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)
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)
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 […]
Nuggets from the Ministry: Our Prayer Laying the Tracks for God to Move (Watchman Nee)
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 […]