As God’s child advances spiritually be shall discover that the Lord’s time is as important as the Lord’s will. Do not rashly beget an Ishmael lest he become the greatest enemy to Isaac.
WATCHMAN NEEPrayer 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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With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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I consecrate myself to God to do His will where I am, be it in school, office, or kitchen, or wherever He may, in His wisdom, send me.
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Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
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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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I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”
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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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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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Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.
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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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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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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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We must not pay attention just to reading and studying; rather, we should ask if we are open before the Lord. If we do not have an unveiled face, the glory of the Lord will not shine on us. If our heart is not open to God, God cannot give us any light.
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True revelation of the fact of the Spirit’s indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian.
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