Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Inspired by this post from Dan I decided to look up some Watchman Nee quotes.
This one was a doozy. I hope that my ending here on earth carries the same quiet, firm conviction as that posessed by this great man who died in a Chinese prison after 20 years of imprisonment for his faith:
Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men's sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ.
- Watchman Nee - Note found under his pillow, in prison, at his death.
"The reason why many Christians do not experience the power of the Spirit, though He actually dwells in their hearts, is that they lack reverence. And they lack reverence because they have not had their eyes opened of the fact of His presence. The fact is there, but they have not seen it. Why is it that some of God's children live victorious lives while others are in a state of constant defeat? The difference is not accounted for by the presence or absence of the Spirit (for He dwells in the heart of every child of God) but by this, that some recognize His indwelling and others do not. True revelation of the fact of the Spirit's indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian."
--from The Normal Christian Life