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List "Daily Words" by Date

• 2010
  • March
    • Guarding Our Heart 03/06
    • The Sisters’ Emotion 03/05
    • Equipped to Follow Christ 03/04
    • Equipping Our Heart 03/03
    • Equipping Our Emotion 03/02
    • Equipping Our Mind 03/01
  • February
    • One in Testimony 02/27
    • Do Not Try to Make Others Conform 02/26
    • One in a Mutual Living 02/25
    • One in Life and Nature 02/24
    • A Display of the God of Oneness 02/23
    • Oneness and the God of Oneness 02/22
    • Cared for by the More Mature Saints 02/20
    • Waiting for the Lord 02/19
    • Hiding Ourselves 02/18
    • Defiled, Cleansed, and Anointed 02/17
    • Active in the Night 02/16
    • Caring for Others’ Growth 02/15
    • Fight for Your Heart 02/13
    • No Response to the Lord’s Call 02/12
    • Occupied with Fame and Power 02/11
    • Occupied with Money 02/10
    • Do We Have a Good Foundation? 02/09
    • The Need to be Equipped Inwardly 02/08
    • A Practical Example 02/06
    • Dealing with Finances 02/05
    • Saving Our Capacity for the Lord 02/04
    • Are We Touching What is Spiritual? 02/03
    • A Temptation in Serving: The Work 02/02
    • An Advantage of Serving Full-Time 02/01
  • January
    • Cared for by the Shepherds 01/30
    • The Footsteps of the Flock 01/29
    • The Fairest Among Women 01/28
    • “How Can I Enjoy You More?” 01/27
    • No Substitutes for the Lord 01/26
    • The Most Important Principle 01/25
    • Wandering Beside the Flock 01/23
    • Do We Have the Lord? 01/22
    • Desiring Something More 01/21
    • “Where Do You Feed Your Flock?” 01/20
    • Our Mother’s Sons 01/19
    • Our Own Vineyard 01/18
    • The Enlargement of the Oneness 01/16
    • The One God Produces the One Accord 01/15
    • Teaching by Example 01/14
    • Oneness and One Accord 01/13
    • The God of Oneness 01/12
    • Oneness: A Profound Matter 01/11
    • Five Basic Elements for Loving the Lord 01/09
    • Drawn with the Other Virgins 01/08
    • Like Ointment Poured Forth 01/07
    • The Anointing Oils 01/06
    • The Need to Spend Time 01/05
    • Touching His Love, but Not Himself 01/04
    • Joined to the Lord for His Desire 01/02
    • A Blessing to the Lord 01/01
• 2009
  • December
    • Laying Hold of the Lord Himself 12/31
    • Lovely to the Lord 12/30
    • Reaching Us Where We Are 12/29
    • Ruth’s Obedience 12/28
    • Imitating the Lord’s Servant 12/26
    • The Need to be in the Word 12/25
    • Exhorted by His Pattern 12/24
    • Immersed in the Word 12/23
    • Knowing the Bible 12/22
    • The Need to be Equipped 12/21
    • A Spirit of Guidance 12/19
    • One Who Can Minister Life to Others 12/18
    • The Need to be Constituted 12/17
    • A Regulated Living to Mature in Life 12/16
    • Not Fulfilling Our Ministry 12/15
    • Life and the Ministry of Life 12/14
    • Following the Lord Himself 12/12
    • Going to Where the Lord Is 12/11
    • The Lord as the Center 12/10
    • Consecrated Before the Lord 12/09
    • A Time in Darkness 12/08
    • Down at the Threshing Floor 12/07
    • Presenting What We Have Experienced of God 12/05
    • Nothing of Ourselves 12/04
    • Coming to the Lord Based on What He Has Done 12/03
    • The Base for Our Consecration 12/02
    • Cleansed through Fellowship 12/01
  • November
    • Cleansed through Confessing 11/30
    • May We Become Such a Blessing 11/28
    • A Blessing for Generations to Come 11/27
    • Blessed, and a Blessing 11/26
    • Just as the Lord 11/25
    • Producing the Oil and the Wine 11/24
    • Enjoying the Fruit of Our Labor 11/23
    • Christ in Our Spirit as the Anointing 11/21
    • Strong, Rich, and Full of Life 11/20
    • Exclusively of the Spirit 11/19
    • How Many Have the Anointing? 11/18
    • Christ Operating in Us 11/17
    • Anointed and Spiritual 11/16
    • Spiritually Sensitive 11/14
    • We Must be Spiritually Keen 11/13
    • Not According to Right and Wrong 11/12
    • Accepting God’s Arrangement 11/11
    • Exercised Before the Lord 11/10
    • A Person with Spiritual Awareness 11/09
    • Able to Act at the Proper Time 11/07
    • Caring Only for Our Progress 11/06
    • Recognizing the Opportunity 11/05
    • Seeking What is Truly Best for Others 11/04
    • Is There One Who Helps You? 11/03
    • Helped by the More Mature Saints 11/02
  • October
    • Don't Conquer Others 10/31
    • The Need for a Good Conscience 10/30
    • Conscience and Spirit 10/29
    • Consecrated to the Church and Loving the Saints 10/28
    • Touching the Ministry in Spirit 10/27
    • The Ministry and the Ministers 10/26
    • Harmony between the Prophet and the Listeners (2) 10/24
    • Harmony between the Prophet and the Listeners (1) 10/23
    • Harmony between the Truth Spoken and Personal Experience 10/22
    • Harmony between the Utterance and the Truth and Content of the Sharing 10/21
    • Harmony of Mind and Spirit 10/20
    • Harmony between the Prophet and God 10/19
    • “Strengthen Us to Carry Out Your Commission!” 10/17
    • No Longer Living by Ourselves 10/16
    • The Lord's Third Commission to Us: Feed My Sheep (2) 10/15
    • The Lord's Third Commission to Us: Feed My Sheep (1) 10/14
    • The Lord's Second Commission to Us: Keep the Oneness (2) 10/13
    • The Lord's Second Commission to Us: Keep the Oneness (1) 10/12
    • The Lord's First Commission to Us: Love One Another (2) 10/10
    • The Lord's First Commission to Us: Love One Another (1) 10/09
    • A Picture of the Body of Christ 10/08
    • A Corporate Living 10/07
    • The Two Aspects of Our New Living 10/06
    • Born Into the Body of Christ 10/05
    • Fearful of Offending the Headship 10/03
    • Christ, Our Pattern of Submission 10/02
    • Organized by Life 10/01
  • September
    • Not Questioning the Elders 09/30
    • Helping Your Husband's Headship 09/29
    • The Church is An Organism 09/28
    • Blessed in the Church Life 09/26
    • Transformed in the Church Life 09/25
    • The Church's Need for “Mighty Men” 09/24
    • Saved from Building in Vain 09/23
    • Produced as a Fighter 09/22
    • The Fruit of Maturity 09/21
    • Natural or Transformed? (4) 09/19
    • Natural or Transformed? (3) 09/18
    • Natural or Transformed? (2) 09/17
    • Natural or Transformed? (1) 09/16
    • Resting in the Lord 09/15
    • Bearing Fruit as We Sleep 09/14
    • Resting and Bearing Fruit 09/12
    • Stopping Ourselves and Being Transformed 09/11
    • Being Sown Unto Death 09/10
    • Trying Too Hard to Build 09/09
    • The Lord Wants Us to Rest 09/08
    • Doing Things in Vain 09/07
    • One with Christ and All His Believers in the True Vine 09/05
    • Enjoying Christ as the True Vine 09/04
    • Enjoying Christ as the Resurrection 09/03
    • Enjoying Christ as Our Freedom 09/02
    • Enjoying Christ as Our Reality and Satisfaction 09/01
  • August
    • Enjoying Christ as Grace 08/31
    • Enjoying Christ as the Word of Life 08/29
    • Enjoying Christ as Our Light of Life 08/28
    • Enjoying Christ as Our Bread and Water of Life 08/27
    • Enjoying Christ as Our Life (3) 08/26
    • Enjoying Christ as Our Life (2) 08/25
    • Enjoying Christ as Our Life (1) 08/24
    • Not Discouraged by the Problems 08/22
    • A Very Practical Care 08/21
    • Caring for the Young Saints 08/20
    • Be Practical 08/19
    • Do Not be Ambitious for Your Husband 08/18
    • Do Not be “Spiritual” 08/17
    • Living Only Before the Lord 08/15
    • “Do Not Look at Me” 08/14
    • So Poor, yet so Rich 08/13
    • Outward Darkness and Inward Beauty 08/12
    • Exposed by the Lord's Shining 08/11
    • “I am Black but Lovely” 08/10
    • The Need for Revelation 08/08
    • A Basic Vision 08/07
    • Acquiring Vision 08/06
    • Revelation and Vision 08/05
    • How We Can Receive Vision 08/04
    • Receiving the Riches by Means of Revelation 08/03
    • Exercising to Have an Open Home 08/01
  • July
    • A Place Without Pressure 07/31
    • An Attractive Home Life 07/30
    • Keeping Something Back 07/29
    • Do We Hold on to Our Family Life? 07/28
    • A Healthy Family Life 07/27
    • Our Person on Display 07/25
    • A Simple Word: Come Home! 07/24
    • Dynamic Words 07/23
    • Speaking with Burden and Revelation 07/22
    • Being Spiritual to Minister 07/21
    • Speaking Spiritual Words 07/20
    • Enjoying All Christ is in Spirit 07/18
    • Our Bridegroom 07/17
    • Enjoying Christ as the Builder 07/16
    • The Builder 07/15
    • Enjoying Christ as Our Good Shepherd 07/14
    • Our Good Shepherd 07/13
    • Our Older Brother 07/11
    • Enjoying Christ as Our Friend 07/10
    • Christ Our Friend 07/09
    • Enjoying Christ as the Lamb of God (2) 07/08
    • Enjoying Christ as the Lamb of God (1) 07/07
    • The Genuine Worship of God 07/06
    • A Ringing Shout and Many Sheaves 07/04
    • Sowing in Tears and Reaping with Joy 07/03
    • No More Choices 07/02
    • Nothing Left 07/01
  • June
    • Sowing Ourselves Unto Death 06/30
    • We Must Pay a Price 06/29
    • Like the Streams in the South 06/27
    • Captured by Our Self-Life 06/26
    • An Inward Turn 06/25
    • "Turn Again, O Lord, Our Captivity!" 06/24
    • Like Those Who Dream 06/23
    • Turning Again to Zion 06/22
    • Enjoying the Person of Christ 06/20
    • Worshipping God in Spirit 06/19
    • Enjoying Christ by the Spirit 06/18
    • A Living of Enjoying Christ 06/17
    • Are We in a Spiritual Coma? 06/16
    • We Need a New Living 06/15
    • Only Local Churches 06/13
    • A Period of Famine 06/12
    • The Unique Flow from the Throne 06/11
    • Is Our Focus on Christ Himself? 06/10
    • No Movement can Fulfill God's Purpose 06/09
    • Upheld by Grace 06/08
    • Knowing Christ in the Church Life 06/06
    • Filled with Contempt 06/05
    • Despised Because of the Lord's Hand 06/04
    • Built up by Serving 06/03
    • Standing in the Church Life 06/02
    • Let Us Go Unto the House of Jehovah! 06/01
  • May
    • A Life within the Tent 05/30
    • The Barley and the Wheat 05/29
    • Accepting the Lord's Provision 05/28
    • Appreciating the Lord's Arrangement 05/27
    • Learning to Labor 05/26
    • The Barley Harvest 05/25
    • We Need to Enjoy Our Wonderful New Position! 05/23
    • God's Inheritance 05/22
    • God's Cultivated Land 05/21
    • “Oh Lord, Write on Me!” 05/20
    • Letters of Christ 05/19
    • We are His Masterpiece 05/18
    • Members of God's Household 05/16
    • Fellow-Citizens with the Saints 05/15
    • Born Again to be Christ's Members 05/14
    • The Members of Christ 05/13
    • Temples of the Holy Spirit 05/12
    • Vessels unto Honor 05/11
    • Laboring According to a High Expectation 05/09
    • We Must Have High Expectations for the Church Life 05/08
    • The Divine Attributes and the Human Virtues 05/07
    • A Spiritual Man and a Man of God 05/06
    • We Must Have the Divine Constitution 05/05
    • Digging into the Riches and Living Before the Lord 05/04
    • Peace in the Church Life 05/02
    • The Prayer of a Consecrated Person 05/01
  • April
    • The Scepter of Wickedness and the Allottment of the Righteous 04/30
    • Surrounded by the Lord's Trustworthiness 04/29
    • Consecrated for the Lord's Testimony 04/28
    • The Lord is Trustworthy for His Testimony! 04/27
    • Your Church's Need: A Flowing River 04/25
    • Healing the Waters of Death 04/24
    • Allowing the Lord to Judge Us 04/23
    • The Churches' Unique Aim: God's Glory 04/22
    • Bearing Fruit and Standing Firm 04/21
    • "What Then Will There Be for Us?" 04/20
    • We Have Peace toward God 04/18
    • Enslaved to Righteousness and to God 04/17
    • Set Free from Satan's Authority 04/16
    • Set Free from the World & the Flesh 04/15
    • Set Free from Death 04/14
    • Set Free from Sin 04/13
    • The Need for Those who Love the Lord Rightly 04/11
    • Rightly Loving the Lord 04/10
    • A Fragrance that Draws Others, Too 04/09
    • The King's Chambers 04/08
    • The Sight of Peerless Worth 04/07
    • Bound to Others 04/06
    • Able to Meet All of Our Needs 04/04
    • Proving the Divine Flow 04/03
    • Keeping the Principles of the Stream 04/02
    • A Sweet Operation 04/01
  • March
    • Marked as Pursuers of Christ 03/31
    • Bearing a Sweet Fragrance of Christ 03/30
    • In the Heavenlies and in the Son's Kingdom 03/28
    • In Grace, in Hope, and in Resurrection 03/27
    • In the Triune God, in Life, and in Light 03/26
    • Saved from Darkness and Joined to the Lord 03/25
    • Saved from Condemnation and Justified 03/24
    • Transferred Into a New Kingdom 03/23
    • Seeing the Lord in All Things 03/21
    • Having a Spiritual Reaction 03/20
    • Learning to be Spiritual 03/19
    • Spiritual Reactions 03/18
    • Being Spiritual in Small Things 03/17
    • Seeing Spiritual Things 03/16
    • Now We have a New Position! 03/14
    • We Were Under Sin, Wrath, Disobedience 03/13
    • We Were Judged and Condemned 03/12
    • We Were in Sin and Death 03/11
    • We Were in Satan's Kingdom 03/10
    • Delivered from the Darkness We Were In 03/09
    • A Wonderful Field 03/07
    • Our Burden, or a “Toy”? 03/06
    • Burdened for People 03/05
    • Gaining People for the Lord 03/04
    • Burdened to Perfect Others 03/03
    • Ministering or Giving a Message? 03/02
  • February
    • Our Help Is In the Name of the Lord 02/28
    • A Snare to Trap Us 02/27
    • The World Coming In as a Flood 02/26
    • A Flood to Overwhelm Us 02/25
    • A Beast to Swallow Us Up 02/24
    • The World's Three Way's of Opposing Us 02/23
    • Brought Into the Reality by the Spirit 02/21
    • The Life-Giving Spirit In Our Spirit 02/20
    • The Active Anointing Within Us 02/19
    • A Foretaste of the Age to Come 02/18
    • The Pledge of the Spirit 02/17
    • Sealed by the Holy Spirit 02/16
    • Delivered from Everything but Christ 02/14
    • Nothing but the Glory of God 02/13
    • Be Careful of Falling Into Babel 02/12
    • Living in Babel versus Dying to Ourself 02/11
    • Confronting the Religious World 02/10
    • Two Aspects of the World 02/09
    • Knowing Christ as Our Strength 02/07
    • God Wants to Give Us Christ 02/06
    • Our Dark, Unchangeable Nature 02/05
    • Growth and Purity 02/04
    • God's Flowing Out Produces the Gold 02/03
    • God's Flowing Out 02/02
  • January
    • Being Profited by His Discipline 01/31
    • Looking to the Lord's Hand 01/30
    • The Lord's Hand of Discipline 01/29
    • The Lord's Hand of Leading and Comfort 01/28
    • The Lord's Hand of Support 01/27
    • The Lord's Hand of Supply 01/26
    • The Anointing and the Feeding 01/24
    • Speaking by the Anointing 01/23
    • A Ministry of the Spirit 01/22
    • Following the Older Saints 01/21
    • Attached to the More Mature Saints 01/20
    • A High Humanity 01/19
    • Completely One with Christ 01/17
    • Carried by the Flow 01/16
    • More Fully in the Flow 01/15
    • Some Measuring, Some Flowing 01/14
    • The Measuring and the Flowing 01/13
    • Measured by the Man of Bronze 01/12
    • Why He Saved Us 01/10
    • Christ Himself Came Into Us 01/09
    • The Best Wine 01/08
    • “Let Him Kiss Me!” 01/07
    • Living in the “Song of Songs” 01/06
    • The Lord Himself as Our “Song of Songs” 01/05
    • Caring Only for the Lord's Profit 01/03
    • Only One Desire 01/02
    • Christ as Resurrection in the Church Life 01/01
• 2008
  • December
    • Resurrection: The Mark of the Church Life 12/31
    • The Need to Find Our “Field” 12/30
    • She Happened to Find the Field... 12/29
    • The Lord's Hand and His Provision 12/27
    • The Experience of the Lord's Hand 12/26
    • True Consecration 12/25
    • The Standard for the Flow 12/24
    • The Cross and the Stream 12/23
    • Resting in the Flow 12/22
    • Tested Through Famine 12/20
    • We Can Only Trust In the Lord 12/19
    • In Him Is Strength! 12/18
    • The Flow and the Building 12/17
    • God Came Into Us as Life 12/16
    • We Have Received a New Life 12/15
    • Precious to the Lord 12/13
    • Knowing the World and the Lord 12/12
    • The Lord at Our Right Hand 12/11
    • Nothing to Do With God 12/10
    • What Is Purity? 12/09
    • Knowing the Lord by His Mercy 12/08
    • Riches We Can Never Exhaust 12/06
    • Fight to Raise Up the Young Ones 12/05
    • The Source of Our Joy 12/04
    • Healthy, Useful, and Qualified 12/03
    • A Matter of Who We Are 12/02
    • Five Requirements for Prophesying 12/01
  • November
    • Is Christ Real To Us? 11/29
    • Three Wonderful Results 11/28
    • Knowing God In Our Failure 11/27
    • Kept for the Sake of His Testimony 11/26
    • The World Will Rise Up Against Us 11/25
    • A Picture of Our Growth 11/24
    • Leaving and Returning 11/22
    • Relying On God Alone 11/21
    • Sanctified in the Word of Truth 11/20
    • A New Spirit 11/19
    • Invisible Yet Real 11/18
    • A New Heart 11/17
    • The Basic Visions (2): The Lord and the Church 11/15
    • The Basic Visions (1): The World 11/14
    • Only Christ is Worthy of Our Life 11/13
    • How to Know We Are in the Experience of God's Glory 11/12
    • The Sweet Ministry of John 11/11
    • The Prevailing Ministry of Paul 11/10
    • The Thrones of Judgment in the Church Life (3) 11/08
    • The Thrones of Judgment in the Church Life (2) 11/07
    • The Thrones of Judgment in the Church Life (1) 11/06
    • Choosing the Lord Above Others 11/05
    • The Flow of the Spirit Is for Our Growth 11/04
    • The Spirit's Flowing Freely 11/03
    • Loving the Lord with the Virgins 11/01

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