An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
WATCHMAN NEEPrayer is the acid test of the inner man’s strength. A strong spirit is capable of praying much and praying with all perseverance until the answer comes. A weak one grows weary and fainthearted in the maintenance of praying.
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With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.
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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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Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.
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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
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The devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working.
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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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Food ought not hinder our fellowship with God since it is to be taken purely to preserve the body in health.
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They must exercise faith in believing God’s estimation of their natural life and must wait patiently for the Holy Spirit to reveal in them what the Bible says of them. Only in this manner will they be led in the way of deliverance.
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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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God asks for men who are totally broken and who will follow Him even to death to work for Him.
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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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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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A person like this is the strongest person. The strongest person is not the one who is able to do something, but the one who is able not to do what he has the power to do.
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Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith.
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God has always one sufficient answer, His Son Jesus Christ, and he is the answer to every need.
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