Believe and Obey

In America today, many people have adopted the convenient theory that the Bible is a book to be explained, when first and foremost, it is a Book to be believed and after that to be obeyed. There is a world of difference between knowing the Word of God and knowing the God of the Word. Some people told me that they search the Word of God daily, but in real life I don’t see them allowing the Word to search their hearts thoroughly. There is a big difference between searching the Word and allowing the Word to search us. In the last several days, I keep on hearing what Tommy Tenney said, “David defeated Goliath not because he fought well, but because he believed well.” Not all of us are good fighters in the natural, but all of us can be good believers. Is it not true that for old-time Christians, they hear only old things repeated at church, Sunday after Sunday, conference after conference, and will most likely go away without any increase in faith? Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mk. 9:23-24, NKJV) Have we become like the father of the child? Have we Read more