ministry unto the Lord

I discovered a few posts which i started on, but never quite had the time to complete. By started, i mean i had the idea of the post, and probably wrote only a couple of lines... This is one of them:

I was recently (this was at least six months ago now) looking up articles on prayer and worship in preparation for teaching at prayer meeting. I came across free Christian e-books - precious gems by men of faith like Watchman Nee, Smith Wigglesworth, etc.

Watchman Nee's article on ministry to the Lord was really a timely reminder on what it means to serve the Lord. He differentiates between serving the "temple" or "people" and thus just the needs, with the view of impressing men, and serving the Lord, just focused on Him, bring joy and delight to Him. He emphasized that the Lord wants us to draw near to Him and spend time in His presence. Then we'll hear from Him to know where and when and what service is to be accomplished.

Acts 13:2 "As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Ghost said: Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them"

We don't want just to do good thing, but to fulfill His divine purpose.

He also urges us not to depend on our our strength, wisdom and efforts to do the work of the ministry, but to work out of His strength and wisdom which can be obtained in His presence. It's like working out of a rest in Him. Serving people or the ministry then has its basis in and is governed by serving the Lord

In Watchman Nee's own words: Let us seek the grace of God that He may reveal to us what it really means to minister to Him!

PS. Let me know if you want to read the article in its entirety. I'll give you the website.