Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
WATCHMAN NEESeparation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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True revelation of the fact of the Spirit’s indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian.
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Man’s thought is always of the punishment that will come to him if he sins. But God’s thought is always of the glory man will miss if he sins. God’s purpose for redemption is glory, glory, glory.
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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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Repentance means a change of mind. Formerly, I thought sin as a pleasant thing, but now I have changed my mind about it. Formerly, I thought the world an attractive place, but now I know better.
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Samson is not alone in the history of man in failing in this regard. Delilah is still cutting the hair of man today!
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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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If Christ lives in us, we will rejoice in everything, and we will thank and praise the Lord. We will say, ‘Hallelujah! Praise the Lord’ forever.
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The breaking of the alabaster box and the anointing of the Lord filled the house with the odor, with the sweetest odor.
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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
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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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The ‘flesh’ is too bad to be cleansed; it must be crucified.
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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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We think of the Christian life as a ‘changed life’ but it is not that. What God offers us is an ‘exchanged life,’ a ‘substituted life,’ and Christ is our Substitute within.
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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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It is important to receive God’s arrangement in the circumstances. This arrangement is the discipline of the Holy Spirit. To escape God’s arrangement just one time is to lose an opportunity to have our capacity enlarged. A believer can never be the same after passing through suffering.
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