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Basic Definition

The Lord Christ as the life-giving Spirit actively speaks to us the instant, present, living word (rhema)

We actively and continuously listen to the Lord's voice, maintaining fellowship with Him

Nature & Characteristics

Active, divine, life-giving, cleansing

Passive, responsive, yearning, listening

Source

The indwelling Christ as the life-giving Spirit

The spirit of those who love Christ and seek Him

Purpose

To sanctify, cleanse, and transform us into His bride

To maintain fellowship with the Lord and receive revelation and guidance

Spiritual Significance

The washing of the water in the word, metabolic cleansing

Maintaining life fellowship and receiving heavenly revelation

Life Function

Washing away the old and replacing with the new, producing inward transformation

Receiving life supply and guidance for work

Process Characteristics

Continuous sanctification process

Continuous listening attitude

Result

Becoming a holy, beautiful bride manifesting God

Growing in life and accomplishing God's will

Primary Distinction

God's active work

Man's responsive attitude

Temporal Aspect

The instant word (rhema) - present speaking

Continuous listening - always listening

Direction

From God to man

From man to God

Function

Washing, cleansing, sanctifying

Receiving, responding, obeying

Daily Example

In morning revival, the Lord enlightens us about a weakness through His word

We wait upon the Lord in prayer, yearning for His guidance

Meeting Example

In meetings, the Lord speaks to us through hymns or messages

We focus on listening to the Lord's voice in meetings

Life Example

When facing decisions, the Lord speaks through inner feeling

Before making decisions, we first seek the Lord's heart

Service Example

The Lord speaks to us through circumstances or brothers and sisters

We seek the Lord's guidance and commission in service

Personal Application

Daily coming before the Lord, letting His word wash us

Cultivating a listening spirit, constantly fellowshipping with the Lord

Corporate Application

Experiencing the Lord's speaking in church life

Listening together to the Lord's voice in meetings

Service Application

Making the Lord's speaking the basis of our service

Constantly seeking the Lord's guidance in service

Life Application

Making the Lord's word the standard of our living

Practicing walking with the Lord in life

Primary Scriptures

John 6:63 "The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life"

Rev. 2:7 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches"

Matt. 4:4 "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out through the mouth of God"

Heb. 3:7 "Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, Today if you hear His voice"

1 Sam. 3:9 "Speak, Jehovah, for Your servant is listening"

Luke 10:38-42 "Mary has chosen the good part"

Related Scriptures

John 7:37-39 "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink"

Rev. 22:17 "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come!"

Eph. 6:17 "The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God"

1 Cor. 10:4 "And they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ"

Rev. 7:17, 21:6, 22:1 "The river of water of life"

Isa. 50:4-5 "The Lord Jehovah...He awakens my ear"

Psa. 95:7-8 "Oh that today you would hear His voice!"

1 Sam. 3:21 "And Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh"

Amos 3:7 "Surely the Lord Jehovah will do nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets"

Exo. 21:6 "Then his master shall bring him to God and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him forever"

Basic Principle

The Lord's speaking is the Spirit and is life

Obeying is better than sacrifice, and hearkening, than the fat of rams

Important Principle

Rhema (instant word) is more direct than logos (constant word)

Be quick to hear, slow to speak

Key Principle

The Lord's speaking is the presence of the life-giving Spirit

The believer's entire life depends on the Lord's speaking

Ultimate Principle

Through the washing of the water in the word, becoming the glorious bride

Preparing ourselves as the Lamb's wife, waiting for the Lord's return

Old Testament Type

The washing of the bronze laver

 (Exo. 30:18-21, 38:8)

Samuel hearing God's voice in the temple

(1 Sam. 3:1-21)

New Testament Fulfillment

Christ cleansing the church with the washing of the water in the word

 (Eph. 5:26-27)

The disciples following the Lord and hearing His teaching

 (Luke 10:38-42)

Ultimate Realization in Revelation

The bride has made herself ready

 (Rev. 19:7-9)

The Spirit and the bride say, Come!

(Rev. 22:17)

Mutual Relationship

These two form a complete spiritual cycle:

The Lord speaks → We hear → We are transformed → We yearn more to hear His voice

Ultimate Goal

To prepare the church as Christ's glorious bride, waiting for His return

 (Rev. 19:7-9, S.S. 8:14)

Practical Exercise

Day by day, morning and evening, we need to come to the Bible and be cleansed through the laver of the washing of the water in the word

Learning to take a listening attitude, being quick to hear and slow to speak, because our life depends on the Lord's teaching and our work depends on the Lord's command

Spiritual Value

Only His speaking within us has real spiritual value

Real growth in life depends on our receiving word directly from God

Present Significance

The Lord still speaks to us intimately and directly today

What matters for each of us is: Does God speak His word to me today?