There is nothing more tragic than to come to the end of life and know we have been on the wrong course.
WATCHMAN NEEWhatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
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How true it is that without the guidance of the Holy Spirit intellect not only is undependable but also extremely dangerous, because it often confuses the issue of right and wrong.
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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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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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Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.
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To bear the cross means that you refrain from doing what you have the power to do. You are qualified to fulfill your desire, yet you refrain from doing so.
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I must first have the sense of God’s possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.
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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 you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God.
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By the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he has a fever!
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Everyone could smell it. Whenever you meet someone who has really suffered; been limited, gone through things for the Lord, willing to be imprisoned by the Lord.
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Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
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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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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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Whatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
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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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