People who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.
WATCHMAN NEEWith 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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True revelation of the fact of the Spirit’s indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian.
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Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
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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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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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Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work.
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We think of the Christian life as a ‘changed life’ but it is not that. What God offers us is an ‘exchanged life,’ a ‘substituted life,’ and Christ is our Substitute within.
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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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God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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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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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.
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I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”
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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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The ‘flesh’ is too bad to be cleansed; it must be crucified.
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