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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 book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a preacher nor anyone deciding to do the Lord’s work by making himself a missionary or a pastor. What we do see is the Holy Spirit Himself appointing and sending men out to do the work.
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Act Approach Bets Book Our Work
I have received new life; because the Lord Jesus has been exalted to the right hand of the Father, I have received the outpoured Spirit. All is because of Him; nothing is because of me.
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All Exhale Father Hand Life Lord New Outpour Receive Right Spirit
It does not matter what your personal deficiency, or whether it be a hundred and one different things,
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Deficiency Different Hundred Mater One Personal Thing
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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Drawn Evil God Occupy One Presence Room Satan Virtue
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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Are Blood Cross Deal Have Done We What
Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work.
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Christian Iner Man Negligence Nothing Prater Substitute Work
As God’s child advances spiritually be shall discover that the Lord’s time is as important as the Lord’s will. Do not rashly beget an Ishmael lest he become the greatest enemy to Isaac.
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Advance Child Discover God Important Lord Shall Spiritually Time Will
The Lord has shown me that I can do anything, but that He has said, apart from Me ye can do nothing. So it comes to this, that everything I have done, and can still do apart from Him is nothing!
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Anything Apart Can Do Everything Lord Me Nothing Shown So Ye
I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”
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Already Been Christ Defeat Meaningful Victorious Word
The child of God ought to confess his weakness that he does not know how to pray, and petition the Holy Spirit to teach him.
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Child God Holy Spirit Know Ought Confess Petition Pray Teach Weakness
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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Arrogant Careless Covenant Doubtful Expect Lazy Mindset Need People Reveal Secret
Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.
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Begin Cross End History Our Resurrection
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
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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Before First God Have I Must Possession Presence Sense
God asks for men who are totally broken and who will follow Him even to death to work for Him.
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Ask Broken Follow Death Even God Men Totaly Who Work
Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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Lie Look Lord Our Ourselves Rest To

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