaps what God wants to tell you today may not be that you have done too little, but that you have done too much. Using your own effort, you may have produced too much Ishmael, which is not only useless to Him, but may also cause more troubles, as Ishmael did to Abraham's family. Please stop right now. Realise that God is the All-Sufficient One, who is everything you need. Allow Him to terminate your own natural strength, go through the process of spiritual circumcision, and live under the covenant of promise. Let Grace work in you and through you. Only by grace without human's effort can we become totally useful to God.

Further reading

• The Holy Word for Morning Revival: Crystallization-Study of Genesis, week 18.

• Life Study of Genesis, messages 46 and 47.

Thirayost Nimmanon (Tony)

Genesis, message 17: Enjoying Christ in His Heavenly Ministry by Fighting for the Brother

My Great Delight in God's Word

Crystallization-Study of Genesis, Message 17

Enjoying Christ in His Heavenly Ministry by Fighting for the Brother

Abraham learns a life lesson through his failure.

¹⁰ Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land.
¹¹ And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance.
¹² Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife'; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.
¹³ Please say you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that I may live because of you." (Genesis 12:10-13 NKJV)

Very soon after Abram got out of his own country, he easily got into the land of Canaan. He had a wonderful experience with God there. God kept appearing and speaking to him, confirming what He had promised to him. Abram called upon the name of the LORD and had a very intimate relationship with Him. This probably was a high peak of his spiritual pilgrimage.
But one day, he was struck by a severe famine. Sadly, instead of trusting in God, he decided to leave the land and went down to Egypt, which represents the world, without consulting God. There is no record of His praying to God for this matter. Even worse, to save his own life, he decided to risk the life of Sarai his wife by asking her to tell the king of Egypt that she was his sister, which was halfly true. He quickly fell down from his high peak.
Nevertheless, regardless of Abram's faithlessness, God was always faithful to him and to the promises he has given to him. God demonstrated His love and mercy for him. God preserved his life and his family, and brought them back to the land of Canaan.
Brothers and sisters, it might be not so difficult for us to reach a high peak of our Christian walks, but it could be much more challenging to remain there. If you are there right now, try your best to remain there or even rise up to a higher peak. Be vigilant and keep enjoying sweet relationship with God by reading the Word, talking with Him, and calling upon His name. Don't take this lightly, as our enemies - the world, the flesh and the devils - are trying hard to pull us down from the peak.
But if one day a temptation comes and strikes you, and you fall down. Instead of trusting God as your only Source, you start to trust in something else, such as the world, other people, or even evil schemes. Please don't let your failure keep you away from God. Just repent, and turn back to Him immediately. Call upon His name and trust Him. Remember that He does not show His faithfulness according to our faithfulness, or His love for us according to our love for Him. He is always faithful regardless of our faithlessness. He loves us even when we abandon Him. Our God is the God of a second chance. Come back to Him quickly!

¹ Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South.
² Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. (Genesis 13:1-2 NKJV)
⁷ And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land.
⁸ So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.
⁹ Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left." (Genesis 13:7-9 NKJV)

By God's mercy, He brought Abram and his family back to the land of Canaan safely, and blessed him so much that he became very rich (perhaps too rich). And there came another problem for him to solve. The possessions of Abram and Lot became too great. As a result, there was strife between their herdsmen. Abram and Lot therefore agreed to separate from each other.
And here came a good evidence that Abram's life had changed a lot. Instead of living by sight as he previously did, he allowed God to make the decision for him. He told Lot to choose where he would like to go, and he would go to the other direction. He did not rely upon his wisdom anymore. He fully trusted in God.
The experience of God in Egypt must have been a great life-changing experience of Abram's. Because of this experience, Abram's life had been transformed, and his faith had been dramatically increased. Abram who used to fall down from the peak now had risen up. He was not the same Abram who trusted in this world and his evil schemes as recorded in Genesis 12. He was now the new transformed Abram who totally trusted in the Lord. He became the one who walked by faith, not by sight.
Brothers and sisters, when you fall down, never think that you are wasting a lot of time in vain because of your failure or because of a bad choice you have made. In Christ, no experience can ever be in vain. All things will work together for good to those who love Him (Romans 8:28). Take this opportunity to grow in life, rising up to even a higher peak of your Christian walk. As Abram experienced, your life will be transformed, and your faith will be dramatically increased after experiencing God's unconditional love and great faithfulness.

Abraham fights for Lot and gains great victory

¹⁰ And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar.
¹¹ Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other.
¹² Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent even as far as Sodom.
¹³ But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the LORD. (Genesis 13:10-13 NKJV)
¹ And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations,
² that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). (Genesis 14:1-2 NKJV)
¹¹ Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.
¹² They also took Lot, Abram's brother's son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. (Genesis 14:11-12 NKJV)

To see the victory of Abram clearly, I would like to show the absolute failure of Lot, his nephew, first.
After being asked by Abram to choose where to go, he looked out and decided to go to the plain of Jordan, because it looked so good. He then moved towards Sodom, and eventually moved into the city. The bible revealed that the men in that city were exceedingly wicked and sinful. Therefore this city became the symbol of wickedness. And one day there were kings who came and took the city. Lot was captured by them. Lot became absolutely defeated.
What was the cause of Lot's failure? His defeat did not start when he was captured by the kings. His defeat started when he departed from Abram. He knew exactly that Abram was the called of God. When Abram asked him to leave, instead of trying to solve the problem he had with Abram and continue staying with him, he left Abram and chose to live by sight, not by faith.
We learn from the New Testament that Lot was a righteous man. I think he knew God. But he might have thought that only the vertical fellowship with God was enough for his spiritual walk. He did not realise the importance of living with God's people. He ignored the horizontal fellowship with others. As a result, he gradually moved away from God towards and into the wicked city. Eventually, he was captured by the kings.
Brothers and sisters, many times living with other saints in the church seems to be difficult. One may be tempted to leave the church, thinking he will be okay to live alone without fellowshipping with others. He thinks he can keep walking a healthy spiritual life only by having a good vertical relationship with God. That is a big trap from Satan who has been trying to keep us away from fellowshipping with other saints in the Body. As we see from the story of Lot, the prognosis of that person is not very good, is it?

¹³ Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram.
¹⁴ Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
¹⁵ He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
¹⁶ So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.
¹⁷ And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him. (Genesis 14:13-17 NKJV)

Now let's consider the great victory of our hero of faith. Praise the Lord that inspite of Lot's failure, He still showed His mercy on him. He allowed one to told this breaking news to Abram. Without hesitation, Abram decided to go with his 380 men to bring his nephew back from captivity. And God gave him an absolute victory over the kings.
Where did the victory of Abram start from? It started from the point when he decided to put his life into God's hand, and fully trust in Him. He did not walk by sight, but by faith. And here we see how wonderful he was. Even though he was not a trained soldier, he did not fear at all. He went with his only few hundreds men to fight against the kings who should have had more than a thousand well-trained soldiers with them. Abram saw the importance of fighting for his brother. Abram's confidence was from the Lord.
I'm really impressed by the reaction of Abram here. He had a good reason not to help Lot. Lot departed from him and he deserved what he got. The mission was too difficult and dangerous. But he did not let these excuses to prevent him from doing it.
I recall what brother Watchman Nee used to explain about the levels of our reactions towards common situations. May I correlate that with Abram's reaction here.
If Abram was in the level of reasoning, he had the right to get angry with Lot, because Lot had offended him by leaving him and allowing his herdsmen to fight with Abram's herdsmen. He therefore could just be happy that Lot was captured, because he deserved punishment.
If Abram was in the level of good deeds, he would be able to forgive Lot, and feel sorry that he was taken into captivity. But I don't think he would risk his life to fight with the kings and bring Lot back.
Praise the Lord that Abram had gone beyond these levels. His reaction was in the level of the life of the holy God. He had not only forgiven Lot, but also loved him and risked his life for him.
Brothers and sisters, let's follow the example of Abram. Let's walk by faith, not by sight. Let's be ever ready to fight for (not fight with) brothers and sisters. Take those who have gone astray from the Way or fallen down into sin or temptation back to the Lord and to the fellowship with saints. Even though we may not be so strong, trust in the Lord. With Him, we can. Fight for them for God's glory. And you will experience an absolute victory as Abram did.
Moreover, let's learn from the reaction of Abram. Let's live in the level of the life of the holy God. Let's always ready to go the extra mile for others. Let's imitate Christ. Regardless of our sinfulness, Christ loved us so much that He came to die for us, even when we were His enemies. Christ came to defeat the enemies for us, so that we could come back to Him. Likewise, even though the one who is falling down used to offend us, let's forgive him, love him, fight for him, and take him back to the church life. Never leave anyone behind!

Abraham encounters Melchizedek the kingly high priest

¹⁸ Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.
¹⁹ And he blessed him and said: " Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;
²⁰ And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him a tithe of all. (Genesis 14:18-20 NKJV)

After the great victory, Melchizedek king of Salem came to Abram. Interestingly, he was indicated to be "the priest of God Most High." Even though the bible does not say explicitly, we can assume that as a priest of God, this kingly high priest had been praying for Abram. His intercession had helped Abram win the battle and gain his brother back. And we know that this high priestly king is the type of Christ.

The LORD has sworn And will not relent, " You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek." (Psalm 110:4 NKJV)

Brothers and sisters, we always have the great High Priest who is both the King of Righteousness (the meaning of the name Melchizedek) and the King of Peace (the meaning of Salem) intercede for us. When it comes to fighting for brothers and sisters, take heart and do not fear. Christ is always ministering to us by interceding for us.

Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. (Hebrews 7:25 NKJV)

Let's fight for our brothers and sisters, defeat the enemies and experience Christ as our kingly High Priest today!

Further reading

• The Holy Word for Morning Revival: Crystallization-Study of Genesis, week 17.

• Life Study of Genesis, messages 42 and 43.

Thirayost Nimmanon (Tony)

Genesis, message 16: The Land for the Fulfillment of God's Purpose

My Great Delight in God's Word

Crystallization-Study of Genesis, Message 16

The Land for the Fulfillment of God's Purpose

Christ is our good Land

Genesis chapter 15 is a big transition of Abraham's story. Before this chapter, God had blessed him outwardly in material things. Abraham had gained wealth and power. All the things God had given to Abraham before this chapter were for him to exist. But starting from this chapter, God was going to bless him inwardly. God was going to give him 2 crucial things: the seed and the land. Abraham needed both the seed and the land for God to fulfill His marvelous purpose in him and through him. Praise the Lord for the seed and the good land. God was going to give the seed into him, and the land in which he would live.
We have learned about the seed in the last lesson. Now let's learn the meaning of the land.
What was the land for? The good land was not only for Abraham live in and live on, but also for him to defeat all his enemies so that God could establish His kingdom on earth and have a habilitation for His expression. The good land was not for his existence. It was definitely for the fulfillment of God's purpose.
God gave Abraham both the seed and the good land so that He would be represented and expressed. Just as God created Adam to express God and to exercise His authority on the earth, God provided the seed and the land for Abraham, so that He would have His people (Abraham's descendents) and His nation (Israel) express and represent Him on earth. This was the start point of God's recovery work, bringing man back to His eternal purpose.
What does this land mean to us? Does it symbolise the heaven? It is commonly told to be so, but it is not likely. The land is not really the shadow of the heaven, but Christ. Both the seed and the good land represent Christ. Christ is both the Seed who dwells within us and the Land in which we dwell. He is our Centre and our everything. He is the Centrality and the Universality of God's move on earth. To participate in God's move, it is crucial for us to have Christ dwell in us, and to live in Him.
Brothers and sisters, both outward and inward blessings are important to us, but they are for different purposes. The outward blessings are for our existence. Without outward blessings, we cannot live or survive. We need a good job, a nice home, some warm clothes, healthy and probably delicious food, and so on. These are for us to exist. As we are God's children, God is going to take care of us and surely supply all our needs. Jesus has promised us that only if we first seek His kingdom and His righteousness, all of these outward blessings will automatically follow. We will not only have just enough to live, but we will also have much more than we need so that we can give the surpluses to others. God will generously add these things to us. Therefore we need not and must not care too much for the outward blessings. Seek Him first, and these things will be provided by our Lord.

³² For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. (Matthew 6:32-34 NKJV)

On the contrary, we do need the seed and the good land, which are the inward blessings, not for our existence, but for fulfulling God's purpose. And interestingly, the New Testament reveals that for us, the New Testament believers, this kind of blessings is "Grace." Grace is much more important than outward or material blessings. The apostles rarely mentioned about outward blessings in their letters, but almost always started and ended their writings with the word "grace." And the very last verse in the bible is the prayer that grace (not blessing) of God be with us all!

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. (Revelations 22:21 NKJV)

Provided that our Christ, the Word that became flesh, is full of grace (John 1:14), grace is nothing short of Christ Himself as the Seed and the good Land for our enjoyment and for the fulfilment of God's purpose. All we need is Christ, our Grace. Only in Christ can we express Him. Only in Christ can we exercise His authority over all the creation, including God's enemies. Only in Christ can we live in and have rest. In Christ alone!
Would you like to participate in God's move on earth, fulfilling His economy for man? The only way to do that is to have Christ as our Seed and our good Land. Apart from Him, we cannot do anything that really counts. But if we have Christ in us and if we live in Him, we will be fruitful and God's purpose will be fulfilled.

"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. (John 15:5 NKJV)

Christ is our all-inclusive Offering

In Genesis 15, God made a covenant with Abram after God revealed that Abram would inherit the good land. An interesting point about this covenant is that particular offerings were requested by God.

⁸ And he said, "Lord GOD, how shall I know that I will inherit it?"
⁹ So He said to him, "Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."
¹⁰ Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. (Genesis 15:8-10 NKJV)

There were 5 items that needed to be offered: a heifer, a goat, a ram, a turtledove and a pigeon. Interestingly, only the first 3 were killed, whereas the other two were not.
What do these animals represent? Like the Levitical offerings, these offerings symbolise Christ, our all-inclusive Offering. The first 3 animals represent Christ as our burnt offering, peace offering and sin offering. They signify Christ in His humanity who died for us. We were identified with Him at the Cross when He was condemned on behalf of us. He suffered and died for us, offering His own life to God, so that we can now have true peace and have all our sins forgiven.
Furthermore, the offered birds that were left alive also represent the divine resurrected Christ who has been risen and who lives today. We were not only identified with Christ in his death, but also in His resurrection. And because of His resurrection, we can now live His resurrection life.
Would you like to enjoy Christ as the good Land for fulfilling God's purpose? If so, let's make this covenant with God, by being put to death on the Cross with Christ, so that we can have peace with God, with all our sins pardoned; and also by living the resurrection life of Christ, so that we may claim that, "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." (Galatians 2:20 NKJV)

Further reading

• The Holy Word for Morning Revival: Crystallization-Study of Genesis, week 16.

• Life Study of Genesis, messages 44 and 45.

Thirayost Nimmanon (Tony)