Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Partakers of God's nature

(1) Then a sprout will come forth from the stump of Jesse, ...
(2) And the Spirit of Jehovah will rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and the fear of Jehovah.
(6) And the wolf will dwell with the lamb; And the leopard will lie down with the kid, ...
(7) The cow and the bear will graze; ...; And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
(8) The nursing child will play by the cobra's hole, ...
(9) ... For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah, ... (Isaiah 11:1-9)

Because the church life is a foretaste of the coming age, what will happen in Isaiah 11 should be among us today as a foretaste; among us there should be no "wolves", "leopards", "bears", "lions", and "vipers". (2010 Summer Training, Message #7, II.H)

We were wild, self-centered, individualistic, rebellious, ambitious, independent, and negative, but now we have become partakers of His divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). The Potter (Isaiah 29:16, Romans 9:21) is shaping us up to be meek, obedient, peaceful, joyful, pleasant, life-giving, harmonious, Christ-centered and Body-conscious. Awesome!

http://www.hymnal. net/hymn. php/ns/290
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgHChEH-Uvk
http://www.hymnal.net/hymn.php/ns/290c/gb=1
1. Your love and beauty has drawn me;
To run after You lovingly.
In Your chambers I am brought,
Nourished by You, dear Lord.
* My Beloved, I belong to You.
My love, you're so beautiful.
We're the same in life and in nature,
United in love forever.

2. I partake of Your nature divine,
I enjoy Your divine life to shine.
Renewed in submission sweet,
Rise up with You to meet.

3. Viewing You like a dove uniquely,
Trusting You singly as a lily.
Transformed and built up to be
Your rest and joy wholly.

4. Let us go to the fields, my Beloved,
Working here with You, Lord, in love.
Your queen longs to be matured,
And hopes to be raptured.
* Set me as a seal on Your heart,
In Your love, keep me—ne'er apart.
Lord, make haste, I long for Your coming,
Come quickly, Beloved, we're waiting!

Here is the Chinese version: http://www.hymnal. net/hymn. php/ns/290c

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