Watchman Nee - Table in the Wilderness - January 30 He will blossom like the lily, like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots. Hosea 14:5 Here united in the child of God are two contrasting characters. Above ground, as it were, is the simple un-sophisticated life of trust and faith represented by the Lily of Gods planting. That is what men see. Yet buried deep down out of sight, giving to this frail plant a wholly unsuspected strength, are the massive roots of the cedar. Here surely is the paradox of a life in which the Cross is known. Outwardly it is fragile as the Lily blooming on the earth, but secretly there is a hundred times more below ground. This is the test. How much of my life is seen? When men look on the surface, have they seen the whole, or is there something more? Have I in the unseen a secret history with God? Men take account only of the lily blooming in its weakness. God is concerned with the roots, that they shall be cedar-like in strength.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:28:19 +0000
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