~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2 Cor 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by appearance)
Rom 10:17 So faith comes out of hearing, and hearing through
the word of Christ.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Some people are not hoping, praying, or waiting, but they are
looking for feelings. A sister said that she had surrendered
and believed that the Lord was living in her, but she dared
not say that she had overcome. This was because from the day
she received the Lord Jesus as her victory, she had never had
any feeling about it... There may be some occasions when
feelings are useful. However, feelings are useless in
understanding the things of God. The hand can only touch
things and sense their temperature; it cannot see a picture.
Spiritual things can be substantiated only by faith; they
cannot be substantiated by feelings. We overcome because of
the Word of God. God speaks, and it is done. This is not a
matter of feeling some kind of strength or experiencing some
exuberant sensation for a few days. In order to overcome,
there needs to be only one word from the Lord.
God has given us a covenant which says that meekness is ours,
patience is ours, and love, temperance, and everything in
Christ are ours. But when you lose your temper again, and your
pride, uncleanness, and failures come back, what should you
do? If you believe God’s Word, you should say, “God, I thank
and praise You because I can be meek, patient, humble, loving,
and temperate. I can be all these because Christ is living in
me.” As long as you grasp hold of God’s Word, the things you
fear will go away.
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Bible verses are taken from the recovery Version of the Bible
(RcV) and Words of Ministry from Watchman Nee, The Overcoming
Life, pp. 122-124. Both are published by Living Stream
Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat from 7/25/97)
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