| Proverbs 4:20–22 My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart; |
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God has given us a sure way to receive the answers to our problems and
challenges. It is His Word. Every answer or solution we need is found in
the Bible.
Yet, many Christians are not walking victoriously in certain areas of
their lives. This is because the devil continuously wages a war of
distraction against them. He has managed to take them away from the one
thing that can bring them victory—the Word. He will do everything
possible to prevent them from opening the Bible because he knows that
the Word will deliver them.
The distraction can be very subtle: A lot of things to get done, a lot
of TV programs that interest you, or it may take the form of a big
problem that makes you feel that you need to focus all your attention on
it. The enemy knows that if he can get you to take your eyes off the
Word of God, he can keep you from winning the battle.
When you are going through a tough time, it is not enough to know that
God’s answer to the problem is “somewhere in the Bible”. Find the
scripture in which God has promised the solution. Meditate on it until
the truth of that scripture is revealed to you. When you do this, no
demon or devil can prevent that word from God from bearing fruit in your
life.
Even Jesus Himself used the Word to defeat the devil in the wilderness—“It is written,
‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds
from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4) The way to defeat the enemy is
with “It is written…”
My friend, there is no substitute for the written Word. God tells us
that we will find life and health if we give our attention to His Word
and keep it in the midst of our hearts. So get into the Word and let
God’s promises abide in you.
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Joseph Prince
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