The Source of Faith 9/19 Monday Meditation

Fasting and long hours of prayer do not build faith. Reading books about faith, and about men of faith and their exploits stirs in the heart a deep passion for faith, but does not build faith. The Word alone is the source of faith. But the Word will not build faith unless it becomes a part of us. "If ye abide in me and my words have their place in you." That is, they have their place in our conduct. Jesus gave us the key. He said, "The words that I speak are not mine, but my Father's." ... Faith is built in us by the Word being built into us, by our acting upon it. -- E.W. Kenyon.