Our prayers lay the track down which Gods power can come. Like a mighty locomotive, his power is irresistible, but it cannot reach us without rails.
WATCHMAN NEEGod asks for men who are totally broken and who will follow Him even to death to work for Him.
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Whatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
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Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work.
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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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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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I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”
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We may be weak, but looking at our weakness will never make us strong.
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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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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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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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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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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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Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
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Why do so many Christians pray such tiny prayers when their God is so big?
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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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