Weekly Pursuit – Week 2 of March
Verses:
Neh. 4:6 “So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a heart to work.”
Excerpts:
[Christ] must not only be our life but also our Head; not only our enjoyment but also our authority. Then we will not only have a house, but also a city with a strong and high wall. The real building of the city is to help all the brothers and sisters to realize the headship of Christ. We all need to have our will exercised, renewed, and transformed so that it will be under the headship of Christ. As members of the Body, which is expressed by the local church, we must be willing to be under the headship of Christ. Then we will build up our part of the wall, and there will be no breach.
The book of Nehemiah tells us that each one must build up his part of the wall. I cannot build for you, and you cannot build for me. Everyone must build up his own part. With the building up of the wall, the work is mainly with the stronger ones because this is a matter of fighting. This is not a matter of the emotion but a matter of the will. Whether I like it or not, I still must build the wall. Whether it is easy or hard, I still must do it. There is no choice. I must submit myself to the headship of Christ so that the wall can be built up. All the local churches need the building up of the wall. We must all be under the authority of Christ. Then the wall will be built. (The Recovery of God’s House and God’s City, ch. 8)
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