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 NEETo keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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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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We consider strong emotion or outward conduct as life. In reality, though, these are not life. We ought to realize that only the Lord is life. Christ is our life. And it is the Lord who lives out this life in us.
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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.
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The Spirit is both a builder and a dweller. He cannot dwell where he has not built; He builds to dwell and dwells in only what he has built.
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Natural strength is what we receive from the hand of God as Creator. Spiritual strength is what we receive from God in grace.
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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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God has always one sufficient answer, His Son Jesus Christ, and he is the answer to every need.
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How true it is that without the guidance of the Holy Spirit intellect not only is undependable but also extremely dangerous, because it often confuses the issue of right and wrong.
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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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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
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I am weak; in Christ, I am strong. Outside of Christ, I cannot; in Christ, I am more than able. Outside of Christ,
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God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
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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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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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