Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
WATCHMAN NEEAt times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!
More Watchman Nee Quotes
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God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
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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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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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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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True revelation of the fact of the Spirit’s indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian.
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All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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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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The devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working.
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The sight of any trouble strikes terror into the heart of those who do not have faith, but those who trust Him say, ‘Here comes my food.!
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God has supplied all my needs and has not failed me once.
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Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.
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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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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.
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Take this as the secret of Christ’s life in you: His Spirit dwells in your innermost spirit. Meditate on it, believe in it, and remember it until this glorious truth produces within you a holy fear and wonderment that the Holy Spirit indeed abides in you.
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