Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
WATCHMAN NEEBy the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he has a fever!
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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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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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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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Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience.
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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?
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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 Christian faith begins not with a big DO but with a big DONE.
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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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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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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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Nowadays Christians appear to treat prayer as a means to accomplish their aims and ideas. If they possessed just a little deeper understanding, they would recognize that prayer is but man uttering to God what is God’s will.
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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
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Just being satisfied with Him and nothing else, immediately you scent the fragrance. There is a savor of the Lord. Something has been crushed, something has been broken, and there is a resulting odor of sweetness.
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Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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