The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.
WATCHMAN NEEI must first have the sense of God’s possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.
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The ‘flesh’ is too bad to be cleansed; it must be crucified.
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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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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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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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With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
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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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We may be weak, but looking at our weakness will never make us strong.
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The devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working.
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With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.
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How true it is that without the guidance of the Holy Spirit intellect not only is undependable but also extremely dangerous, because it often confuses the issue of right and wrong.
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The book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a preacher nor anyone deciding to do the Lord’s work by making himself a missionary or a pastor. What we do see is the Holy Spirit Himself appointing and sending men out to do the work.
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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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Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit – a very common symptom indeed among God’s children. Such bitterness and fault-finding and enmity inflict a severe blow upon spiritual life.
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God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
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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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