Tuesday truth 1/17 Treating the Word As If It Were a Common Book

That's the title that E.W. Kenyon put on this passage. This is one of his most powerful quotes.

One of the most dangerous habits that Christians have is treating the Word as though it were a common book.

In one breath we will declare that we believe it to be a Revelation from God, and yet we turn to the arm of flesh for help when the Word has promised perfect deliverance.

We treat the fact of Redemption as though it were a beautiful fiction.

We read articles about the Word.

We sing hymns confessing it.

And yet we live under the dominion of the Adversary, continually confessing sickness, want, fear, weakness, and doubts in the face of this Revelation from God of our Redemption, of the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ, and the fact that He is seated now at the right hand of God having finished a work that perfectly satisfies the demands of Justice and meet the needs of humanity.

We read about it. We talk about it.

And then we act as though it were but a fable!

This is the reason why the church has more sickness and disease than any other organized body of people; why faith is weak; why the average believer is ruled by the Adversary.

All this could be changed if we would give the Word the place we would give Christ if He were here physically in our presence.