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The release of the Spirit | Diet 14



 RECOGNIZING "the Thing In Hand" 

LET ME FIRST explain our topic. Suppose a father asks his son to do a certain thing. The son answers, "Right now I have something in my hand; as soon as I finish it I will do what you order." "The thing in hand" is the thing which the son is doing prior to his father's orders, and of course, it affects the response the instruction. Immediately we recognize that we all have those "things in our hands" which hinder us in our walk with God or our response to instruction from God. It might be anything, a good, important or seemingly necessary thing, which preoccupies us and diverts our attention. As long as the outward man remains unbroken, we shall most likely find our hands full of many things(activities). Our outward man has its own religious interests, perspectives, appetites, concerns and labors. So when the Spirit of God moves in our spirit, our outward man cannot answer God's call. Thus it is the "thing in hand" which blocks the way to spiritual usefulness.

May the Lord deliver us from every thing in our hands hindering our walk with Him in Jesus name. Amen.


Author: Watchman Nee

Compiled and edited by: Peter O. Olutoyese. 

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