God asks for men who are totally broken and who will follow Him even to death to work for Him.
WATCHMAN NEEGod will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of his Son.
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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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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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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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It is a life utterly outpoured for the kingdom of God and lived in complete disregard for one’s personal happiness.
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God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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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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Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
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By the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he has a fever!
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I am weak; in Christ, I am strong. Outside of Christ, I cannot; in Christ, I am more than able. Outside of Christ,
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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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Everyone could smell it. Whenever you meet someone who has really suffered; been limited, gone through things for the Lord, willing to be imprisoned by the Lord.
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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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Outside of Christ, I am only a sinner, but in Christ, I am saved. Outside of Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full. Outside of Christ,
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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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