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?
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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The breaking of the alabaster box and the anointing of the Lord filled the house with the odor, with the sweetest odor.
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Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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God not only wants to break the outer man…He wants our spirit and our soul…our inner man and outer man to be separated from each other.
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All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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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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I must first have the sense of God’s possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.
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Nowadays Christians appear to treat prayer as a means to accomplish their aims and ideas. If they possessed just a little deeper understanding, they would recognize that prayer is but man uttering to God what is God’s will.
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The Blood deals with what we have done, whereas the Cross deals with what we are. The Blood disposes of our sins, while the Cross strikes at the root of our capacity for sin.
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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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Put very simply, Satan’s power in the world is everywhere. Yet wherever men and women walk in the Spirit, sensitive to the anointing they have from God, that power of his just evaporates.
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We should understand that the body is for the Lord and not for ourselves; hence we should refrain from using it for our pleasure.
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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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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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