463 God’s Hopes for Mankind Have Not Changed
I
In Abraham’s offering of Isaac,
God saw the sincerity and submission of Abraham,
and saw that he had withstood God’s test of him,
and saw that he had withstood God’s test of him.
Even though God accepted his sincerity and submission,
he was still unworthy of becoming God’s confidant,
of becoming someone who knew and understood God,
and comprehend God’s disposition;
he was far from being of one mind with God and following God’s will.
So, in His heart, God was still lonely and anxious.
In His heart, God was still lonely and anxious.
The more lonely and anxious God became,
the more He needed to continue with His management as soon as possible,
and be able to select and gain a group of people
to accomplish His management plan and fulfill His will as soon as possible.
This was God’s eager intention,
and it has remained unchanged from the very beginning until today.
II
Ever since He created man in the beginning,
God has yearned for a group of overcomers,
a group of people that can understand, know and comprehend His disposition,
and walk with Him.
This intention of God has never changed.
Regardless of how long He still has to wait,
regardless of how hard the road ahead may be,
and no matter how far off the objectives He yearns for may be,
God has never altered or given up on His expectations for man,
His expectations for man.
Regardless of how long He still has to wait,
regardless of how hard the road ahead may be,
and no matter how far off the objectives He yearns for may be,
God has never altered or given up on His expectations for man,
His expectations for man.
from The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. God’s Work, God’s Disposition, and God Himself II