1. We can only know Christ through the Father’s revelation. God also wants to show us that His purpose is to build up the church. It is the church that will confront Hades; however, for this to happen, it needs to be built up. In serving the Lord, we are built up with our brothers and sisters, as our characteristics come to the surface, and God can smooth out our differences, working in us (Matthew 16:13-19; Philippians 2:2).
2. When Jacob had the vision of the “House of God,” he was going through a period of suffering because he loved his birthright and God’s promises. At home, he enjoyed every comfort, but he was willing to pay a price, fighting for what God valued. This willingness produces resilient people, capable of being useful to God (Genesis 28:17-18).
3. Jacob made a stone his pillow and there he had a vision of the House of God. Then he raised that same stone as a pillar, capable of bearing a burden. Christ is this stone that becomes a pillar—the cornerstone in the building of the church. Let us not use Christ merely as a “pillow,” for personal comfort or to satisfy our needs; rather, let us be willing, like Him, to bear burdens (Genesis 28:11, 17- 18; Isaiah 28:16).
4. “It is through the unique speaking of God that the members are aligned in the same direction, at the same frequency, and in the same cycle, with the sole purpose of putting God’s word into practice so that His will may be done. As a consequence, the involvement of each member reaches a very high level and accelerates the advancement of God’s work” (1 Cor 1:10; Phil 2:2) (Daily Food, book 6, week 1, Saturday, p. 17)
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