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.
WATCHMAN NEEAll satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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Samson is not alone in the history of man in failing in this regard. Delilah is still cutting the hair of man today!
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The ‘flesh’ is too bad to be cleansed; it must be crucified.
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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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Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith.
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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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Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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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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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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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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Repentance means a change of mind. Formerly, I thought sin as a pleasant thing, but now I have changed my mind about it. Formerly, I thought the world an attractive place, but now I know better.
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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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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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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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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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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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