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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!

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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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Always Come Glory God Man Punishment Purpose Sin Thought
Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence they cannot cast out demons.
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Allow Demons Many Prayer Preoccupied Time Work
Not by gain our life is measured, But by what we’ve lost ‘Tis scored; ‘Tis not how much wine is drunken But how much has been outpoured. For the strength of love never standeth In the sacrifice we bear; He who has the greatest suffering Ever has the most to share.
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Drunker Gain Life Lost Measure Not Purple Score
Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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Enable Enemy First Him Ideal Inwardly Outward Overcome Prayer
Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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Christian First God Live Principle Separation World
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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Christ Everything Forever Hallelujah In Live Lord Prose Rejoice Say Us We Will
Everyone who believes in God must have His revelation in his spirit, or else what he believes is not God but mere human wisdom, ideals or words. Such faith cannot endure the test.
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Believe Else Endure Everyone Faith God Have Human Must Revelation Spirit Such Test Wisdom
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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Attractive Change Different Formerly Mean Pleasant Repentance Thing Thought
An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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Any Effection Inspire Into Lord Lust Soon Transform
I consecrate myself to God to do His will where I am, be it in school, office, or kitchen, or wherever He may, in His wisdom, send me.
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Consecrate God Kitchen Misisoinary Myself Office Preacher School
Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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Lord Not Place Servant Take Until
We must not pay attention just to reading and studying; rather, we should ask if we are open before the Lord. If we do not have an unveiled face, the glory of the Lord will not shine on us. If our heart is not open to God, God cannot give us any light.
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Attention Before Lord Must Open Pay Rather Read Should Study
Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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Break Heart Lord Order Satisfy Try Willing
Whatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
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After Itself Man Mind Set Walk Whatever
He who is able to accept everything gladly from the Lord – including darkness, dryness, flatness – and completely disregard self is he who lives for Him.
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Able Accept Completely Darkness Disregard Dryness Everything Fitness Glad He Include Live Lord Self Who
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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Attitude Believer Connect Evoke Importance Often Pride Satan Self Spirit

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