Weekly Pursuit – Week 1 of December
Verses:
Matt. 7:13-14 “Enter in through the narrow gate…. Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way that leads to life, and few are those who find it.”
Excerpts:
A miracle is not mentioned in John 15 concerning the bearing of fruit, but trimming is strongly referred to by the Lord. Are you going to bring forth fruit? You need to be trimmed, pruned. To be trimmed is to be constricted. The fruit of life does not come by means of a miracle. We need to see that the more we are constricted, the more we are regulated. The more we are regulated, the more we are healthy. A sick tree cannot bear fruit. God’s ordination is for living things, such as the trees, to grow vitally. We Christians should also be growing vitally. We need to be healthy and normal. We should not expect to get many persons saved. We should always be prepared to bear one remaining fruit a year. We should pray, “Lord, give me one fruit per year, remaining fruit, healthy fruit, fruit that is healthy just as I am.”
Paul was the biggest gift, so we may think he would do everything miraculously. But the Bible tells us that Paul was not able to do that many miracles…He was one who labored all the time. The environment in the church life narrows us down and restricts us…Do not expect to do a big work and to become a great person. Just live normally, commonly, always entering through the narrow gate and walking on the constricted way. Then be assured that you will bear remaining fruit each year. Also, many saints will be helped by you to pass through the narrow gate and walk on the constricted way. (The Training and the Practice of the Vital Groups, ch. 13)
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