The Ministry of God's Word by Watchman Nee

Author:Watchman Nee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Religion, General, Christian Ministry, Christian Theology, Counseling & Recovery
ISBN: 9780935008289
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
Published: 1971-03-31T22:00:00+00:00

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oppressed by them all the time. It is not that their spirit is unable to receive light; for even if they do receive light, what is received will be wasted because they do not have a steady mind with which to anchor the light. Enlightenment must be coupled with a mind free to receive it. It takes a strong and rich mind to fix the light. When one’s mind is occupied with other problems he seems to be wandering in a labyrinth, unable to extricate himself so as to discern the light. You know the light has shone into your spirit, but there it has been blocked.

God’s light follows a certain way even as God’s word follows its certain way. If God’s word is going to become a ministration through us, then it must pass through certain prescribed stages in us. If we desire to serve God with the word, we must allow the word of God to go through these required stages. Any defect in the mind can block the light in the spirit from being translated into words.

It is rather strange that when light shines in our spirit we usually do not apprehend its meaning. It fades away before we are able to understand it. Our mind often proves inadequate in deciphering the meaning of the light. We have seen something, yet we do not know what we have seen. There is therefore the need in this case for a second or third enlightenment before we can fix the light. Yet if our thoughts are rich, we can easily hold the light when it first shines. If our mind has no other burden or is unoccupied with other affairs, we shall be able to perceive distinctly what is in the light.

All experienced ones will agree with us in this: that when our mind tries to translate light, it would appear the light is always fleeing; hence our thought must clear our mind swiftly or else the light will escape us. The quicker our thought, the easier the translation. Should the light escape, it may be that in God’s mercy the light will come to us the second time. But if not, we have missed something precious, and all because of the inadequacy of our mind.

Often we feel our thought is not keen enough. And oh! how 158

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frequently after we behold a light we try so hurriedly to translate it into words as though we were snatching something out of the fire.

We may, indeed, be able to fix some of it, but the best escapes us.

Light never stays put long enough to allow us to think slowly and to digest it gradually. Swiftly it comes and swiftly it goes.

Brethren, you will realize how inadequate your mind is when you find you cannot hold the light. Before you attempt to link your thought with God’s light, you may consider yourself to be quite clever, you may even boast of your keenness. Nonetheless, you shall discover your mental weakness when you are unable to translate God’s light into meaningful words.

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