Nothing makes the devil happier than seeing believers addicted to the Bible. They no longer care about practising what is written; their pleasure is to hear wonderful messages and learn more and more… so that they can proudly boast that they have more Biblical knowledge than others.

The Word of God provides guidance for disciples. And, a disciple is someone who follows the teachings of his master. The Bible is not to be memorised, but rightly divided—that is, practiced (2 Timothy 2.15).

The purpose of the revelations contained in the Bible is not to cause a feeling of well being, but to prepare people for the war against hell.

So if it is not put into practice, what’s the profit?

In the same way that our muscles need exercise in order to be strengthened, our faith needs to be exercised in order for our dreams to come true.

To exercise our faith is to be obedient to the Word of God.

Obviously, Bible reading is an excellent food for the spirit, but if it’s not practised, all it brings about is hypocrisy. It becomes meaningless…

The Scribes, for example, were like that. They knew the Law, the Commandments and the prophecies better than anyone—after all they were officially in charge of copying the Bible. Yet, Jesus called them hypocrites, blind guides, serpents and brood of vipers. He gave them insight of their future trial by saying, ‘How can you escape the condemnation of hell?’ (Matthew 23.1-35).

How many Christians are spiritually anesthetised because of their extensive biblical knowledge? People who are eager to learn, and yet hesitant to practise God’s thoughts…

Do you know why?

Because they hate the thought of having to sacrifice!

They even like reading about sacrifice—after all, it doesn’t cost a thing! But, in practice, they hate it.

The devil knows that faith becomes powerless if it is not practised.

That’s the reason why many are called, but few are chosen…