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Power for Abundant Living

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Man Shall Not Live By Bread Alonewhich man's wisdom teacheth, but [words]which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritualthings with spiritual.If these are words which the Holy Spirit teaches,then we ought to wash out our ears, get the cobwebsout of our minds, and begin to study The Word <strong>for</strong> itsinherent accuracy.Jeremiah 15:16:Thy words were found, and I did eat them; andthy word [The Word, not what people saidabout it, not what some theologian wrote aboutit] was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mineheartThis does not mean that they found the Bible orThe Word and chewed it or physically ate it. WhenThe Word was found, they digested it; they lived onit; it was their life, their heartbeat.The Word is almost unbelievable because it is sotrue. Too many ministers like to talk around TheWord by taking one verse of Scripture, reading thatverse as the text <strong>for</strong> the day, giving illustrations fromShakespeare and Newsweek, coming back and quotingthe verse of Scripture, pronouncing the benedictionand going home. How much of The Word thenhas the congregation learned? None! When the people99

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