Who Will Gain and Lose

"And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly." - Romans 16:20

We believers who have been chosen by the Lord should never forget this purpose of our being involved in destroying the works and power of the devil. Whatever we do, we should not ask if this matter is good or bad, but ask instead if it is profitable to God and destructive to Satan. We will not do anything if it has no power to affect the kingdom of darkness and to cause damage to the devil.

In all our works we are to judge them not by the apparent result but by the effect they shall have in the spiritual realm as to who will gain and who will lose. This is spiritual warfare that is not to be waged by the efforts of flesh and blood. This is also to be the criterion at the judgement seat on that day: whether a work is to be burned or to stand shall be based on how effective it was in effecting the will of God.

The Lord My Portion (Watchman Nee 主僕倪柝聲弟兄)

Read the Scriptures: Romans 14

Bring in the Light

"And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not." - John 1:5

There is a great danger today of concentrating attention on questions of dark things and making them the subject of conversation. We invite darkness by discussing it, seeking to deal with it, or even thinking about it. The Christian must learn in this to set aside everything that is negative and be occupied with the positive.

Darkness cannot be driven out of the world, but light can swallow it up. The reverse is never true. There is no such thing as darkness swallowing up light. Light is light wherever it is, even under a bushel. Let me repeat: here even in this dark world, light is light. All the world's darkness cannot extinguish it, but must itself retreat before even the glow of a tiny candle. When you meet darkness, it is absurd to dispel it. Just bring in the light.

The Joyful Heart (by Watchman Nee)

Read the Scriptures: John 1:1-5