May I say this to you: it takes a lifetime to learn the government
of God.
All our years on earth as Christians are spent learning to
know how God rules over us. Remember, in nothing can we freely
judge or criticize.
Let us develop the habit of not being busybodies or
babblers. Learn to be God-fearing. It is not only unprofitable, but
also most serious to provoke the governmental hand of God. Be very
careful not to let the predicament of others fall upon you; do not
draw it down upon yourself by freely condemning others.
Whatever
we sow, that we shall also reap. This maxim is very true for God’s
children. Let us learn to be charitable. The more charitable we are the
better, for by being charitable toward other people, we will receive
charity from God. If we are mean and severe with our brothers, God
will be strict and exacting with us. Learn to be gentle, merciful, and
kind toward the brethren.
Try to overlook the faults of your brethren;
speak fewer idle words, be restrained in judgment. When people are
in trouble, help them but do not judge them.
In the last days the Jews are going to suffer much. They will be
imprisoned, stripped naked, and left hungry. Those who are sheep
(see Matt. 25:31-46) will visit them in prison, clothe them in their
nakedness, and feed them in their hunger. We cannot say that
because God has decided to let the Jews pass through persecution
and distress, we then will add to their sufferings. Yes, God does
allow them to pass through deep waters, but we must learn to be
charitable.
Governmental discipline is God’s province; the concern
of the children of God in this age is to learn to be charitable and
merciful to others no matter what the circumstances. Thus shall God
spare us many distresses.
There are many Christians who have fallen terribly because of
judging people too severely in the past. Their difficulty issues out of
their past criticism. God has not lessened His rein. Extracted from watchman nee.
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