“Splendid church life! His green garden”. This was at the Semi-Annual Heartland College Conference over March 10-12 in Kansas City, Mo. Approximately 90 students/serving ones. Our topic was, “How to be an Overcomer”. The conference over the years has grown exponentially with students as well as Christ’s life in the students. Students came from, Omaha, Nebraska; Lincoln, Nebraska; Kansas City, Missouri; Wichita, Kansas(and a few surrounding cities in Kansas) Ames, Iowa; Conway, Arkansas. The Lord is so wonderful and showed Himself to be their overcoming Life as they ate Him as the word. -via Ben Haberkorn
2 Peter 3:18 says, “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” This is one of the few places in the Bible that speaks of growth. We grow in grace. What does growing in grace mean? No one grows into grace; we all grow in grace. We cannot grow into grace; we can only grow in grace.
What is grace? Grace is God doing something for us. For us to grow in grace means that we need God to do more things for us. Suppose God has done five things for me already. But there are still three things which God has to do for me. My need has increased; therefore, I need God to do more for me. Here lies the relationship between truth and grace: Truth exposes our need, while grace supplies our need. Truth shows us where our lack is, while grace fills up that lack. Hallelujah! God has not only truth but also grace! In the Old Testament, men failed repeatedly because they only had the truth; they did not have grace. They had the law, but they did not have the strength to keep the law. We thank and praise the Lord. “For the law was given through Moses; grace and reality came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). Thank the Lord that He has shown us the truth and supplied us with grace! Hallelujah! (Collected Works of Watchman Nee, The (Set 2) Vol. 24: The Overcoming Life, Chapter 10)
