Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
WATCHMAN NEEThere 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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Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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Whatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
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God has always one sufficient answer, His Son Jesus Christ, and he is the answer to every need.
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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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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
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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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Our old history ends with the Cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.
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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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I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”
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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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To remove warfare from a spiritual life is to render it unspiritual.
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Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work.
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We may be weak, but looking at our weakness will never make us strong.
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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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