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Whatever challenge you face in life, giving up is not the answer. Lift it up to the Lord ❤️Trust in His process. Its a s...
20/01/2026

Whatever challenge you face in life, giving up is not the answer. Lift it up to the Lord ❤️
Trust in His process. Its a sovereign plan.

20/01/2026

Children's Meeting in Meridian
1-17-2026

20/01/2026

HOLY WORD FOR MORNING REVIVAL WEEK 4 — DAY 3

Morning Nourishment

Rom. 9:18 So then He has mercy on whom He wills, and He hardens whom He wills.

23 In order that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He had before prepared unto glory.

[Romans 9] reveals the principle that everything depends on God’s mercy. The apostle applies this principle to the Israelites. He shows us that everything that happened to the Israelites was of God’s mercy.

Romans 9:16 says that “it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.” Zeal and pursuit are of no use…Waiting too long, not waiting long enough, being too quick, or not being too quick—none of these is of any use. Being in one place or another, hearing much or hearing little— none of these is of any use either. Everything depends on the mercy of God. Only the Holy Spirit is able to lead men to a proper standing…There must at least be one time when we see that everything depends on God’s mercy. Whether we see this matter all at once or realize it through a process, the minute we touch this matter, we touch the fact—not a feeling but the fact—that everything depends on God’s mercy. (CWWN, vol. 57, “The Resumption of Watchman Nee’s Ministry,” p. 3)

Today's Reading

God’s mercy is a fact. A fact is not dependent on feeling…There must be at least one time when a person definitely touches God’s mercy.

Three kinds of people need God’s dealings: those who are strong in their will, those who are strong in their emotion, and those who are strong in their mind…These three conditions …must experience God’s breaking…Man’s strong points often hinder him from spiritual progress even more than hisweak points. Unless a man is dealt with in these three areas, he cannot know God’s mercy.

After a man has been dealt with by God, he will be tempered in his spiritual life. In many things it is inappropriate to be either too much or too little. Some people wait too long, and others do not wait long enough…Some people are not strong enough in their inner man; their outer man is too strong…Some people are too strong in their mind. Others are too strong in their emotion or their will. Their inner man is not strong enough. These conditions require tempering.

If we want our spiritual life to be well-tempered, we need to attune our condition to a proper balance. We must neither be too much nor be too little. This can be compared to shooting on a pinball machine; there are pins to the left and to the right, and the balls must be directed at the optimum angle before they can score. There are many pitfalls in our spiritual journey; our mind, emotion, and will can all become hindrances to us. If we are too much or too little, we fall into danger.

Everything depends on God’s mercy. Before I was saved, I planned to go to America. If I had left two months earlier, I would not have met Sister Dora Yu, and I might never have been saved. Even if I had been given the chance later, I might not have believed. It was God’s mercy that I met Miss Dora Yu at that time. It was neither too early nor too late.

Only God can do things in just the right proportion. We are prone to speak either too much or not enough. No one can preach a message that will meet everyone’s need. Even the apostle Paul and the apostle Peter faced the same problem. When words come out of a person’s mouth, it is difficult for the words to come out just right.

The way of the church during the past two thousand years is a way of looking to the mercy of God. Only God’s mercy can temper us. I have often told the young people that they may have to wait for five years before they will realize that everything is of God’s mercy. (CWWN, vol. 57, “The Resumption of Watchman Nee’s Ministry,” pp. 3-6)

Further Reading: CWWN, vol. 57, “The Resumption of Watchman Nee’s Ministry,” ch. 1

20/01/2026

HOLY WORD FOR MORNING REVIVAL WEEK 4 — DAY 2

Morning Nourishment

Rom. 9:15-16 For to Moses He says, "I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion." So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.

As vessels of mercy unto honor and glory, we were chosen by God according to His sovereign mercy (Rom. 9:11-16)…Being a vessel of mercy is not the result of our choice; it originates with God’s sovereignty. It is of God’s sovereignty that He created us vessels of mercy to contain Himself. His sovereignty is the basis of His selection.

God chose us even before we were born, in fact, before the foundation of the world (Eph. 1:4). Human selection depends on what people are in themselves. Those who are good, promising, or successful are likely to be selected. God’s selection, on the contrary, does not depend on what we are; it depends entirely on God’s sovereignty and His desire.

[An] illustration of God’s sovereign mercy found in Romans 9 is that of the potter and the clay…As the potter God has authority over the clay [vv. 20-21]. If He wills, He can make one vessel to honor and another to dishonor. This does not depend on our choice—it depends on His sovereignty. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 1184-1186)

Today's Reading

In Romans 9:23 and 24 Paul goes on to [say], “In order that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He had before prepared unto glory, even us, whom He has also called, not only from among the Jews but also from among the Gentiles.” All depends on God’s authority. God has the authority to make us, whom He has selected and called, vessels of mercy to contain Him so that the riches of His glory may be made known,manifested. According to His sovereign authority, He before prepared us unto glory. We were predestinated by His sovereignty to be His containers, vessels of mercy unto honor and glory to express Him. This is altogether a matter of God’s sovereign mercy.

If we would serve God in His New Testament economy, we need to know that it is wholly a matter of God’s sovereign mercy. Through many years of experience I have become strongly and deeply convinced that everything that happens to us is of God’s mercy. All is a matter of God’s mercy. The more we see this, the more we shall spontaneously bear our responsibility before the Lord. However, even the bearing of responsibility is of God’s mercy. Why is it that some believers are willing to bear their responsibility and that others are not? The answer lies in God’s mercy [Rom. 9:15]…Because of God’s mercy we responded to the gospel when others did not respond, we received a word about Christ as life when others refused to receive it, and we took the way of the Lord’s recovery when others drew back from taking this way. Regarding His recovery, God has mercy on whom He will have mercy…Our being here is altogether due to the mercy of God. If you consider how the Lord brought you into the church life in the Lord’s recovery, you will worship Him for His mercy. Concerning the gospel, the ministry of life, and the church life, God has had mercy on us. How we must praise Him for His sovereign mercy, and worship Him for His mercy!

[In Ephesians 2:4] we see that God is rich in mercy because of His great love toward us. The object of love should be in a lovable condition, but the object of mercy is always in a pitiful situation. God’s mercy reaches us for His love. God loves us because we are the object of His selection. But we became pitiful by our fall, even dead in our offenses and sins. Therefore, we need God’s mercy to reach us. Because of His great love, God is rich in mercy to save us from our wretched position to a condition that is suitable for His love. This most far-reaching attribute of God should cause our heart to react to His love. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 1186, 100)

Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 110

20/01/2026

HOLY WORD FOR MORNING REVIVAL WEEK 4 — DAY 1

Morning Nourishment

Eph. 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us.

Matt. 9:13 …"I desire mercy and not sacrifice," for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.

Mercy is the most far reaching of God’s attributes. Mercy goes further than grace. God’s love does not reach as far as His grace, and His grace does not reach as far as His mercy…If I come to you as your dear friend, and you give me a gift, that is grace. However, if I am a poor, unclean beggar, unable to do anything for myself, and you give me a gift, that is mercy. This illustrates the fact that God’s mercy is more far reaching than His grace. Grace extends only to a situation that corresponds to it. But mercy goes much further, reaching into a situation that is poor and unworthy of grace. According to our natural condition, we were far removed from God, totally unworthy of His grace. We were eligible only to receive His mercy. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 98)

Today's Reading

God’s mercy does not depend on man’s good condition. Rather, God’s mercy is shown in man’s pitiful condition. It reaches beyond His grace. It is God’s mercy that has reached us. None of us was in a condition that corresponded to His grace. We were so poor and pitiful that there was the need for God’s mercy to extend to our fallen condition. God’s mercy has brought us into His grace. How we need to realize this and worship God for His mercy! Even now, after being saved and having shared in the riches of God’s life, we still, in some ways, are in a condition that needs God’s mercy to reach us. This is the reason Hebrews 4:16 says that first we need to obtain mercy, and then we can find grace for timely help. Oh, how much we needGod’s mercy! We should treasure His mercy as much as we appreciate His grace. It is always God’s mercy that qualifies us to participate in His grace.

Paul says that “it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy” [Rom. 9:16]. Our concept is that the one who wills will gain what he wills to obtain and that the one who runs will gain what he runs after. If this were the case, then God’s selection would be according to our effort and labor…On the contrary, God’s selection is of God who shows mercy. We do not need to will or to run, for God has mercy on us. If we know God’s mercy, we shall not put our trust in our effort. Neither shall we be disappointed by our failures. The hope for our wretched condition is in God’s mercy.

Romans 11:32 says, “For God has shut up all in disobedience that He might show mercy to all.” Man’s disobedience affords God’s mercy an opportunity, and God’s mercy brings man salvation. How marvelous is God’s mercy!

God’s mercy and His grace are both the expression of His love. When we are in a pitiful condition, His mercy reaches us and brings us into a state where He is able to favor us with His grace. Luke 15:20-24 says that when the father saw the prodigal son returning, he had compassion on him. This is the deeper mercy, an expression of the father’s affectionate love. Then the father clothed his son with the best robe and fed him with the fatted calf. This is grace, which also manifests the father’s love. God’s mercy reaches further than His grace, bridging the gap between us and God’s grace.

Often, because of our pitiful condition, we need to receive mercy before we can find grace. We come to the throne of grace (Heb. 4:16) like beggars, in somewhat the same condition as was the prodigal son when he came to his father. A beggar, like the prodigal, needs mercy. When we come to the throne of grace, we may have the sense that we are pitiful and say, “Father, I am not worthy of anything.” But the Father may say, “You are unworthy, but I am merciful. My mercy reaches you and qualifies you to receive my favor. My mercy brings Me to you that I may clothe you with the best robe.” God’s mercy is always available to us. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 98-99)

Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 10

18/01/2026

THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN
THE BROTHERS AND THE SISTERS

There is another boundary that needs to be strictly kept. That is the boundary between the brothers and the sisters. This is also a great boundary. There is one thing we must admit: while Christians live on earth today, the place where they have the most opportunity to contact the opposite s*x is the church. Between the brothers and sisters, they meet in the meetings, in the service, in the gospel preaching, and in their witnessing work. For this reason, in their administration of the church, the elders must draw a boundary between the brothers and the sisters. This is not a boundary of separation, but a boundary of distinction. This boundary must never be removed or annulled. Whenever you annul this boundary, you will involve yourselves in immense trouble.

In Christianity there are some zealous ones with little spiritual experience who suggest: "We are all brothers and sisters in the Lord. Since we are all spiritual, we do not need to distinguish the brothers from the sisters." I want to tell the brothers and sisters that I have seen the fruit from such a concept. I have heard even more about such things. They bring untold problems to the church. In some places, it is the elders who are reaping and eating their own fruit because the elders themselves have led the church this way. Their way of administration is to cause the brothers and sisters not to have any boundary. This is altogether wrong.

While we live on this earth and in our flesh, in no way can you believe that the boundary between men and women can be abolished; there is no such thing. This is the devil’s teaching. In some places, some teach that we are all spiritual, and that to talk about the boundary between male and female is to have defiled thoughts. Some almost condemn me by saying that it is because my thoughts are filthy and unclean that I am talking about the boundary between the brothers and the sisters. No. Even if thousands of people would rise up to say that my thoughts are unclean, I will still stand up to tell you that you need a boundary between the brothers and the sisters. The elders in every locality must set up a firm boundary between the brothers and the sisters; they should never remove it.
The Elders' Management of the Church,
by Witness Lee

18/01/2026

We need to pray for the saints, but we should not aim our prayers at them. On the one hand we pray for them, but on the other hand we pray for them because of God’s interest. We pray for God's interest. We don't pray just for an emergency. Prayers should be our daily connections with God in our daily living.

18/01/2026

We need to remember that prayer involves three parties: us, God, and Satan. Sometimes when we pray for a certain person, Satan comes to attack him, and his situation becomes worse. The reason for this is that our interest is in that person, not in God’s economy. No matter for whom we are praying, we should aim our prayer at God’s Christ, who is God’s interest in His economy.

18/01/2026

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything present your requests to God through prayer. ”
(Philippians 4:6-7)

When fear walks in, walk in prayer.
When worries increase, strengthen your faith and trust God

Today, God encouraged us to turn our backs on fear and face life with faith.

❤️ You're not the only one.
❤️You are not abandoned.
❤️You are not defeated.

“If God is for us, who can be against us? ”
— Romans 8:31

AMEN!

To God be all the Glory and God bless you all my beloved brother and sisters in the Lord!

18/01/2026

Young People of Tanza and General Trias Cavite
Hymn Singing
1-18-2026

Combine LTMTanza and General Trias CaviteJan. 18, 2026(Part2)
18/01/2026

Combine LTM
Tanza and General Trias Cavite
Jan. 18, 2026
(Part2)

18/01/2026

THE CHURCH IN GENERAL TRIAS ( Cavite )
Ang Ekklesia sa General Trias,

NS 321- GLORIOUS VISION,
January 18, 2026

LUKE 8:1 ( Recovery Version )
And soon afterward He journeyed from city to city and avillage to village, preaching and announcing the gospel of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with Him,

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