At times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!
WATCHMAN NEENegligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work.
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Whatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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It is a life utterly outpoured for the kingdom of God and lived in complete disregard for one’s personal happiness.
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Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.
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I need forgiveness for my sins, but I need also deliverance from the power of sin… I appreciate the blessed fact of God’s forgiveness, but I want something more than that: I want deliverance. I need forgiveness for what I have done, but I need also deliverance from what I am.
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Our prayers lay the track down which Gods power can come. Like a mighty locomotive, his power is irresistible, but it cannot reach us without rails.
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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
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A Christian life is an unending engagement on the battlefield.
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A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.
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If we just had more revelation of what we already have, there would be far less prayers and far more praise.
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Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience.
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.
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The 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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Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit – a very common symptom indeed among God’s children. Such bitterness and fault-finding and enmity inflict a severe blow upon spiritual life.
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