God needs Man to Exercise his Spirit and his Will to Pray according to God’s Will

When we bring our desires and thoughts to God, He will imprint His desires and thoughts into us to the extent that they become our desires and thoughts. These prayers are the most precious of all prayers; they are the most weighty prayers. Watchman Nee

Our service to God as priests is by prayer, and this prayer needs to be according to His heart and will; to have such a prayer, we need to allow the Spirit to mingle our desires with His desires, lead our thoughts into His thoughts, and imprint His … [Continue reading]

Having our Desires Blended with God’s Desires to Pray the Prayers Initiated by God

Ezek. 36:37 Thus says the Lord Jehovah, Moreover for this I will be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.

As believers in Christ who love the Lord and pursue to know and experience Christ, we serve God by prayer, and our prayers needs to be according to His heart and will. In 1 John 5:16 we see that, if we see a brother committing a sin not unto death, … [Continue reading]

Not Quenching the Spirit but Fanning our Spirit into Flame to Serve God with Divine Fire

1 Thes. 5:19 Do not quench the Spirit.

If we love God, offer ourselves to God, and are willing to forsake everything for God, placing ourselves in His hand in order to be broken, He as the divine fire will be burning in us to motivate us and energize us to serve Him by fanning our spirit … [Continue reading]

The Basis of Genuine Service is Knowing the Cross to Allow the Divine Fire to Burn in us

Only work that is produced through burning is of gold, silver, and precious stones; the work that is not produced through burning is of wood, grass, and stubble. The day will come when the work of each will be tested by fire; if our work is the issue of fire, our work will stand the test of fire. Witness Lee

So many people today "serve God" but without the divine fire and without knowing the cross; some serve God as a proffession, others serve Him from time to time, while even others serve Him as a duty, outwardly. But the service that God desires to … [Continue reading]

Offering Ourselves to God for His Fire to Burn in us and Motivate us for His Service

If we offer ourselves to God sincerely, fire will descend from heaven and burn us; this burning will become the energy that moves us, and the issue of this burning will be our service. Witness Lee

All the service that we as believers in Christ offer to God should be based on the fire that comes from God; we need to be those who are offering ourselves to God for His fire to burn in us and energize us to serve Him. In the Old Testament all … [Continue reading]

Every Service to God must be Based on the Fire from the Altar of Burnt Offering

Fire is a source of energy; in order for our service to be full of energy, our service must pass through the fire on the altar (Lev. 6:13). This fire should be the energy, the driving force, the impulse, within us; if we have this fire, our service will be out of God, not out of ourselves (Luke 12:49). Witness Lee

Our God is a consuming fire, Christ came to cast fire on earth, the Spirit is seven lamps of fire burning before God's throne, the Triune God is burning in resurrection to call us, the word of God is like fire burning in us, and our serving God … [Continue reading]

God is a Consuming Fire, Christ cast Fire on Earth, and the Spirit is a Burning Flame

Jer. 23:29 Is not My word thus - like fire, declares Jehovah, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

The source of our service must be God, and the basis of our work must be the fire from the altar. In serving God we need to have not only the proper source (which is God Himself) but also the proper basis, the basic principle of our work. If we … [Continue reading]