Summer 1990

For Your Consideration
Beulah Skinner

We are living in a time of increasing satanic manifestations. All to often, the church has lived and used carnal, earthly methods and means with the resulting fleshly entanglements.

God is building His Heavenly Jerusalem, only He is building it with Heavenly materials, engaged with conforming saints in their whole constitution. He cannot accomplish the Divine by worldly means or energies. No resources or energies of nature are permissible, for Zion is the revelation of the Spirit of God. To see this calls for a Heavenly union with Christ.

The Heavens must have an instrument in this world through which to exercise their rule. This instrument must be so separated from satanic powers or influence, and in such complete harmony with the Lord that it will be enabled, through prayer and fellowship with the Lord, to accomplish much.

That is to say, when everything that is spiritual is seemingly hindered or cut off; from our lives it must not be considered as being impossible of accomplishment. Rather, His work is to be done through those who are in spiritual union with Him. Mighty things will be accomplished in the secret place by those who are living in touch with Him. A hidden life with Christ in God! Is this not Zion?

The only way is through the cross! The indwelling Holy Spirit must have absolute dominion, while the cross continually operates to keep out all self-will and effort. "He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it" Matt 10:39. It is to be His Divine Life, In each member, that makes up the one body! Transparency.

We are privileged to live in the days of fulfillment. How we need the PUREWORD OF GOD lived within us and proclaimed through us!