I must first have the sense of God’s possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.
WATCHMAN NEEWe should understand that the body is for the Lord and not for ourselves; hence we should refrain from using it for our pleasure.
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Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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He who is able to accept everything gladly from the Lord – including darkness, dryness, flatness – and completely disregard self is he who lives for Him.
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We may be weak, but looking at our weakness will never make us strong.
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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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Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit – a very common symptom indeed among God’s children. Such bitterness and fault-finding and enmity inflict a severe blow upon spiritual life.
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The child of God ought to confess his weakness that he does not know how to pray, and petition the Holy Spirit to teach him.
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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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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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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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The Christian experience, from start to finish, is a journey of faith.
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How easily we make things as way, truth, and life. Or, we call hot atmosphere as life, we label clear thought as life.
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We should understand that the body is for the Lord and not for ourselves; hence we should refrain from using it for our pleasure.
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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.
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