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 NEEOutside Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.
More Watchman Nee Quotes
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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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Prayer is the acid test of the inner man’s strength. A strong spirit is capable of praying much and praying with all perseverance until the answer comes. A weak one grows weary and fainthearted in the maintenance of praying.
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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We may be weak, but looking at our weakness will never make us strong.
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Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith.
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Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men’s sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ.
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Repentance means a change of mind. Formerly, I thought sin as a pleasant thing, but now I have changed my mind about it. Formerly, I thought the world an attractive place, but now I know better.
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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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With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
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God has always one sufficient answer, His Son Jesus Christ, and he is the answer to every need.
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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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Revelation is the first step to holiness, and consecration is the second. A day must come in our lives, as definite as the day of our conversion, when we give up all right to ourselves and submit to the absolute Lordship of Jesus Christ.
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The Christian faith begins not with a big DO but with a big DONE.
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I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”
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