After creating man, God placed him before two trees: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and the tree of life. When He admonished man to avoid the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, God thereby indicated His desire that man eat from the tree of life, that is, he receives God as his life supply. Adam made the wrong choice: approaching the tree of life was henceforth impossible because of sin. Even today Christians, those who have washed their robes in order to share in the tree of life (Rev.22.14), very often seek impeccable conduct rather than receiving Christ, experiencing Christ and rejoice in Him as their supply of life.
In The Tree of Life, Witness Lee gives a view of the Heart of God that is little understood and rarely experienced by Christians today. God is not looking for Christians with impeccable behavior. He seeks those who experience Christ and delight in Him as the reality of the tree of life, thereby fulfilling His original intention for man.
Author: Witness Lee
ISBN: 9780076302086