If we just had more revelation of what we already have, there would be far less prayers and far more praise.
WATCHMAN NEEWe 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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Let us ask Him to deliver us from the many external and fragmentary affairs that we may touch only Him.
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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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All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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Christians ought to eliminate their folly. They ought to adopt God’s view of the absolute impossibility for their natural walk to please Him. They must dare to allow the Holy Spirit to point out to them every corruption of the soul life.
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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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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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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
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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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Man’s thought is always of the punishment that will come to him if he sins. But God’s thought is always of the glory man will miss if he sins. God’s purpose for redemption is glory, glory, glory.
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Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
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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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The Lord has shown me that I can do anything, but that He has said, apart from Me ye can do nothing. So it comes to this, that everything I have done, and can still do apart from Him is nothing!
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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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As God’s child advances spiritually be shall discover that the Lord’s time is as important as the Lord’s will. Do not rashly beget an Ishmael lest he become the greatest enemy to Isaac.
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