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If you can often eat and drink the words of God and be considerate of His intentions and put His words into practice, then you belong to God, and you’re a person who lives within His words. Are you willing to escape from Satan’s power and live in the light of God? If you live within God’s words, then the Holy Spirit will have an opportunity to perform His work; if you live under Satan’s influence, then you’ll give the Holy Spirit no such opportunity. If men live within God’s words, then the Holy Spirit will be with them and perform work on them. If men do not live within the words of God, then they live in Satan’s bonds. If men live with corrupt dispositions, then they don’t have the presence or the work of the Holy Spirit.

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If you live within the boundaries of the words of God, and if you live in the state that God requires, then you are one who belongs to Him, and His work will be performed on you; if you’re not living within the boundaries of God’s requirements, but living instead under the power of Satan, then you’re decidedly living within Satan’s corruption. Only by living within the words of God and giving your heart to Him can you meet His requirements; you must do as God says, making His utterances the foundation of your existence and the reality of your life; only then will you belong to God. If you actually practice in accordance with God’s intentions, He’ll perform work on you, and you’ll then live under His blessings, in the light of His countenance; you will grasp the work that the Holy Spirit performs and feel the joy of God’s presence.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Escape From the Influence of Darkness, and You Will Be Gained by God