Sit, Walk, Stand
by Watchman Nee, 1977
- Sit
- The Range of His Finished Work -- Every aspect of the Christian
life -- salvation, sanctification, everything -- is ours because Christ's
work is done. He is seated in the heavenlies. When we learn to rest in His
finished work, and see ourselves seated with Him, only then have we begun.
- God the Giver -- God is so wealthy that His chief delight is to
give. When we stop giving and working, we discover how much He is willing
to do.
- Walk
- The Perfection of the Father -- Walking involves conduct or
behaviour. But our conception of right conduct does not go far enough.
We cannot meet God's expectations of correct behaviour. Fortunately He has
done it all for us through Christ. This is why we 'sit' first. We rest
and let Him be our walk.
- Redeeming the Time -- Walking involves getting somewhere. The
wise will eagerly pursure the goal, while the foolish waste time with
unimportant matters.
- Stand: The victory has already been won, we simply hold that
ground.
- In His Name -- God has entrusted His Name and His Son's Name to
those who walk in His way. Therefore, we cannot stand in His power until
we have first learned to sit, then walk.
- The Divine Self-comittal -- Four essential features of a work to
which God can commit Himself.
- A true revelation to our hearts of the eternal purpose of God.
- All work that is going to be effective in the divine purpose must be
conceived by God.
- All work to be effective must depend for its continuance upon the power
of God alone.
- The end and object of all work to which God can commit Himself must be
His glory.
- The God of Elijah -- A powerfully moving story from the life of
the author illustrating the points made earlier. God working in modern
times in just such a way as He did back in the Bible. He truly is still
the God of Elijah.
