I must first have the sense of God’s possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.
WATCHMAN NEEThe 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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Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence they cannot cast out demons.
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Let us ask Him to deliver us from the many external and fragmentary affairs that we may touch only Him.
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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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Why do so many Christians pray such tiny prayers when their God is so big?
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Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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Life in the spirit is a suffering way, filled with watching and laboring, burdened by weariness and trial, punctuated by heartbreak and conflict.
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Often Satan injects pride into the believer’s spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God’s work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers.
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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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God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
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Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men’s sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ.
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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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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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God has always one sufficient answer, His Son Jesus Christ, and he is the answer to every need.
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God has supplied all my needs and has not failed me once.
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The Christian experience, from start to finish, is a journey of faith.
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