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 NEEWith complete consecration comes perfect peace.
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A person like this is the strongest person. The strongest person is not the one who is able to do something, but the one who is able not to do what he has the power to do.
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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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The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.
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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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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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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 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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All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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There is nothing more tragic than to come to the end of life and know we have been on the wrong course.
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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
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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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Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
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He who is able to accept everything gladly from the Lord – including darkness, dryness, flatness – and completely disregard self is he who lives for Him.
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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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