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Originally Posted by Nell
So this tangent ends. Back to the topic.
Nell
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If I focus on your devotion, or I focus on my devotion, or TAS focuses on Paul's devotion, or I focus on TAS talking about Paul's devotion, or if WN keys in on Jessie Penn-Lewis or Madame Guyon and we all then appreciate WN, etc, etc, etc... all of this is a mis-orientation.
But if you see the devotion of Jesus, on earth, with his Father in heaven, now there's something to hang your hat on. There's the "sure peg" on the wall. In Isaiah 22:23 the "him" is Jesus Christ the Nazarene and no other. Don't look at Paul's portion, or even your own. There is only one safe place for your attention, your daily devotional inspiration.
Now, Paul is a great window into Jesus Christ, assuredly. But Paul, and John, and you and I, we're all faint glimmers of the one who shines brightly "until the coming day". Don't waste your time comparing people's portion. To say Paul is "lofty" or the "greatest" is like saying "the rich ministry of Witness Lee". Google that one sometime and see how many different hits you get, and all the hits are from biased and self-serving plants, co-opted and used as a means of promoting others as a way to promote oneself.
Now, I'm not saying TAS is guilty of the last charge. But on this forum, you have to understand we're particularly sensitive to that possibility, and have our antennas finely tuned, so please bear with us if we comment thus, and we'll bear with others as well. We all must bear one another with love. There's no other way home.