Obeying the Heavenly Vision
“To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me. Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” (Acts 26:18-19)
As the result of having our eyes opened and of being transferred from the authority of Satan to God, we not only have the forgiveness of sins on the negative side, but also we receive an inheritance on the positive side. This divine inheritance is the Triune God Himself with all that He has, all He has done, and all He will do for His redeemed people. This Triune God is embodied in the all-inclusive Christ (Col. 2:9), who is the portion allotted to the saints as their inheritance (1:12). The Holy Spirit, who has been given to the saints, is the foretaste, the seal, the pledge, and the guarantee of this divine inheritance (Rom. 8:23; Eph. 1:13-14), which we are sharing and enjoying today in God’s New Testament jubilee as a foretaste, and will share and enjoy in full in the coming age and for eternity (1 Pet. 1:4).
In Acts 26:19 and 20 Paul testified, “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision…” Paul’s use of the word vision in verse 19 indicates that Paul was obedient not to doctrine, theory, religious creed, or theology, but to the heavenly vision, in which he saw the divine things concerning the Triune God to be dispensed into His chosen, redeemed, and transformed people. All his preaching in Acts and writing in his fourteen Epistles, from Romans through Hebrews, are a detailed description of this heavenly vision seen by Paul. (Life-study of Acts, 2nd ed., msg. 69, pp. 583-586, 588)
An Overcoming Life to Fulfill the Economy of God
Job reveals that the Bible of sixty-six books is for only one thing: for God in Christ by the Spirit to dispense Himself into us to be our life, our nature, and our everything that we may live Christ and express Christ; this should be the principle that governs our life. (2026 ICSC, Key Statement 1)
The general subject of last weekend’s International Chinese-speaking Conference was “Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God.” The lives of Noah, Daniel, and Job reveal the Triune God dispensing Himself, working Himself, into His chosen and redeemed people to fulfill His eternal economy. The entire Bible was written according to the governing principle of the Triune God dispensing Himself into us for us to experience Him, enjoy Him, and express Him for the fulfillment of His divine economy. This should be the principle that governs our life.
We all need to see the vision that God’s intention is not to have a good man expressing himself, but to dispense Himself into man to have a God-man expressing God in His attributes. May this vision govern us that we could live an overcoming life on the line of life to fulfill the economy of God and change the age.
Please pray:
- For all the saints to see that God’s intention is to dispense Himself into man to have a corporate God-man.
- For this vision to govern us and have a practical impact on our daily life and church life.
- For this to be an unprecedented year for the Lord to bring us into the reality of this living.
- For the Lord to gain a corporate God-man that could fulfill the divine economy and change the age.
Archived recordings of the ICSC messages are available for free without subscription for one month at www.lsmwebcast.com.
Spring 2026 SCYP Conferences
Registration is now open for the upcoming spring young peoples’ conferences, which will be held at the Oak Glen Christian Conference Center across four weekends in March and April. In addition, there will be the 6th Grade Conference in May. More information can be found at scyp.com.
Please pray:
- That each YP would freshly seek the Lord and be encouraged by Him to attend the conference.
- For the release of the timely conference registrations.
- That the hearts of the YP would be prepared leading up to the conference and guarded from any doubts from the enemy.
FTTA
The Spring 2026 term of the Full-time Training in Anaheim began this week on February 15. For this pre-training week, please pray:
- That the Lord would refresh and recalibrate every trainee with His speaking to make them open vessels for Him to make His home deep down in their hearts this term.
- For the Lord’s covering and strengthening of all the staff and trainers as they serve in one accord and in newness of spirit to care for all aspects of the training.
- For the Lord’s arrangements of all the service groups and campus teams, and for the surrounding localities to be ready to receive and shepherd the trainees assigned to them.
FTTA Middle-age
The Middle-age Training (FTTA-MA) is designed to help the saints grow in the divine life; be constituted with the truths; develop capacities in the gospel, shepherding, and prophesying; and build up a proper character. The training is intended primarily for ages 35 to 65 but is open to all ages with fellowship.
February 24 is the application deadline for the spring term, which begins March 16. Please ask the Lord to release many from across North America and burden them for the FTTA-MA that they may be prepared for His further move.
Italy – Gospel Trips
Gospel trips coinciding with the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy are currently taking place until February 23. A summary report presented at the ICSC in Anaheim is available at tinyurl.com/olreport26.
We can testify of the Lord’s particular blessing as we are observing an increased openness among the Italian people, and the local saints have been significantly strengthened by the shepherding of the visiting saints. We believe that this is a confirmation of the Lord’s special move in Italy at this time.
Saints in LA may give through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Italy Olympics.”
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 7 of our guided reading through the Book of Acts. Next week we will begin The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew (Thanksgiving Conference).
- The Truth Sets Us Free: This Lord’s Day, February 22 at 1:00 pm PT is the next webinar regarding the burden to spread God’s interpreted Word to hungry seekers throughout the United States this year. To watch this fellowship, catch up on archived videos, and learn more about participating in spreading the truth of the gospel, visit tsuf.us/participate.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meetings will resume on February 25 at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center.
- Bibles for America’s recent blogpost “Experiencing Jesus as Peace in a World Full of Affliction” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
- SoCal Spanish-speaking Conference: Audio recordings and outlines in English and Spanish from the recent conference on “Being Constituted in Life to Minister Life for the Building up of the Church as a Living Organism” are available at audio.socalspanish.org.
- GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration and 2026 target cities, visit gtca.us.
- Free e-Booklets: Living Stream Ministry offers free e-booklets to read and share. For example, sixty nuggets and gems have been extracted from the Life-study of Philippians with practical and relevant topics such as “The Way to Be Freed from Anxiety” and “Paul’s Secret of Sufficiency in Christ.” These e-booklets may be accessed for free at www.lsm.org/life-study-
philippians. - Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/
members/offerings.