The love of Christ constraineth us. Promote truth, friendship, unity, love. Keep the unity of the Spirit. Pray fervently, hear and do God’s word, watch against sin, long to grow in grace, flee youthful lusts. Be not carried about with every wind of doctrine. Don't let your own convictions make you self-righteous, cold, bitter, and useless. Time is getting short, redeem the time, because the days are evil. Stand to your guns, preach the word, cease not to teach and preach Jesus Christ – nothing but the word of God, make full proof of your ministry. Yourself nothing-Christ everything-that is it. Think very little of yourself and very highly of Christ. The joy of the Lord is your strength. Lay aside outward superficial religion, bow at the Cross and ask for genuine inward godliness. God is interested in strengthening you in your inward man, that you might reflect His divine nature, and understand and enjoy Him, and not stuff. Cling to the Hope and Rock of your soul.
Pour out your heart before God. Be content with such things as ye have. Bear patiently sickness, poverty, loss, and persecution. Pray for the rapture. Rest wholly and simply on the Spirit’s power. Be of one mind; live in peace. Cultivate a cheerful disposition – rejoice evermore. I am so very weak – I can do nothing without Jesus. Be afraid of your own heart's sinful tendencies. Shew thyself a pattern of good works; be zealous of good works; maintain good works; provoke unto love and good works. You are accepted in the Beloved, perfect in Christ Jesus, complete in Him. Come what will, trust God still. Trust God; hold fast to that which is good. Cleave to Jesus through thick and thin. Your joy, rest, and safety is in Jesus – abide in Him – submit yourself to His commands. Live close to the Savior in intimate fellowship and consecration.
Remember – worries, doubts, and fears are only reminders to pray. Pant, and long, and sigh for nearer fellowship with Christ Himself. O taste and see that the Lord is good! The flesh is weak, walk not after the flesh, the flesh cannot please God, have no confidence in the flesh, cleanse yourself from all filthiness of the flesh, and make not provision for the flesh. Trust Christ, not yourself. Do the things pleasing in God's sight. Sin shall not have dominion over you. Actively engage in God's service - be helpful and encouraging - rely on the Spirit, not on yourself - always begin with prayer and end with praise. Seek to give someone an earnest, faithful, and affectionate witness. Love holiness and strive for purity. Consider your ways. Ask God for wisdom and common sense. Pray everywhere and about everything - always ask for the Holy Spirit's help. Be thoughtful, caring, tenderhearted, kind, and Christlike.
Remember now thy Creator. Be gentle, courteous, compassionate, considerate, pleasant, and agreeable. Keep thyself pure - maintain a good and clear conscience. Godliness is profitable unto all things. Resist the spirit of unbelief, indifference, and apathy. Sin cripples and maims the drowsy Christian. Keep very low before the Lord. Your safety is to be nothing at all. Abstain from fleshly lusts and secret sins. Behave yourself wisely. Walk humbly with God. Stay in touch with God. Spend much time in secret with Jesus alone. Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. Be mindful of your soul’s safety and the health of your inner man. Be kind to God - don't offend your tender Father. Ask God for true faith, real love, and genuine repentance. Abhor yourself, surrender your will to God's divine will - live wholly to Him.
Every ability and possibility, every growth and progress made in knowledge and grace, lay it at Jesus’ feet and give Him the glory. Keep your heart from temporal idols. Be teachable and pliable. Be diligent in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. Hold forth the word of life. Tenderly warn and gently direct others to Christ and His words. Constantly confess your sins to God. Pray much, stick with it, don't give up, day by day call upon God, the answer will soon come, wait on the Lord. God's answers are priceless; they are worth waiting for. Never underestimate your adversary, and never overestimate your own ability. Continue instant in prayer - don't faint, don't quit, keep at it.
Yearn for communion with God. Preach Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Give up all known sin through the power of the Holy Ghost. Have a single eye to God’s glory. Be jealous of your obedience, be circumspect, be careful, take heed to yourself, you cannot be too cautious. Be clothed with humility – put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. Watch and pray, never neglect prayer. Never trust in your own strength and feelings. Backsliding begins by neglecting the prayer closet. Be sober - watch unto prayer. Read about God-think about God-pray to God-listen to God-love God-yield to God-submit to God-trust God-obey God. Relinquish all trust in self-once and for all, place all your trust in Christ and His works. Cease to be your own master – yield yourself completely to Christ and the constraining power of His bleeding love - make no reserve – make a full and voluntary surrender to God - stand to that surrender, renew it every day.
Fight sin-humbly resort to the Cross. Give the Lord your spirit, soul, body, and everything, neither count your life dear unto yourself - let Christ's love and blood conquer you. God giveth the increase. Jesus can help me – Jesus alone. Addict yourself to the ministry of the saints. Fear God – draw near to Him. Never forget to seek God’s blessing. Let not your heart be troubled – fear not. Hear the word, understand it, bring forth fruit. Jesus bled for your sins - it is your reasonable service to give Him your all. Praise Jesus’ name. Here am I; Lord, send me. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Adorn the doctrine of God in all things. Yield yourself to the mind of Christ in all things. Behold the Lamb of God. Don’t forget, all sinners must believe in Christ or be damned. Whatever happens, still rest on God's promises and love Him still.
Resist and forbear spiritual sloth, slumber, coldness, doubts, hardness, harshness, fickleness, barrenness, complaining, murmuring, formalism, deadness, dullness, drowsiness, worldliness, wanderings, distractions, false teaching - seek the Holy Spirit's guidance, strength, and warmth. Live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. Return thanks to God for His blessings. Have faith in God – give up all trust in yourself – rely on God’s word and strength. Where prayer is fervent, God is present. Be ye thankful. God has a plan for your life – get busy doing it. Grieve not the Holy Spirit. Submit to the control of the Holy Spirit. Entirely depend on God's grace for help. The work of the Spirit is your only hope. Always take time to pray. Help the helpless, stay pure for Christ's sake. The Lord be with you for Jesus' sake.
