"I may be very dilligent and doing a great deal, and yet; all the time, it is more the work of human flesh than of God's Spirit. What a solemn thought that man can, without noticing it, be shunt off from the line of God's Holy Spirit; that he can be most diligent and make the most sacrifices; and yet, it is all the power of human will."-Andrew Murray [Absolute Surrender, p.85]

...A complete vessel



"It is only when God's people stand as one body [...] that they have power to secure the blessing which they ask of God. Remember that if a vessel that ought to be one whole is cracked into many peices, it cannot be filled. You can take a potsherd, one part of a vessel, and dip out a little water with it; but if you want the vessel full, it must be whole."

-Andrew Murray (from: Absolute Surrender, p. 21)