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The Divine Dispensing of the Divine Trinity

“They are saturated with the fatness of Your house, and You cause them to drink of the river of Your pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.” (Psa. 36:8-9)

“And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” (Rev. 21:2)

The divine economy is God’s household administration to dispense Himself in His Divine Trinity into His chosen people so that they may be transformed for the producing of the church, which is the Body of Christ, the house of God, the kingdom of God, and the counterpart of Christ, the ultimate aggregate of which is the New Jerusalem.

The entire Bible was written according to the controlling vision that the Triune God is working Himself into His chosen and redeemed people to be their life and life supply in order to saturate their entire being with the Divine Trinity, that is, with the Father as the fountain, the Son as the fatness, and the Spirit as the river. The Triune God—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—has been processed to become the life-giving Spirit so that we can drink of Him for Him to become our enjoyment. This is the divine dispensing of the Divine Trinity. (Living in and with the Divine Trinity, msg. 1, I.A, C-D)

Ukraine

Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar, “Your kingdom will be assured to you after you have come to know that the heavens do rule” (Dan. 4:26). It is the heavens that rule, not Nebuchadnezzar or Cyrus or Alexander the Great or illness or turmoil or rebellion. The earth is under the rule of a heavenly administration. The heavens rule for us, and Christ is for us. Furthermore, we are under God’s heavenly rule for Christ. The purpose of the heavenly ruling is to complete God’s elect so that Christ may be preeminent, that He may be the first—the centrality—and everything—the universality. Because the heavens rule, Christ is with us in all our situations. When we are sick, He is with us. When we are in turmoil, He is with us. I can testify that we can enjoy His presence in the midst of turmoil and rebellion.” (Life-Study of Daniel, ch. 12)

Pray for the ruling of the heavens over the entire situation so that the saints will be preserved, Satan will suffer loss, and God’s economy will advance in the spreading of the gospel and the building up of the Body. May the Lord help and train us all to ascend with Him, to pray from the position of His ascension, having His view and thought related to the current situation. May the Lord be merciful to us all.

Sacramento

Please continue to pray for the church in Sacramento and the neighboring churches in Northern California. Pray that the peace of God would guard the hearts and thoughts of all the saints in Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:7), that the peace of Christ would arbitrate in the saints’ hearts (Col. 3:15), and that the saints would put on the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:11). Pray that the saints would simply bring all their burdens to the Lord and cast all their anxiety on Him (1 Pet. 5:7).

May we all continue to take Christ as our King, Lord, Head, and Husband, recognizing that “the heavens do rule” (Dan. 4:26).

Bibles for America

Once a week, the Bibles for America staff is joined at the BfA distribution center by local volunteers to prepare and package free copies of the NT Recovery Version for shipment. We treasure their heart to serve in this capacity and are so thankful to the Lord for the practical help they are able to render in a regular way. Especially since orders for the Recovery Version have increased, their service has been invaluable, and the staff enjoys their time with the volunteers each week.

Please continue to pray for the BfA staff and all the volunteers as they faithfully prepare and send out these Bibles each week. Pray that they would be supplied spirit, soul, and body, and that their times of service would be filled with the enjoyment of the Lord.

SCYP Spring Conferences

As we prepare for the upcoming conference season in Southern California, we encourage all the saints—especially the parents, serving ones and college students—to pray for the Lord to appear to every young person during these times that they may know and experience Him more in their daily living!

The Spring High School Conferences dates are March 18 to 20 for sisters and March 25 to 27 for brothers. Junior High Conferences are in April and the 6th Grade Conference is in May. These gatherings will be held in a hybrid format with options to join online or in person at Oak Glen.

Atlanta – Meeting Hall

Please continue to pray for the timely progress of the church in Atlanta’s meeting hall building project and for the financial need to be met. As the Lord leads, saints may give through the church in LA designated for ‘Atlanta Meeting Hall’. More information is posted at http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.

Sri Lanka

Pray for the Sinhala Recovery Version of the Gospel of Matthew to be released soon.

Announcements

  1. Morning Revival: Week 1 of Living in and with the Divine Trinity (Thanksgiving Conference).

  2. Opportunities for Giving: As the Lord leads, saints may give through the Church in Los Angeles designated for ‘Sacramento’, ‘Ukraine’ or ‘Atlanta Meeting Hall’.

  3. Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Live broadcast this Wednesday beginning at 7:25 pm at http://lsm.org/live in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. Outlines will be posted on the same site.

  4. Bibles for America‘s latest blog post responds to the question, “Why Does God Let Me Fail?”

  5. Living Stream Ministry: The February issue of “Having This Ministry…” includes fellowship on the need for training in the Lord’s recovery and a report on the literature work in Turkey and Sri Lanka.

  6. Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.