Today’s Devotional is from Witness Lee
Today’s Text:
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Phil. 4:23
The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. 2 Tim. 4:22
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:6
Words of Ministry:
When Paul says, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit,” he means that the supply and enjoyment of the Triune God by and through the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ should be with us. When we have such a supply, we enjoy and experience the Triune God all day long. The here is our regenerated spirit indwelt by the Spirit of Christ. It is in this spirit of ours that we enjoy Christ and experience Him as Paul did.
Many Christians today have missed the mark of the regenerated spirit. They speak a lot about the Holy Spirit, but not the human spirit. Because of this neglect of the regenerated human spirit, there is very little experience of Christ or enjoyment of the all-inclusive grace.
If we would enjoy the grace which is with our spirit, we need to exercise our spirit. The way to exercise the spirit is to pray, read the Word daily, and call on the name of the Lord Jesus. Whenever we call on the Lord Jesus or pray to God the Father, we automatically exercise our spirit…When we call on the Lord, pray in a proper way, and read the Word daily, we truly exercise our spirit. Exercising our spirit in this way is the secret to enjoying the grace with our spirit. Oh, we all need more exercise of the spirit to enjoy the Lord!!
We all know that man has three parts: the spirit, the soul, and the body. Bodily exercise is necessary and profitable. When one exercises physically, they tend to sleep better at night. It is hardly necessary to speak of the exercise of the soul, especially of the mind, since this emphasized so much in our schools. But there is great need to emphasize the need to exercise the spirit.
The more we exercise the spirit, the more we will be healthy and strong in our entire being. Our physical body will be healthy, our mind will be fresh and alert, and our spirit will be energized. Again I say, the exercise of the spirit is the secret, the unique way, to participate in the very grace that is the Triune God as the all-inclusive Spirit. As we enjoy Him, we become healthy and strong in our spirit and in our whole being.
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