An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.
WATCHMAN NEEFormerly 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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Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith.
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May we see the Lord in all things-way, truth, and life are all found in knowing Him. May we really meet the Son of God and let Him live in us. Amen.
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Life in the spirit is a suffering way, filled with watching and laboring, burdened by weariness and trial, punctuated by heartbreak and conflict.
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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 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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Let us ask Him to deliver us from the many external and fragmentary affairs that we may touch only Him.
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Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
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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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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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Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
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To remove warfare from a spiritual life is to render it unspiritual.
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Natural strength is what we receive from the hand of God as Creator. Spiritual strength is what we receive from God in grace.
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We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves.
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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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