The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
WATCHMAN NEEEveryone could smell it. Whenever you meet someone who has really suffered; been limited, gone through things for the Lord, willing to be imprisoned by the Lord.
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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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Teach us to pray that we may cause The enemy to flee, That we his evil power may bind, His prisoners to free.
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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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With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.
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Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
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Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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Whatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
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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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Our bread is not only the Word of God, our meat is not only to do His will, our bread is also…the difficulties that are in our way.
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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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A Christian life is an unending engagement on the battlefield.
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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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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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