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.
WATCHMAN NEEBy the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he has a fever!
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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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May we always be possessed by the consciousness that we are not our own.
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The ‘flesh’ is too bad to be cleansed; it must be crucified.
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An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.
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God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
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A Christian life is an unending engagement on the battlefield.
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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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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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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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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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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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All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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Numerous Christians do not know how to glorify God in their eating and drinking. They do not eat and drink simply to keep their body fit for the Lord’s use but indulge to satisfy their personal desires.
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People who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.
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