Serve God in God Himself, in Spirit
New Jerusalem has a living temple; “the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple” (Rev. 21:22).
The temple being the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb signifies that the Triune God is our dwelling place in eternity (Deut. 33:27; Psa. 90:1), in which we serve Him. Many people feel that we serve God in the sanctuaries, in the chapels, and in the cathedrals. However, we must realize that the Bible reveals that we serve God in God Himself. We may also say that we serve God in the Spirit. The New Testament shows that the Spirit is the processed Triune God reaching us.*
The Spirit reaches us and we live and serve God in spirit—our human spirit mingled with the Spirit of God.
Paul, in Romans 1:9 speaks of God “whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of His Son.” And in Romans 7:6, “we serve in newness of spirit.” In our natural man is oldness but in Spirit is newness.
Philippians 3 assures us that circumcision is not an outward form but “we are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh” (v. 3). The flesh here is not only our sinful aspects but rather all that we are from our human birth.
In New Jerusalem we, God’s slaves, “will serve Him [as priests]; and they will see His face” (Rev. 22:3-4).
* From chapter 37, Witness Lee, God’s New Testament Economy, published by Living Stream Ministry, © Witness Lee, 1986.
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Posted by Don on April 26, 2023
