Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
WATCHMAN NEEOften Satan injects pride into the believer’s spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God’s work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers.
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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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Often Satan injects pride into the believer’s spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God’s work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers.
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Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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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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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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May we see the Lord in all things-way, truth, and life are all found in knowing Him. May we really meet the Son of God and let Him live in us. Amen.
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People who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.
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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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God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of his Son.
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The ‘flesh’ is too bad to be cleansed; it must be crucified.
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Christians ought to eliminate their folly. They ought to adopt God’s view of the absolute impossibility for their natural walk to please Him. They must dare to allow the Holy Spirit to point out to them every corruption of the soul life.
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Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence they cannot cast out demons.
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To remove warfare from a spiritual life is to render it unspiritual.
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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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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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