To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
WATCHMAN NEEThe Lord has shown me that I can do anything, but that He has said, apart from Me ye can do nothing. So it comes to this, that everything I have done, and can still do apart from Him is nothing!
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Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.
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They must exercise faith in believing God’s estimation of their natural life and must wait patiently for the Holy Spirit to reveal in them what the Bible says of them. Only in this manner will they be led in the way of deliverance.
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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Natural strength is what we receive from the hand of God as Creator. Spiritual strength is what we receive from God in grace.
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Teach us to pray that we may cause The enemy to flee, That we his evil power may bind, His prisoners to free.
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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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Our bread is not only the Word of God, our meat is not only to do His will, our bread is also…the difficulties that are in our way.
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Revelation is the first step to holiness, and consecration is the second. A day must come in our lives, as definite as the day of our conversion, when we give up all right to ourselves and submit to the absolute Lordship of Jesus Christ.
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At times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!
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We should understand that the body is for the Lord and not for ourselves; hence we should refrain from using it for our pleasure.
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The Blood deals with what we have done, whereas the Cross deals with what we are. The Blood disposes of our sins, while the Cross strikes at the root of our capacity for sin.
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We may be weak, but looking at our weakness will never make us strong.
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Outside of Christ, I am only a sinner, but in Christ, I am saved. Outside of Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full. Outside of Christ,
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Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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