Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom…. (Col. 3:16) I knew a Baptist woman who was only thirty-six years old and had cancer. She was bedfast and wasn’t supposed to live very long. A Baptist pastor who had seen the light on divine...

His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. (John 2:5) In John chapter 2, we see the account of Jesus attending the wedding in Cana with his mother. His mother told Him that they had run out of wine. Jesus said to the servants,...

And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. (Luke 5:5) In Luke chapter 5, we see an example of a person who acted on the Word and got results. Peter and John had...

Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. (Jer. 1:12) I remember another situation in which I had to act on what the banker said. I needed a car that could pull my trailer up mountainous roads. So I bought a 1955 V8...

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. (Isa. 40:8) Are you ready to act on the Word? What does it mean to “act on the Word”? It means to act like the Word of God is so, because it is. Did you ever borrow...

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. (James 1:22) Even when God speaks to you, you can choose not to act on it. The bedfast man who was let down through the roof didn’t have to act when Jesus said, “Rise, take up...

And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. (Deut. 28:2) After the man who had been burned was healed, I took the next one aside and dealt with him individually. I asked him what was wrong...

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. (John 5:8) In 1950, I was preaching at a meeting in Oklahoma, and at the close of my sermon, the word of the Lord came to me saying, “Minister to those who have anything wrong with them from their hips...

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Heb. 11:6) A number of years ago during the early days of the Pentecostal movement, I read about an...

And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. (Mark 2:12) Was the man who was lowered through the roof healed on the faith of his four...

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? (James 2:14) Real believing is acting on God’s Word. I’ve used that phrase for many, many years, because it’s very simple to understand. So...

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. (John 6:47) The same Greek word translated everlasting is also translated eternal. Here it’s describing the God-kind of life, which never ends. In other words, Jesus was saying,...