black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.

Watchman Nee

Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit – a very common symptom indeed among God’s children. Such bitterness and fault-finding and enmity inflict a severe blow upon spiritual life.
WATCHMAN NEE

Among Children Christian Common Enemy Entice Frequently God Harbor Inner Spirit Symptom Unforgive
The book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a preacher nor anyone deciding to do the Lord’s work by making himself a missionary or a pastor. What we do see is the Holy Spirit Himself appointing and sending men out to do the work.
WATCHMAN NEE

Act Approach Bets Book Our Work
Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
WATCHMAN NEE

Been Gracious Indeed Lord Me
Numerous Christians do not know how to glorify God in their eating and drinking. They do not eat and drink simply to keep their body fit for the Lord’s use but indulge to satisfy their personal desires.
WATCHMAN NEE

Atify Christian Desire Drink Eat Glorify God Know Numerous Personal
Everyone who believes in God must have His revelation in his spirit, or else what he believes is not God but mere human wisdom, ideals or words. Such faith cannot endure the test.
WATCHMAN NEE

Believe Else Endure Everyone Faith God Have Human Must Revelation Spirit Such Test Wisdom
True revelation of the fact of the Spirit’s indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian.
WATCHMAN NEE

Christian Fact Indwelling Life Revelation Revolution Spirit True
Not by gain our life is measured, But by what we’ve lost ‘Tis scored; ‘Tis not how much wine is drunken But how much has been outpoured. For the strength of love never standeth In the sacrifice we bear; He who has the greatest suffering Ever has the most to share.
WATCHMAN NEE

Drunker Gain Life Lost Measure Not Purple Score
Life in the spirit is a suffering way, filled with watching and laboring, burdened by weariness and trial, punctuated by heartbreak and conflict.
WATCHMAN NEE

Burden Conflict Fill Heartbreak Life Punctuate Spirit Suffer Trail Watch Way Weariness
God has supplied all my needs and has not failed me once.
WATCHMAN NEE

All Fail God Has Me Need Once Supply
We consider strong emotion or outward conduct as life. In reality, though, these are not life. We ought to realize that only the Lord is life. Christ is our life. And it is the Lord who lives out this life in us.
WATCHMAN NEE

Christ Conduct Consider Emotion Life Live Lord Out Outward Reality Realize Strong Us
Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence they cannot cast out demons.
WATCHMAN NEE

Allow Demons Many Prayer Preoccupied Time Work
The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
WATCHMAN NEE

Cross Experience Give Grant Holy Position Spirit
An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.
WATCHMAN NEE

An Unpeaceful Can Min Normally Not Operate Speak
Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
WATCHMAN NEE

Lord Not Place Servant Take Until
I must first have the sense of God’s possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.
WATCHMAN NEE

Before First God Have I Must Possession Presence Sense
The Lord has shown me that I can do anything, but that He has said, apart from Me ye can do nothing. So it comes to this, that everything I have done, and can still do apart from Him is nothing!
WATCHMAN NEE

Anything Apart Can Do Everything Lord Me Nothing Shown So Ye

Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Watchman Nee Quotes