Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
WATCHMAN NEEThe ‘flesh’ is too bad to be cleansed; it must be crucified.
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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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Put very simply, Satan’s power in the world is everywhere. Yet wherever men and women walk in the Spirit, sensitive to the anointing they have from God, that power of his just evaporates.
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Prayer 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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We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves.
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Because the Lord Jesus died on the Cross, I have received forgiveness of sins; because the Lord Jesus rose from the dead,
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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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To bear the cross means that you refrain from doing what you have the power to do. You are qualified to fulfill your desire, yet you refrain from doing so.
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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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Food ought not hinder our fellowship with God since it is to be taken purely to preserve the body in health.
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A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.
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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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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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If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God.
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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