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.
WATCHMAN NEEBecause 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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It is important to receive God’s arrangement in the circumstances. This arrangement is the discipline of the Holy Spirit. To escape God’s arrangement just one time is to lose an opportunity to have our capacity enlarged. A believer can never be the same after passing through suffering.
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Man’s thought is always of the punishment that will come to him if he sins. But God’s thought is always of the glory man will miss if he sins. God’s purpose for redemption is glory, glory, glory.
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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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God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of his Son.
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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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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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The breaking of the alabaster box and the anointing of the Lord filled the house with the odor, with the sweetest odor.
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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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Prayer is the acid test of the inner man’s strength. A strong spirit is capable of praying much and praying with all perseverance until the answer comes. A weak one grows weary and fainthearted in the maintenance of praying.
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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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Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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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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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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