God not only wants to break the outer man…He wants our spirit and our soul…our inner man and outer man to be separated from each other.
WATCHMAN NEEThe ‘flesh’ is too bad to be cleansed; it must be crucified.
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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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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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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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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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Outside Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.
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Our bread is not only the Word of God, our meat is not only to do His will, our bread is also…the difficulties that are in our way.
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The breaking of the alabaster box and the anointing of the Lord filled the house with the odor, with the sweetest odor.
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If we just had more revelation of what we already have, there would be far less prayers and far more praise.
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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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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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The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
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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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Let us ask Him to deliver us from the many external and fragmentary affairs that we may touch only Him.
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Often Satan injects pride into the believer’s spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God’s work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers.
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Christians ought to eliminate their folly. They ought to adopt God’s view of the absolute impossibility for their natural walk to please Him. They must dare to allow the Holy Spirit to point out to them every corruption of the soul life.
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