I have received new life; because the Lord Jesus has been exalted to the right hand of the Father, I have received the outpoured Spirit. All is because of Him; nothing is because of me.
WATCHMAN NEEOur rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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It does not matter what your personal deficiency, or whether it be a hundred and one different things,
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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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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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The right attitude is this: that I have my own will, yet I will the will of God.
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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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Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience.
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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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God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of his Son.
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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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Outside Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.
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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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Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.
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A Christian life is an unending engagement on the battlefield.
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God asks for men who are totally broken and who will follow Him even to death to work for Him.
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