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.
WATCHMAN NEENegligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work.
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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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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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Numerous Christians do not know how to glorify God in their eating and drinking. They do not eat and drink simply to keep their body fit for the Lord’s use but indulge to satisfy their personal desires.
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God has supplied all my needs and has not failed me once.
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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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I need forgiveness for my sins, but I need also deliverance from the power of sin… I appreciate the blessed fact of God’s forgiveness, but I want something more than that: I want deliverance. I need forgiveness for what I have done, but I need also deliverance from what I am.
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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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Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.
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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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Let us ask Him to deliver us from the many external and fragmentary affairs that we may touch only Him.
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Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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Why do so many Christians pray such tiny prayers when their God is so big?
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It is important to receive God’s arrangement in the circumstances. This arrangement is the discipline of the Holy Spirit. To escape God’s arrangement just one time is to lose an opportunity to have our capacity enlarged. A believer can never be the same after passing through suffering.
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