Growth of the Body

Ephesians 4:15-16 [...The Head, Christ, out from whom all the Body, being joined together and being nit together through every joint of the rich supply,...causes the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love.]

1 Corinthians 3:9 [For we are God's fellow workers, you are God's cultivated land, God's building.]

God is perfect; in Himself He is eternally perfect. But as far as we are concerned, what we have received is only a small amount of God. For this reason, we need to grow. If we desire to grow, we must have the increase of the element of God in us. This is not a matter of whether God is complete or incomplete. This is a matter of how much we have gained God. The reason that many Christians have not grown today is that they have not given God the ground. They are not holding the Head, Christ. This being the case, God has no way to dispense more of Himself into them.

When we enjoy Him in the spirit, we are holding the Head. Then something will come out from the Head that will enable God to grow in us. This means that more of God's element will be dispensed into us. Through the joints the whole Body will then receive the rich supply, which is the rich dispensing of the life of Christ as the Spirit.

We need to receive the supply in the milk of word. We also need to receive nourishment through the solid food. Many Christians do not grow. They are like a person with an ulcer; although they may eat a lot, they do not assimilate the food. When they come to listen to a message, they may criticize the speaker. Of course, this kind of person cannot receive the supply of life and cannot grow in life.

For plant to grow, there is a need for sunlight, air, water, nutrients and the soil. With all these five things, plants can grow well. When we read bible, we see that Christ is the real soil; He is the good land; He is the light; He is the air; He is the water. He is the food, our nutrients. :)


[Reference: The Economy and Dispensing of God)