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.
WATCHMAN NEEThe 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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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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With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.
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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.
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How true it is that without the guidance of the Holy Spirit intellect not only is undependable but also extremely dangerous, because it often confuses the issue of right and wrong.
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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We may be weak, but looking at our weakness will never make us strong.
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Outside Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.
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True revelation of the fact of the Spirit’s indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian.
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At times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!
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Whatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence they cannot cast out demons.
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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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The Lord has shown me that I can do anything, but that He has said, apart from Me ye can do nothing. So it comes to this, that everything I have done, and can still do apart from Him is nothing!
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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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