In order for us to deal with the flesh, we need to pray in union with the interceding Christ in order to cooperate with the fighting Spirit who indwells us; this is seen in type in Exo. 17, where Joshua, Moses, Hur, and Aaron were all involved in the defeat of the Amalekites. Amalek […]
Seeing that our Flesh is an Enemy of God’s Authority and is in Rebellion against God
With Amalek there is a hand against the throne of the Lord; the flesh is an enemy of God’s authority, trying to overthrow the throne of God, and is versus the kingship, so the flesh needs to be thoroughly dealt with before the kingdom of God can come in. Wow! In each one of […]
As the Totality of our Fallen old man, the Flesh is Enmity against God and Cannot Please God
In the eyes of God and according to the Bible, the flesh denotes the totality of the fallen old man, our entire fallen being; it is the living out and expression of the old man, and the flesh is enmity against God, not being subject to God’s law nor being able to please God. […]
The Flesh is the Greatest Destroyer of the Christian Life: God hates it and will Exterminate it
The greatest destroyer of the Christian life is the flesh, typified by Amalek, who was warlike, the leading enemy in frustrating us from going on with the Lord; the Lord wants us to fully deal with the flesh and have no compromise with the flesh. Amen! This week in our Crystallization-study of 1 and […]
Nuggets from the Ministry – Watchman Nee’s Prayer at the 1938 Keswick Convention, The Lord Reigns!
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 […]