We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves.
WATCHMAN NEEThe greatest negative in the universe is the Cross, for with it God wiped out everything that was not of Himself: the greatest positive in the universe is the resurrection, for through it God brought into being all.
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The devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working.
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Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.
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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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God will not give me humility, or patience, or holiness, or love as separate investments of His grace. He has given only one gift to meet our need, His Son Christ Jesus.
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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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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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They must exercise faith in believing God’s estimation of their natural life and must wait patiently for the Holy Spirit to reveal in them what the Bible says of them. Only in this manner will they be led in the way of deliverance.
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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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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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God has supplied all my needs and has not failed me once.
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The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.
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Teach us to pray that we may cause The enemy to flee, That we his evil power may bind, His prisoners to free.
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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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I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”
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There is nothing more tragic than to come to the end of life and know we have been on the wrong course.
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Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
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Life in the spirit is a suffering way, filled with watching and laboring, burdened by weariness and trial, punctuated by heartbreak and conflict.
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All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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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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Everyone who believes in God must have His revelation in his spirit, or else what he believes is not God but mere human wisdom, ideals or words. Such faith cannot endure the test.
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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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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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A Christian life is an unending engagement on the battlefield.
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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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Man’s thought is always of the punishment that will come to him if he sins. But God’s thought is always of the glory man will miss if he sins. God’s purpose for redemption is glory, glory, glory.
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The child of God ought to confess his weakness that he does not know how to pray, and petition the Holy Spirit to teach him.
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