More on this book
Community
Kindle Notes & Highlights
he learned to know God for himself.
Temptation often comes unexpected and subtle. It is unexpected and too subtle for the flesh, but anticipatory prayer gets the soul ready for whatever temptation there may be.
No, it was the long gap of unrecorded time that the historians say was in between, and they do not know what David was doing. I know what David was not doing: he was not waiting on his God. He was not out looking at the stars and saying, “The heavens declare the glory of God
Temptation cannot hurt you if you have anticipated it by prayer; but temptation will certainly trip you if you have not.
The only way to win consistently is to keep the blood of the Lamb on the doorposts of your heart; to keep the cloud and fire over you in the way Jehovah God led the Israelites night and day through the desert; to keep your fighting clothes on and never allow the day to creep up on you.
Never get up late in the morning and look at your clock and say, “I’m late and can’t take time now,” and dash away. If you must dash away, take a New Testament along.
Remember: As long as sin and the devil, disease and death are abroad in the land like a fire, like a contagious disease, things are not all right.
Instead of assuming that things are all right, assume that they are always wrong, and then prayerfully prepare for them and anticipate them in whatever direction they come.
Always anticipate any possible attack by watching and praying; for the spirit is willing, but the flesh is terribly weak.
Self-confidence takes our focus off Christ and puts it on ourselves and our abilities, which fall far short in comparison with the devil
Remember that without prayer, you cannot win; and with it, you cannot lose.
Breaking out from the tyranny of spiritual lethargy—whatever the cost—should be the number-one priority of every Christian.
Be easy on others but hard on yourself
we should never allow that community to dictate our spiritual growth.
The genius of our Christian walk is our utter surrender to Jesus Christ and none other.
The right kind of change can affect everyone around you. This spiritual awakening is not dependent on the community, but it can drastically affect the community.
We are not to look like or act like other people; rather, we are to look like Christ. We are to act like Christ. We are to do the things that Christ would do in the power and demonstration of the Holy Spirit.
but rather it is a result of a consistent and sacrificial commitment to Bible reading and prayer.
The purity of our life is simply the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. No other level of purity will be accepted.
