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God eternal has a purpose,
Formed in His eternal past,
Spreading to eternal future;
’Twixt these ends all time is cast.
For with time there is the process,
Time for His accomplishment;
And in time we’re merely travelers—
For eternity we’re meant.
Formed in His eternal past,
Spreading to eternal future;
’Twixt these ends all time is cast.
For with time there is the process,
Time for His accomplishment;
And in time we’re merely travelers—
For eternity we’re meant.
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God would have a group of people
Built together in His plan,
Blended, knit, coordinated
As His vessel—one new man.
God would come into this vessel
With His nature, life and ways,
Mingling Spirit with our spirits
For His joy and to His praise.
Built together in His plan,
Blended, knit, coordinated
As His vessel—one new man.
God would come into this vessel
With His nature, life and ways,
Mingling Spirit with our spirits
For His joy and to His praise.
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God has worked in three directions
For His plan so marvelous:
As the Father, Son, and Spirit
To dispense Himself to us!
All creation gives the setting—
Heav’n and earth are for this plan;
’Tis for this God made a body,
Soul and spirit—three-part man.
For His plan so marvelous:
As the Father, Son, and Spirit
To dispense Himself to us!
All creation gives the setting—
Heav’n and earth are for this plan;
’Tis for this God made a body,
Soul and spirit—three-part man.
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As the center, as the kernel,
Of God’s plan our spirit is;
Calling on the name of Jesus
Makes our spirit one with His.
From the center to circumference
God would saturate each part;
Feeling, mind, and will renewing,
Making home in all our heart.
Of God’s plan our spirit is;
Calling on the name of Jesus
Makes our spirit one with His.
From the center to circumference
God would saturate each part;
Feeling, mind, and will renewing,
Making home in all our heart.
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Thus in life we’re built together,
Then in love we’re knit as one;
God is now His plan fulfilling,
Finishing what He’s begun.
Lord, increase Thyself within us
That we might be built by Thee
Into that great corporate vessel
Filled with God exclusively.
Then in love we’re knit as one;
God is now His plan fulfilling,
Finishing what He’s begun.
Lord, increase Thyself within us
That we might be built by Thee
Into that great corporate vessel
Filled with God exclusively.
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As the product, the fulfillment,
Will the church in glory stand,
Consummation of the purpose
In eternal ages planned.
God will have His corporate vessel,
All His glory to contain;
Lord, we’re wholly for Thy purpose
All Thy goal in us attain.
Will the church in glory stand,
Consummation of the purpose
In eternal ages planned.
God will have His corporate vessel,
All His glory to contain;
Lord, we’re wholly for Thy purpose
All Thy goal in us attain.
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Christ Revealed in Us
Being the Center of God’s Plan
The central point of the gospel is that the Son of God would come into us as our person to become our life and life supply, to be formed in us, to make Himself one with us, and even to become us.
The New Testament tells us that Paul was a pattern to all the believers (1 Tim. 1:15-16). Therefore, just as God revealed Christ into Paul, God must reveal Christ into each of the believers. We, the believers who have been genuinely regenerated and saved, can testify that since the time we heard the gospel, there has been an unveiling of Christ within us. We could not have been saved unless we had had such an unveiling of Christ within us. From the time we heard the gospel, the scenery of a person, the Son of God, began to shine within us, and day by day He is unveiled to us more and more. Today Christ is still shining in us, and we are continually seeing more of Him. This unveiling of Christ is God’s doing. Every aspect of the Christian life comes out of this unveiling. We live the Christian life according to the Christ whom we have seen. Our Christian life comes out of the Christ whom we see day by day. Christ must be continually revealed in us. Since the day we believed in the Lord Jesus, God’s unveiling of Christ should continue in us; this unveiling should never cease.
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Massage 324 (LSM)
Auckland, Auckland - Waitakere, New Zealand
God's eternal has a purpose.
May God's purpose be our purpose.
One God and one purpose.
Gainesville, FL, United States
“Lord increase Thyself within us
That we might be built by Thee
Into that great corporate vessel
Filled with God exclusively. “
Lord keep us open to your dispensing that You and You alone would be our content so you can accomplish your eternal plan!
Cedar Park, Texas, United States
God eternal has a purpose!
Sydney, Australia
“And in time we’re merely travelers—
For eternity we’re meant. ”
Seattle, WA, United States
And in time we’re merely travelers—
For eternity we’re meant.
Pacifica, California, United States
Thus in life we’re built together,
Then in love we’re knit as one;
God is now His plan fulfilling,
Finishing what He’s begun.
San Marcos, TX, United States
Love this hymn, so sweet is such the Lord!
London
This song is so fresh and up-to-date. God will have this great corporate vessel. Blended, knit, coordinated to express Him and exercise His dominion on earth.
Irvine, CA, United States
For His joy and to His praise!