208 Quotes by Watchman Nee

I must first have the sense of God’s possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.

The greatest negative in the universe is the Cross, for with it God wiped out everything that was not of Himself: the greatest positive in the universe is the resurrection, for through it God brought into being all.

We work because we have not seen the work of Christ.

There is nothing stereotyped about God’s dealings with His children. Therefore, we must not by our prejudices and preconceptions make watertight compartments for the working out His Spirit, either in our own lives or in the lives of others. We must leave God free to work as He wills and to leave what evidence He pleases of the work He does.

God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness, but a manifestation of His Christ.

Neither our psychology nor that of the unbelievers can impart life to them. Unless the Holy Spirit Himself performs the work, all is vain.

Now is the hour we should humbly prostrate ourselves before God, willing to be convicted afresh of our sins by the Holy Spirit.

Attempting to follow Him without denying the self is the root of all failures.

To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears – THAT is Christianity!