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Cooperate for Growth and Building

    The Lord Jesus said He will build His church. He does this by a rich supply which flows out of Himself to every member of His Body. This causes the growth of Himself as the divine life in each member and the result is the building up. New Jerusalem is the eternal consummation of this building work.New Jerusalem

    We cooperate with the Lord by being willing and open to receive His rich supply. This cooperation has much to do with our heart. When we love the Lord, our heart will be turned to Him.

    Second Corinthians 3 speaks about the Jews who have the Old Testament and listen to its reading. Verses 15-16 say, “whenever Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart; but whenever their heart turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.” This could also be our problem—reading the Bible or listening to sermons without turning our heart to the Lord.

    But when we declare Lord, Jesus, I love You!, and turn our heart to Him, we cooperate and “we all with unveiled face, beholding and reflecting like a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord Spirit” (2 Cor. 3:18).

    The Spirit’s transforming us into the Lord’s image is part of the building work because the New Jerusalem will shine with the glory of God, expressing God.

    Bible verses quoted in these posts are from The Holy Bible, Recovery Version, published and © by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim CA, 2003. The text of this Bible is at text.recoveryversion.bible; this too is © by LSM. A New Testament of this Bible, with outlines for each book, 9000 footnotes, and 13,000 cross references, is available in multiple languages for free from Bibles for America, Bibles for Canada, Bibles for Europe.

    Posted by Don on June 2, 2025

    https://newjerusalem12.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/cooperate-for-growth-and-building/

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