Friday, November 27, 2009

From the works of 'Watchman Nee' - The Joyful Heart

Following are the messages I got, from my reading off the book 'The Joyful Heart - Daily Meditations' by Watchman Nee.
I personally wish to thank my friend, Ashlee for sending me the book after she had done reading it.



January 1st

God works in ever new ways. We do not dwell in how God had worked in the past, but to move forward to see his ever new ways of working things outs.


January 2ndMen may give up, but God never stops at something until they are fulfilled.


January 3rd Do not wait for assignments to come to you, but keep an eye look out for works that are already out there, waiting for people to take on.


January 4thChrist is: the light, the bread of life, the way. In short, Christ is everything.


January 5th Having been touched, we are able to give out so much more, more than what other people or even ourselves could ever imagine.


January 6th This particular one seemed to have impacted my friend Ashlee, as I could see highlighted keynotes of this particular devotion, in the bookcopy. Personally, I know of the 2nd part below, but I have no idea at all before this, on the 1st part. For me, it was just praying and praying til God fulfills the promise, yet not expecting Him to fulfill (though I've learned that we would have to persistently pray til God fulfills the promise; in a way, we should come to expect the fulfillment of the promise.

Prayer consists of 2 parts:
- Pray til God gives you a promise on what you are praying for.
- Pray til God fulfills the promise.


Jnnuary 7thDidn't really get any messages off here for meself, so yea.
If you would have anything spoken to your heart upon reading this particular day's devotion, feel free to contribute under comments section. :)

2 comments:

Nicholas said...

I would say that January 7th is a hidden gem... The endurance of a Christian can be easily shaken but the prophet Isaiah had a peace within his spirit that allowed him to comfort and aid his people, even as their lives with God seemingly laid in ruins. He endured through much pain and hardships, but came out of it a better man of God. It shows the true nature of the Christian walk; which is a very painful one, but with many treasures promised at the finish line - we just have to learn to suffer through for our Lord's sake. Praise be to our God, He is the life giving Vine! Ashlee

Sam said...

thanks ash! that was purely enlightening! :)