We must not pay attention just to reading and studying; rather, we should ask if we are open before the Lord. If we do not have an unveiled face, the glory of the Lord will not shine on us. If our heart is not open to God, God cannot give us any light.
WATCHMAN NEEChrist is the Son of God. He died to atone for men’s sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ.
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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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To remove warfare from a spiritual life is to render it unspiritual.
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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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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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May we see the Lord in all things-way, truth, and life are all found in knowing Him. May we really meet the Son of God and let Him live in us. Amen.
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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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The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
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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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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
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It does not matter what your personal deficiency, or whether it be a hundred and one different things,
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Our prayers lay the track down which Gods power can come. Like a mighty locomotive, his power is irresistible, but it cannot reach us without rails.
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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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Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
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Take this as the secret of Christ’s life in you: His Spirit dwells in your innermost spirit. Meditate on it, believe in it, and remember it until this glorious truth produces within you a holy fear and wonderment that the Holy Spirit indeed abides in you.
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