To remove warfare from a spiritual life is to render it unspiritual.
WATCHMAN NEEGod will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of his Son.
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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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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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There is a line drawn by God, a boundary where by virtue of his own very presence Satan’s writ does not run. Let God but occupy all the space himself, and what room is left for the evil one?
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Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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May we always be possessed by the consciousness that we are not our own.
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The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
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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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Just being satisfied with Him and nothing else, immediately you scent the fragrance. There is a savor of the Lord. Something has been crushed, something has been broken, and there is a resulting odor of sweetness.
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God will not give me humility, or patience, or holiness, or love as separate investments of His grace. He has given only one gift to meet our need, His Son Christ Jesus.
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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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The Christian faith begins not with a big DO but with a big DONE.
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Nowadays Christians appear to treat prayer as a means to accomplish their aims and ideas. If they possessed just a little deeper understanding, they would recognize that prayer is but man uttering to God what is God’s will.
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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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Take this as the secret of Christ’s life in you: His Spirit dwells in your innermost spirit. Meditate on it, believe in it, and remember it until this glorious truth produces within you a holy fear and wonderment that the Holy Spirit indeed abides in you.
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Let us ask Him to deliver us from the many external and fragmentary affairs that we may touch only Him.
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