If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God.
WATCHMAN NEEFrequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit – a very common symptom indeed among God’s children. Such bitterness and fault-finding and enmity inflict a severe blow upon spiritual life.
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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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Because the Lord Jesus died on the Cross, I have received forgiveness of sins; because the Lord Jesus rose from the dead,
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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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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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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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It does not matter what your personal deficiency, or whether it be a hundred and one different things,
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The greatest negative in the universe is the Cross, for with it God wiped out everything that was not of Himself: the greatest positive in the universe is the resurrection, for through it God brought into being all.
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Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
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Often Satan injects pride into the believer’s spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God’s work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers.
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The sight of any trouble strikes terror into the heart of those who do not have faith, but those who trust Him say, ‘Here comes my food.!
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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 devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working.
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At times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!
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God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of his Son.
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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
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