that it is the quickening Spirit, not the letter, that brings life (2 Cor. 3:6). Read with an attitude of willingness, humility, and repentance, and, even if you cannot fully obey the Word, keep it, holding it in your heart. Right here is where most people fall short. For if the command seems impossible or unreasonable to their minds, they disregard it. But Jesus said, “He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me” (John 14:21). Many times, before you are able to obey the Word,