Challenged, Enlightened, Nourished, and Fulfilled, B. W.

I am a physician-researcher at a university medical center, a father of two, and a seeking Christian since I met the Lord in a definite way in my youth. I want to express that I have found the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee to be a precious resource to me in my daily walk with the Lord. Their writings reflect a profound and intimate knowledge of the Bible. The language of their writings is simple, making it readable and understandable. It lacks the grandiosity of most theological writings I've come across, so I don't get lost in complex language; yet more than a cursory examination will reveal that the thoughts conveyed by these two servants of the Lord are indeed deep and solidly based in Scripture.

Through their writings I have come to love the Bible. It is a rich, deep mine, containing the revelation of God's heart's desire to man. The Bible to me is tremendously difficult to understand, especially to see past the stories and commandments and to seize upon its central message, to peer into the heart of God. I cannot pretend to have the capacity or insight to grasp its contents. The ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee has, for me, unlocked the Bible to a great degree. I am prompted to pause at almost every page of their writings, challenged to consider and reconsider, to think, to muse, and to pray over what has been said. At almost every page, in the Lord's presence, I also receive the shining of His divine light. Lately I have been re-reading many of the footnotes of Witness Lee in the Recovery Version of the New Testament. Truly enlightening! The Bible is becoming an opened book, and a never-ending source of spiritual nourishment.

These brothers' writings not only present the truths, the doctrines of the Bible, in a very clear way, but they also lead me into the normal, healthy experience of Christ. I was helped to see that the Bible is not a dead book, but the living breath of the living God, requiring me to receive it and practice it in a living way (2 Timothy 3:16). For instance, during a busy day, exhausted by deadlines at work and responsibilities at home, I enjoy calling on the name of the Lord, as Jeremiah did, breathing the Lord's name out of a low dungeon (Lamentations 3:55-56). Through this, I receive the riches of Christ (Romans 10:10). What a fulfilling experience that a man on the earth can be joined to the Lord as one spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17)! This is but one example of a scriptural practice that has helped me in my personal life, family life, and professional life.

I am glad to see such writings in wider distribution nowadays. I believe that many will receive the benefit that I have received. God desires that all men come to the full knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4), and I thank the Lord that the faithful ministry of these two brothers in Christ has helped me toward this goal.