By Bai Yang
“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is born of God, and knows God” (1John 4:7). Continue reading
So I asked Brother Lin, “Why does God need to carry out a stage of work of judgment? If God judges people, then won’t we be punished?” He read a passage of God’s word to me: “The work in the last days is to speak words. Great changes can be effected in man through the words. Continue reading
By Qiaoyun, Singapore
Dear brothers and sisters, have you ever felt confused like me? These years, churches are getting more desolate, and many people’s faith is becoming colder and colder. We have looked everywhere for a church with the Holy Spirit’s work, but the result is always disappointing. Today, I’d like to share my own experience with you.
In 1997, from a fortuitous opportunity I made the acquaintance of a Christian, and on her recommendation I went to the church.
At first, the brothers and sisters were all cordial to me, which made me feel the warmth of home. Through listening to messages, I understood many mysteries that I had not understood before, knowing that man is created by God, that all things originate from God, and that it’s God who gives us the breath and created the living environment for us. Continue reading
In What Way Will the Lord Jesus Make His Return?
Many Christians are hoping for the Lord Jesus to descend on a cloud and take them up into the kingdom of heaven. When studying the Bible carefully, we can find there are many prophecies about the Lord’s descent. For example, “Be you therefore ready also: for the Son of man comes at an hour when you think not” (Luke 12:40). Continue reading
Panpan, the Philippines
The first time when I read the words expressed by Christ of the last days, it was in March, 2013. It was my aunt who preached the gospel to my mother and me. That happened to be at the time of my life being darkest and the most painful. I couldn’t get rid of my parents’ quarrels and the distress of life all the time, living in a nervous state every day and even detesting my parents bringing me into this world. 
Not until my aunt held God’s word before me did my life start to change. God’s words not only allowed me to understand the God who holds sovereignty over all things but let me feel unprecedented relief and find the true support … Continue reading
From then on, I read God’s word every day and regularly gathered with brothers and sisters. 
In a meeting, we read two passages of God’s word: “Of course, when God becomes flesh this time, His work is to express His disposition, primarily through chastisement and judgment. Using this as the foundation, He brings more truth to man, shows more ways of practice, and so achieves His objective of conquering man and saving man from his corrupt disposition. Continue reading
By Quanxin, Taiwan
I had believed in the Lord for forty years. Once, because my husband betrayed me and I couldn’t forgive him all the time, I lived in a state of sinning and confessing without any outlet, living in unbearable pain, and I even developed melancholia because of being bound and controlled by my sins. Thinking that if not for God’s mercy and salvation, I would never have felt the happiness of living nor would I have gotten rid of the bondage of sin.
Originally, I had a very happy family. Because of the need of my husband’s work, we lived far from each other and couldn’t often meet. 
But this didn’t influence our feelings, and my husband was still tender and considerate toward me. As long as he had a holiday, he would go back to Taipei and take my children and me out for dinner or to travel around. Our whole family was harmonious. My relatives and friends all envied me very much and I also felt my life was perfect because I could possess such a family. Continue reading
By Wu Hui
When I first believed in God, brothers and sisters told me that if I read the Bible and sang hymns to praise God more, prayed to God every day, gave thanks before meals and in everything, went to church on Sundays, preached the gospel to bear much fruit, and adhered to the name and the way of the Lord, I would be praised by God. Continue reading
By Chenwei
On the morning of Sunday, it was sunny. Flowers in the courtyard emitted a beautiful, strong smell. The voices of prayers were coming from brothers and sisters in the meeting place, “Our Father which are in heaven, Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. … Amen.” Continue reading
The Birth of Jesus – Matthew 1
The Birth of Jesus – Matthew 1
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privately. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, you son of David, fear not to take to you Mary your wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying. Continue reading
By Yufei
After a Bible study meeting, Pastor Huang left hurriedly, clutching the Bible under his arm. I and several other co-workers began to talk about today’s meeting. Sister Li looked thoughtful and said: “Brothers and sisters, all these years we have been waiting to welcome the coming of the Lord. According to what the pastors say, we watch and pray, look up to the sky, and wait for the Lord to come upon white clouds with great glory and to take us up into the kingdom of heaven. Continue reading
By Wang Mei
In 2005 my daughter was born. I, as a first-time mother, felt very happy. 
Looking at my daughter’s lovely little face, I forgot my labor pains and felt the happiness and joy I had never had. After my confinement, when I was enjoying the happiness of being a mother, a disease came upon me quietly and broke my happy life.
One day, one of my breasts was swelled and painful and I didn’t know what was wrong. Continue reading
By Zhao Yu
In the evening sun, when Zhao Yu was walking alone on the playground of a university campus suddenly her cellphone rang.
“Hello! Zhao Yu. This is Mr Li. On Thursday afternoon the leaders of the Education Bureau are going to visit our university. Please prepare to make a report.” Continue reading
By Xi’en, United States
Now what brothers and sisters care about the most is how to be an honest person. Because we all know that the Lord Jesus once said, “And said, Truly I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Mat 18:3).
God’s words told us clearly that only honest people are after God’s heart. Only when we become as little children can we be approved by God and enter the kingdom of heaven. And what should we do to be an honest person?
1, Paying attention to be an honest person in prayer is the door of entering of life. Continue reading
David and Goliath (Full Version) – With God Nothing Is Impossible
This vivid animation has outlined the story of David and Goliath. There was a great disparity in strength between them. Beyond a doubt, all Christians are familiar with this story. The slight shepherd, David, amazingly defeated the giant Goliath, who was over nine feet tall. He protected the Israelis from aggression. Continue reading
By Xiangyi, Spain
On a mountain there lay a big and valuable stone suitable for making inkstones. 
One day it was discovered by some people and they carried it back. The raw stone was divided into two parts and they were sent to different carvers. After some time of carving and polishing, one part was carved into a common inkstone, while the other part was made into a spectacular inkstone decorated in a raised-relief dragon pattern. Continue reading
One day, I saw a problem on a gospel website, “Recently, there arose some problems in my interpersonal relationship with people around me. I always thought they had opinions and biases about me, and I was also dissatisfied with some acts of them. Continue reading
Slowly, I walked on the way back home, looking at the falling leaves and the yellow weeds along the road, the misery in my heart increasing.
The Lord didn’t come back in the year 2000 as we wished, which was a heavy blow to me, and my faith still hadn’t recovered. A week ago, I went to the provincial capital to attend a blending joyfully, hoping to receive some new light and messages that could build up and strengthen my spirit, so that I could lead the brothers and sisters in our area to follow the path led by Brother Li and to be made into overcomers as soon as possible.
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By Xiyue
I have ever heard such a story: A chieftain of a tribe asked a boy to cook two dishes for him: One of them must be the best thing in the world, and the other the worst. Soon the boy finished the dishes. The first was the sliced ox-tongues. The boy said that the tongue was the best thing of mankind because it could say the just words to encourage people to succeed. It could also say the warm words to unite people together with love. Hearing this, the chieftain agreed with the boy very much. Then the boy served the second dish which was the same as the first one. 
The boy said that the tongue was also the worst thing in the world. It could say the words that made people angry and upset so that they would be sad and hopeless. The tongue also was good at telling lies, which could cause people to be jealous and dispute, thus destroying the relationship between people. Hearing his words, the old chieftain nodded. Continue reading
By Chen Gong
When I studied at a junior middle school, my parents believed in the Lord and often told me some stories about the Lord Jesus. At that time, I thought God’s name was Jesus. Afterward, when flipping through The Old and New Testament which was my father’s greatest treasure, I noticed that “Jehovah” was mentioned in many verses in the Old Testament. Continue reading
By Hu Ping
The New Testament recorded: “And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, you son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. Continue reading
Lin Shuyan: I also saw through a fact during the time of investigation. In reality, whom the believers of the Church of Almighty God believe in is Almighty God, the incarnate Christ of the last days, not the person the CCP attacks and condemns. Continue reading
By Zheng Yan
Cheng Huize found a strange phenomenon: The faith and love of the believers in the entire religious community is diminished. 
They crave the world and their hearts of following the secular world become stronger and stronger. Though they are physically in the church, they have no inclination to seek the truth and life. Continue reading
By Ma Ling
When the night fell, Jiamin stood before the window, watching the quiet sky with bright moon. She thought of several verses she had looked up when reading the Bible a few days ago, “For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Matthew 24:27), “But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Matthew 24:37), and “For as the lightning, that lightens out of the one part under heaven, shines to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. Continue reading 
In the evening, Xiaoruo sat in front of the computer browsing the comments left by brothers and sisters in the groups. She saw a sister’s comment, “I’m often distressed for failing to keep the Lord’s teachings and committing sins unknowingly. Continue reading
God Descends With Judgment
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While coming down to the nation of the great red dragon, God turns to face the universe and it starts shaking. Is there any place that doesn’t face His judgment? Or live in the scourge that He unleashes? Everywhere He goes He scatters seeds of disaster, but through it gives salvation and shows His love. God wishes to make more people know Him, see Him and then revere Him. They’ve not seen Him for so long, but now He’s so real. Continue reading
One day, Sister Ma made an appointment with me to come to Co-worker Xiao’s house. Sister Ma said, “These days, when studying the Scripture, I’m always confused by a question. I want to discuss it with you, and listen to your understanding. In the Bible, I saw one of the ‘Seven Woes’ with which the Lord Jesus cursed the Pharisees: ‘But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, neither suffer you them that are entering to go in’ (Matthew 23:13). Continue reading
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Today I hit upon online a report entitled “Interviewing Chen Wei, the Director of My Dream of the Heavenly Kingdom—the Path to the Kingdom of Heaven …” which is released by a Korean reporter after he interviewed a director of the Church of Almighty God. Continue reading
By Xiaocao
The Lord Jesus once said, “But let your communication be, Yes, yes; No, no: for whatever is more than these comes of evil” (Matthew 5:37), “Truly I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3). The essence of the Lord is faithful. He likes honest people and said that only the simple and honest people shall enter God’s kingdom. Continue reading
One day, I had a sudden impulse and cooked a new dish. At the table my daughter said in surprise, “Mum, I never expected that you can cook this dish.”
I said to her with a smile, “There are a lot of dishes I can cook.”
The funny thing was, a few days later, when I brought another new dish to the table, my daughter again expressed surprise, “Mum, when did you learn to cook this?” Continue reading
By Xiaojin
In a hot afternoon, cicadas were shrilling unceasingly among the trees. Scorched by the heat, the trees and flowers at the roadside were all having their heads down listlessly.
In a residential block, Wang Na forced herself to stay awake and continued, “The Bible says, ‘Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord’ (1 Thessalonians 4:17). Continue reading
Dear Brother Zhen:
In last co-worker meeting, I heard you said some perspectives about the Eastern Lightning, and I thought the Eastern Lightning is indeed worth our seeking and investigating. Continue reading
By Xiaojin
I felt very puzzled every time I saw the Book of Ecclesiastes says: “I sought in my heart to give myself to wine, yet acquainting my heart with wisdom;
and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. Continue reading
By Li Xiao
Across the blue sky dotted with a few wispy white clouds, some birds flew in a beautiful arc at times. Huizi and Yingxin wandered to the park. They lied on the green lawn, breathing the fresh air and talking about the past happily.
Suddenly, Yingxin turned herself sideways to Huizi and said: “Huizi, telling stories was your favorite before. When you were preaching the gospel, the parables you told achieved pretty good results. I was your big fan! Please tell me one more today!” Continue reading
By Enjie, South Korea
December 4, 2017 Monday
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In the church, Pastor Zhu who wore a suit and leather shoes was standing at the pulpit, with a Bible in his hand. He preached: “Brothers and sisters, the prophecies of the the second coming of Jesus in the Revelation have basically been fulfilled. We shall be watching and waiting. Now is the time that the Lord comes again, so we must keep our meetings no matter how weak we are.” Continue reading
By Wang Ya
In the past, I saw the Bible recorded, “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up
straightway out of the water: and, see, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting on him: And see a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Mat 3:16-17). Additionally, the Lord Jesus usually said “God the Father” as He prayed. Continue reading
To be honest, the most painful thing to me during my years of believing in the Lord is that I have never been able to break free from the bondage of sins.
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Sins like arrogance, self-righteousness, craftiness, greed and desires all bind me like shackles, and I’m unable to extricate myself from them. What an unspeakable suffering! Continue reading
By Qiao Hui
Life is short, just a few decades. In the blink of an eye, good things pass by. As the life goes by, everything is nothing but fleeting clouds.
You did not bring anything with you when you were born and you cannot take anything with you after you die. Before closing your eyes, what do you wish your memories are filled with? Continue reading
By Zhicheng
Some people say that the Bible is the biggest gift given by God, so we should cherish and read it carefully; some people say that reading the Bible gives them confidence and patience; some people say that reading the Bible makes them understand that they should trust in and depend on God; some people say that if you want to be raptured into the kingdom of heaven, you must read the Bible every day … Continue reading
By Li Xiao
Across the blue sky dotted with a few wispy white clouds, some birds flew in a beautiful arc at times. Huizi and Yingxin wandered to the park. They sat on the green lawn, breathing the fresh air and talking about the past happily.
Suddenly, Yingxin turned herself sideways to Huizi and said: “Huizi, telling stories was your favorite before. When you were preaching the gospel, the parables you told achieved pretty good results. I was your big fan! Please tell me one more today!” Continue reading
Everyone will come across some unexpected and unacceptable matters or disasters in our life of believing in the Lord. At this time, people often don’t know what they should do to conform to the Lord’s will. It is easy for them to act as they like. Continue reading
A “blind” person, as the name suggests, is someone who has his eyes wide open but cannot see anything. This is a metaphor for those who lack knowledge and are nearly illiterate. When it comes to this phrase, some brothers and sisters may ask: What has this phrase got to do with our belief in God? In the beginning, I also didn’t have a deep understanding of this phrase. This went on until one time I read the records of the Gospel of John 9 when practicing spiritual devotion. It allowed me to have some understanding of why some believers in the Lord were like blind people who have their eyes wide open. Continue reading
The lyrics of the famous song come from the Lord Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4, known as the Lord’s Prayer. It is written in Matthew 6:9-13: “Our Father which are in heaven, Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Continue reading
By Gaoge
Clear Away the “Heavy Cloud”, Listen to the Lord’s Voice CloselyOpen the window and let the sunshine in. Suddenly it makes the room brilliant and the world outside the window clearly visible. While every soul has a window, as you open it and let the sunshine in, then the darkness will be dispersed, and in an instant the whole person will be shining forth with life and vitality. You will get a surprise as well. Continue reading
Jiang Xinyi is a regional leader of the Church of Almighty God in a particular area in China. She loves the truth and has a sense of righteousness. She has received Almighty God’s work of the last days for more than ten years. Continue reading
By Xiaoxi
In gatherings, I often heard the pastor preached, “it’s said in the Bible, ‘But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit with. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; Continue reading
By Wang Ting
One nightfall in the early summer, vendors in the night market kept hawking an effusion of all manner of goods. Yet the noises of the night market did not disturb Li Zhen, who was immersed in deep thought and seemed preoccupied. At this time, she felt a sudden pain in her shoulder. And then she came to realize that she had hit a passer-by. After apologizing to the passer-by, she quickly walked to a nearby park, and found a calming place to sit down. Continue reading
By Yanan, France
During our lifetime, wherever we are, whatever kind of situations we live in or work in and so on, we all can’t avoid a problem—how to get on with others. And this “obligatory subject” exactly makes lots of people brim with anxiety and sufferings. Because everyone’s factors such as birth background, identity, status, personality, age, education and so forth are different, it’s not a simple matter to maintain peace with everyone around. Continue reading
By Jinzhong, China
As network technology develops rapidly, online games are being updated continuously. Nowadays, mobile phone games are spreading quickly and have a big influence on many people. The relevant report shows: “By May 2017, ‘Honor of Kings’ has had 201 million users. In other words, one out of seven Chinese is its user. Meanwhile, in the first half of 2017, the daily average number of its new users has expanded to 1.74 million; its revenue of the first quarter is about 5.5 to 6 billion yuan, and just takes 150 million yuan in selling one character skin of the game in a day” Continue reading
By Limu
After believing in the Lord, Xinjie often read the Bible, and saw the Lord’s love for mankind. The Lord, for the sake of saving mankind, was personally incarnated and nailed to the cross, and took on the sins of all mankind with His precious blood, so we can survive until today. Xinjie was greatly encouraged, resolving to repay His love and be someone who loved Him. But what was the way to love the Lord? Once, at a sister’s home, Xinjie saw a video which was about the experiences of an old sister in San Francisco. She helped sisters and brothers, doing all she could to give charity and care to those who had difficulties; moreover, she always received those who worked for the Lord. Therefore, brothers and sisters all said the old sister was compassionate. After watching the video, Xinjie thought of the Lord’s words saying, “Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me” (Matthew 25:40). Then she thought practicing loving the Lord meant to help brothers and sisters financially and materially, especially helping those who worked hard. As a result, every time workers came to the church, Xinjie either stuffed money into their pockets or loaded packages of agricultural products into their cars. The workers, wearing a smile and praising Xinjie for her loving heart, often laid their hands upon her to pray for her—may the Lord bestow from the top down riches on her. At such times, a big smile came to Xinjie’s face, and she felt that she had finally done something that was approved by the Lord.
The place where Xinjie lived was rich in peanuts. Once a sister from the city came to Xinjie’s home to sustain a church. Xinjie just extracted several barrels of oil from peanuts. After seeing the oil, she said: “Countryside is really much better than the city. Your cooking oil is homemade, and it’s pure. However, in the city, there’s no way to buy such pure oil.” After hearing that, Xinjie immediately took out 5 kilos of peanut oil, a bag of flour which was milled by herself, and some agricultural products and gave her. At another time, Xinjie went shopping with another sister in a supermarket and each of them chose a piece of clothing, but Xinjie insisted on paying it for her. Because she thought that she should give charity to and help brothers and sisters, and that doing in this way was practicing love for the Lord, and that the Lord must be pleased with what she did.
Not before ago, Xinjie encountered an old classmate, who was also a Christian. Not having seen in years, they chatted about their current situations when they met. Xinjie spoke of the progress of her spiritual life during this time, how she had spent for the Lord and how she had looked after brothers and sisters. She believed that she would be praised, but to her surprise, a different opinion came from her classmate, “We are willing to donate and help brothers and sisters to prepare good deeds, and our intentions are right. However, we make a donation to people, irrespective of whether they are true believers or not, and whether they need help or not, and will it conform to the will of the Lord? If not, then what we have done will not be a good deed. If this is the case, we won’t be praised by God though we have given generous donations.” After hearing what her classmate said, Xinjie frowned at once, and said unhappily, “The Lord said, ‘Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me’ (Matthew 25:40). What I did is according to the Lord’s requirement, how can it not be in line with the Lord’s will?” Her classmate said with a smile, “The words of the Lord should be carefully pondered. Only in this way can we understand the true meaning of His words. We know the second coming of the Lord in the last days will separate the wheat from the tares, the wise virgins from the foolish virgins, the sheep from the goats, and good servants from evil servants. The Lord said, ‘Not every one that said to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven’ (Matthew 7:21). ‘For many be called, but few chosen’ (Matthew 20:16). ‘But the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil’ (Matthew 13:38-39). From these verses we can see: Not every believer in God is a true believer; not all deeds of believers are approved by God; not all of us can enter the kingdom of heaven. In God’s words, believers in God have been divided into true believers, fake followers, good servants and evil servants. So we should discern according to the Lord’s words: Who are true believers in God? Who are not sincere believers that are of the same sort as Satan, and are the evil-doers who have infiltrated? Therefore, we should be principled in helping others, helping the true believers, pursuers of the truth, and those who have the Holy Spirit’s work. In other words, those who obey God’s work, practice God’s words in all things and act according to His requirements, obey God’s commandments, truly sacrifice and expend for the Lord, have no personal intentions or impurity, but only pursue to obey God, love God and satisfy God are the ones we must help with a loving heart when they have difficulties. However, the following people are not the targets we should help: The fake believers who nominally believe in God, don’t pursue the truth, nor do they like to read or practice the Lord’s words, have no place for God in their heart and only pay lip service to their faith in God; the hypocritical Pharisees, serving God but raising and testifying themselves, never exalt or testify God; some families that are wealthy, and those who don’t need to help. If we help them with good intentions, it will not be after God’s heart. Only when we distinguish all kinds of people can we know how to treat them, and we’ll be clear about what kind of people we should help in accordance with the Lord’s will. As the Lord said, ‘Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me’ (Matthew 25:40). ‘The least of these my brothers’ in the verse refers to brothers and sisters who genuinely believe in God and spend for God sincerely, rather than the false believers, false servants or evil servants. Therefore, only giving charity to brothers and sisters who truly believe in God can our deeds be after God’s will. If we help the fake believers and false servants with a loving heart, then what we have done will not satisfy God’s will, and it will not be a good deed, but an evil act.”
After hearing her old classmate’s fellowship, Xinjie found what she said was quite reasonable. She thought, “I really never thought about discerning others. I believed as long as I helped more brothers and sisters, the Lord would remember that. It seems that all my thoughts are my own notions and imaginations. I never heard such unique insights in her fellowship!”
Then Xinjie asked her classmate, “Where does this knowledge come from? Why have I never heard it before?” She said, smiling, “From a book. I used to be like you, making donations, and hosting brothers and sisters by zeal, thinking that doing this must be praised by the Lord. Afterward, I saw the following words from the book, ‘There is always a principle to God’s actions….’ ‘Since you acknowledge that you are numbered among the house of God, you ought then to bring peace of mind to God and satisfy Him in all things. In other words, you must be principled in your actions and conform to the truth in them.’ From this I knew God does things according to principles, so He requires us to handle things in a principled way and conform to the truth in our actions. Therefore, we must seek His will when we do things. Only in this way can we satisfy God’s will. For example, in dealing with others, God sees people’s essence, but we only see what’s on the surface of them. If they had external effort and outward dedication, we thought their deeds would satisfy God’s will. Now we understand that it is our conception and imagination, which is not after God’s will, and is not in accordance with the truth. Therefore, we should seek God’s intention in everything we do in the future. After I read the book, one of my erroneous viewpoint has been corrected. I finally come to know that believing in the Lord cannot only rely on enthusiasm, and that it is vital to seek the truth in everything we encounter and act according to the truth. In this way, what we do will please God.”
The more Xinjie listened, the more she was enlightened. She affirmed that her classmate’s fellowship came from the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. Xinjie would like to borrow it from her classmate, and she agreed right away.
After going home, Xinjie opened the book and saw it was all about the principles of practice in all aspects about belief in God. One of the principles was “Principles of Offering and Donation,” which was the one she urgently needed to understand. The book says, “The chosen people of God should focus their donations on helping the poverty-stricken households of those who sincerely expend for God and pursue the truth. Only this will please God and conform to God’s word. ‘Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me’ (Mat 25:40). Donations must be made to help selected recipients. Only those good people who truly believe in God, expend for God, pursue the truth, perform their duties, do the work and win God’s acceptance are the ones really blessed by God. Only by donating to those favored by God, blessed by God and accompanied by the work of the Holy Spirit, will God be pleased. If donations are made to those who do not have the work of the Holy Spirit and never practice the truth, to false leaders and false workers who disrupt and disturb God’s work, and to wicked people who disturb church life, it will not be commemorated by God at all but detested by God instead. Good deeds must be done in a way that pleases God in order to be well accepted and commemorated by God. This is the principle of truth that God’s chosen people must understand. Those who don’t understand the truth but want to donate to help others should seek direction and guidance from those who understand the truth. This is necessary because it can help avoid making mistakes and going astray. Only good deeds well accepted by God are good deeds. God does not recognize any good deeds that contradict His intention. Therefore, one should understand God’s intention when preparing good deeds, and the key is to select the right recipients.” “To be in line with God’s intention when preparing good deeds, one must first discern whether the recipients are right or wrong. If your good deeds are done to the false leaders, antichrists or evildoers, then you are doing bad deeds instead of good deeds because you are helping the nefarious culprits who resist God. Aren’t you aiding and abetting a tyrant? When preparing good deeds and making compassionate donations in the last days, one must understand the truth, grasp God’s will, and grasp the principles of practice in order to be blessed by God. This is what God’s chosen people must be clear about. Don’t be a confused person who is deceived and exploited by others. If one intends to do good but ends up doing evil, it is not worth it. He is someone who does good blindly.”
After reading these words, Xinjie better understood that donating and helping others should be demonstrated according to principle. She also knew: If we help people who have performed all kinds of wicked deeds, what we do will oppose God and it will do evil. Xinjie thought of the sister who lived in the city: She was very rich, but she liked to ask brothers and sisters for something wherever she went. No matter how many things they gave her, she never refused. She was as greedy as an unbeliever. From this, it could be seen that she worked for the Lord so as not to love Him but to get the wages. Xinjie thought: It is against God’s will to give charity to her. Besides, some believers are nominal believers, and they never practice the Lord’s words. If I help these people, it also will not be after the Lord’s will. Thanks God for arranging my classmate to fellowship about the “Principles of Offering and Donation,” otherwise I will go on helping them by zeal. Resisting God, I don’t know. In the future, I should help others according to the God’s words.
Xinjie reflected on herself according to the principle. The more she pondered, the more she understood them. She felt her relationship with God was much closer. She saw that the book tells people all aspects of principles in the life. When she acted according to the principles in the book, her relationship with God became more and more normal and she made obvious progress with her life after a period of time.
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Those who truly love God can abide by His commandments, obey His words, show consideration for His will, and practice according to His requirements in all things. If we do not love God, we will feel that God’s demands are too high and that it is hard to keep His commandments and practice His words. Those who truly love God think it is easy to abide by God’s commandments and practice His words. Just like a child’s dutiful affection to his parents. A dutiful child can obey his parents’ words, do things according to their demands, understand that everything they do is good for him. A child must be dutiful to his parents, which is his responsibility. If a child is not filial to his parents, then he neither obeys their words nor keeps their words in mind. It can be seen that whether or not one can keep the commandments and whether or not one can practice God’s words are the standard for judging whether or not he loves God. God says, “If you believe in God you must love God. If you only believe in God but do not love Him, have not attained the knowledge of God, and have never loved God with a true love that comes from within your heart, then your belief in God is futile; if, in your belief in God, you do not love God, then you live in vain, and your entire life is the most lowly of all lives. If, throughout your whole life, you have never loved or satisfied God, then what is the point of you living? And what is the point of your belief in God? Isn’t that a waste of effort?”
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“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: From now on there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness” (2 Timothy 4:7-8).
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