We may be weak, but looking at our weakness will never make us strong.
WATCHMAN NEEThe Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
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Not by gain our life is measured, But by what we’ve lost ‘Tis scored; ‘Tis not how much wine is drunken But how much has been outpoured. For the strength of love never standeth In the sacrifice we bear; He who has the greatest suffering Ever has the most to share.
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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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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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A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.
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A person like this is the strongest person. The strongest person is not the one who is able to do something, but the one who is able not to do what he has the power to do.
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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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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 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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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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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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Whatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
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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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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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Let us ask Him to deliver us from the many external and fragmentary affairs that we may touch only Him.
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Why do so many Christians pray such tiny prayers when their God is so big?
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