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.
WATCHMAN NEEAll satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
More Watchman Nee Quotes
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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If Christ lives in us, we will rejoice in everything, and we will thank and praise the Lord. We will say, ‘Hallelujah! Praise the Lord’ forever.
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If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God.
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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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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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May we always be possessed by the consciousness that we are not our own.
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We must not pay attention just to reading and studying; rather, we should ask if we are open before the Lord. If we do not have an unveiled face, the glory of the Lord will not shine on us. If our heart is not open to God, God cannot give us any light.
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If we just had more revelation of what we already have, there would be far less prayers and far more praise.
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Why do so many Christians pray such tiny prayers when their God is so big?
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I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”
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An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.
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Because the Lord Jesus died on the Cross, I have received forgiveness of sins; because the Lord Jesus rose from the dead,
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Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
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They must exercise faith in believing God’s estimation of their natural life and must wait patiently for the Holy Spirit to reveal in them what the Bible says of them. Only in this manner will they be led in the way of deliverance.
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There is a line drawn by God, a boundary where by virtue of his own very presence Satan’s writ does not run. Let God but occupy all the space himself, and what room is left for the evil one?
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