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?
WATCHMAN NEETrue revelation of the fact of the Spirit’s indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian.
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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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Teach us to pray that we may cause The enemy to flee, That we his evil power may bind, His prisoners to free.
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At times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!
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Everyone who believes in God must have His revelation in his spirit, or else what he believes is not God but mere human wisdom, ideals or words. Such faith cannot endure the test.
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Take this as the secret of Christ’s life in you: His Spirit dwells in your innermost spirit. Meditate on it, believe in it, and remember it until this glorious truth produces within you a holy fear and wonderment that the Holy Spirit indeed abides in you.
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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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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
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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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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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Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.
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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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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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God has always one sufficient answer, His Son Jesus Christ, and he is the answer to every need.
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The Lord has shown me that I can do anything, but that He has said, apart from Me ye can do nothing. So it comes to this, that everything I have done, and can still do apart from Him is nothing!
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