On July 22 [1938, Watchman Nee] attended the Keswick Convention with Brother Sparks. In the morning a missionary meeting was held. The chairman of the meeting, Mr. W.H. Aldis, knowing Watchman was present at the meeting, asked him to offer prayer. He hesitated at first, but after checking with Sparks and being encouraged by him, […]
Nuggets from the Ministry: The Position of Prayer, a Heavenly Position (Witness Lee)
March 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The position of prayer is the position of ascension. You can pray only in the heavenly sphere. Whenever you leave the heavenly realm, you lose the position of prayer. You may pray, but that prayer does not count before God. I can give you several simple but true examples. When I was a boy, I […]
Nuggets from the Ministry: Prayer and God’s Enemy, we Stand on God’s Side (Witness Lee)
March 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Prayer is categorically related to God’s enemy. God’s authority is under attack in the universe because of the existence of God’s enemy. In the Bible the kingdom of God is of great significance. The enemy of God is also a very crucial issue in the Scripture. God’s authority suffers frustration and limitation in the universe […]
It is God who Operates in us both the Willing and the Working: He Moves by Operating in us
March 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The book of Philippians shows us that God is operating in us; Phil. 2:12-13 speaks of us working out our own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who operates in us both the willing and the working. Hallelujah! This week in our deeper study on the topic of Living in and […]
Nuggets from the Ministry: Our Prayer Laying the Tracks for God to Move (Watchman Nee)
March 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Once a servant of the Lord said well that “prayer is the railroad track of God’s work.” What tracks are to a train, prayer is to God’s will. A locomotive does have great power and ability; it is able to run thousands of miles in one day. But if there are no tracks, the locomotive […]
Being Governed by the Presence of the Lord, for God’s Presence is everything to us
March 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The presence of the Lord, the smile of the Lord, is the governing principle in our Christian life and church life; we need to be kept, ruled, governed, and guided not only by the Lord’s help or blessing but by His firsthand presence, for the Lord’s presence is everything to us. Amen! Paul was […]
We Bear the Brands of Jesus by Living a Crucified Life and Enjoy the Grace of Christ
March 5, 2022 by Leave a Comment
As we bear the brands of Jesus and live a crucified life, we enjoy the grace of Christ as the supply of the life-giving Spirit in our spirit; it is this grace that accomplishes God’s purpose and consummates the New Jerusalem. Hallelujah! Our Christian life is a life of enjoying God as grace, and […]
