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Method Or Person

Posted in Jesus, Meditation, Methods, Watchman Nee, tagged on June 2, 2011| 4 Comments »

Watchman Nee

Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way…” – John 14:5-6a

While traveling through an airport years ago I was approached by a Hare Krishna devote in his wig passing out books and proclaiming his meditation as the way Jesus recommended. I was a new believer at the time (and feisty) but I knew that wasn’t right — I began following him, witnessing to him about Christ until he left the airport saying, “Man, leave me alone!” (That wasn’t very effective but it was quite a sight and an interesting memory)

Fact it, Jesus never recommend a method or formula, he recommended himself.

Watchman Nee (1903 – 1972), spiritual reformer who spent his last 20 years persecuted in a Communist prison, put it this way:

[T]o believe in the Lord himself, and to believe a formula, are actually two different motions…A method has no power nor effectiveness; for not being Christ, it is simply a dead thing. Every spiritual thing outside of Christ is dead…

The reason for many unanswered prayers and ineffective testimonies is found in our not touching the Lord. We have merely copied the method of others; we have not touched the Lord himself.” – Watchman Nee, Christ The Sum of All Spiritual Things

– fritz@langgang.com

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Biblical Meditation

Posted in Meditation, Peace, tagged , , on April 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. – 1st Timothy 4:15

Meditation has beneficial effects on the mind and body – not eastern meditation but Biblical meditation.

Hebrew’s (the language of the Old Testament) word for “Meditation” literally means ” to mutter, speak, or muse (think)”.  It’s not emptying the mind while sitting in a strange position and saying something that has no meaning.  It is filling the mind with godly thoughts and words chock full of meaning!

“I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings. – Psalm 77:12

The Greek (language of the New Testament) is similar.   “Meditate” literally means “to resolve in the mind, imagine”

Overcome worry and stress not by blanking out the mind but by pushing stress out with something peaceful.

Psalm 23 is a perfect candidate for Biblical meditation.   When enemies of peace stir around, think the imagery and repeat the words:

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. – Psalm 23:5;

In your mind see the table and God preparing it for a blessing your enemies can’t prevent, pouring oil of blessing upon your head, giving you more than you can hold.

Try that a while and tell me what you think.

– fritz

Related Post: Time with God Now – August 23, 2010

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