The Book That Changed My Life

36 Pages·2001·1.33 MB·English

by  Mike Murdock

Seeds Of Wisdom On The Word Of God Topic #360

MIKE MURDOCK

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Dear Friend,

Your success is determined by your love for The Word

of God.

The most important success habit in life is reading and understanding the Wis-

dom of God...through the Holy Scriptures. The Word of God is your Wisdom for Life

(Deut. 4:6). The only weapon satan can effectively use against you is your ignorance

of The Word (Hosea 4:6).

That’s why I wrote this book...just for you.

When I pray for you in The Secret Place, I am asking God to unleash the stron-

gest passion you’ve experienced...to know Him through His Word. It will change your

focus, health, financial freedom and especially, your inner peace.

Your Seeds are scheduling a Divine Harvest. The Seeds That Leave Your Hand

Never Leave Your Life - They Simply Go Into Your Future Where They Multiply.

Wrap your faith around your Seed this week. Focus it for a desired result. Expect

a 100-fold return. Jesus promised it! (Mark 10:28-30). Expect uncommon health and

healing, uncommon protection and uncommon peace as part of the promise.

Use the envelope inside this book when you write me back. Your letter is the

lifeline of this ministry.

Your Prayer Partner,

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER
PAGE #

WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK
3

1
THE WORD OF GOD IS THE MOST
5
IMPORTANT BOOK ON EARTH

2
THE WORD OF GOD CAN SOLVE EVERY
9
PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE

3
THE HOLY SPIRIT USES THE WORD OF GOD AS
13
THE INSTRUMENT FOR CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE

4
YOUR OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD
17
WILL DETERMINE YOUR SUCCESS

5
YOUR IGNORANCE OF THE WORD OF GOD
19
IS THE ONLY EFFECTIVE WEAPON AN
ENEMY CAN USE AGAINST YOU

6
YOUR REACTION TO THE WORD OF GOD
21
DETERMINES THE REACTION OF GOD
TOWARD YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

7
THE MOST VALUABLE SUCCESS HABIT IN
25
YOUR LIFE IS YOUR DAILY READING OF
THE WORD OF GOD

God’s Only Pain
Is To Be Doubted,
His Only Pleasure
Is To Be Believed.

-MIKE MURDOCK

Copyright © 2001 by Mike Murdock • Wisdom International
The Wisdom Center • 4051 Denton Hwy. • Ft. Worth, TX 76117

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WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK
�

My Greatest Mind Battle Was Over The Word.
When I entered my late teens, intense warfare
emerged in my mind. It seemed that contradictions in
the Scriptures existed.
Then, I began to doubt the
validity of the Bible when I saw hypocrisy in believers,
inconsistencies in ministers and my own difficulty to
live “the Biblical standard.”
Two years of erratic and emotional turmoil
occurred. I loved the presence of God and received from
The Word of God. However, it seemed that the logic of
my mind and the faith in my heart were in constant
opposition. One day in honest desperation I asked the
Lord to provide confidence and inner peace that the
Bible was truly His infallible Word, not merely the
compilation of human thoughts and ideas.
Three powerful truths emerged:
1.
No
Human
Would
Have
Written
A
Standard As High As The Scriptures Teach. No
husband would have written to treat your wife like
Christ treats the church. No wife would have written to
obey your husband. No teenager would have written
that foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the
rod of correction will drive it far from him. No rich man
would have admitted that he that trusts in his riches
will fail.
2.
The Changes That Occur In Those Who
Embrace The Word Of God Are Supernatural.
Drug addiction has been broken. Alcoholics have been
set free and delivered. Those who are violent have

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become meek and submissive.
3.
The Very Presence Of A Bible Often
Produces
An
Aura
And
Change
In
The
Atmosphere.
I have been on planes and noted an
entire group of people become instantly silent when I
pulled out my Bible. No novel of fiction affects men like
this. Encyclopedias do not affect men like this. Lay a
dictionary on a restaurant table. Nobody looks at you
twice. But, lay a Bible on a restaurant table in visible
view, and they will stare at you the entire meal. The
magnetism of The Word of God is indescribable,
irrefutable and unforgettable.
Yet, it is the Unused Weapon, the Undiscovered
Map, the Untapped Well of Wisdom on earth. It is the
Master Weapon provided to us by the Father to escape
satanic deception and snares.
The Gospel contains two Forces:
1.
The Person Of Christ.
2.
The Principles Of Christ.
The Person of Jesus creates your peace.
The Principles create your prosperity.
The Person of Jesus prepares you for Eternity.
The Principles prepare you for Earth.
The Word Of God Will Solve Every Problem In
Your Life.
That’s why I wrote this book.

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THE WORD OF GOD IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT BOOK ON
EARTH�

The Word Of God Is Your Success Handbook.
Encyclopedias impart knowledge of people, places
and events. Dictionaries impart knowledge of words.
But, nothing is as important as the Wisdom of God for
communicating Laws of Success for your life.

11 Reasons Why The Bible Is The Most
Important Book On Earth

1.
The Word Of God Is The Wisdom Of God.
What is Wisdom? Wisdom is simply the Law of God
applied accurately to solve your problem. Wisdom is
the Scriptural solution to any problem you are facing.
“For this is your wisdom and your understanding,”
(Deuteronomy 4:6; see also 2 Peter 3:15; Proverbs 2:6).
2.
The Word Of God Is The Love Book Of
The Universe. The Word explains the love of God.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should
not perish, but have everlasting life,” (John 3:16; see
also 1 John 3:16; 1 John 4:8; Jude 21).
3.
The Word Of God Is A Book On Order.
Order Is The Accurate Arrangement Of Things. (See
1 Chronicles 12:33.) It shows the rewards of honoring

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authority, parental authority and even Spiritual
authority.
4.
The Word Of God Reveals The Laws Of
The Universe. It explains the Law of the Seed, the
Law of the Harvest, the Law of Love, the Law of
Process, the Law of Eventuality and even the Law of
Truth. “The Law of Truth was in his mouth,” (Malachi
2:6; see also Ezekiel 44:4-5).
5.
The Word Of God Is A Relationship
Handbook. It reveals how to maintain worthy rela-
tionships. It exposes fools and how to recognize those
who do not qualify for relationship.
6.
The Word Of God Is A Worship Encyclo-
pedia. “God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him
must worship Him in Spirit and in truth,” (John 4:24).
The Word of God explains worship and its value and
importance in your daily life. God inhabits the praises
of His people. So, The Word of God shows you how to
conduct yourself in His presence and how to attract His
presence. (Read Psalm 100:2.)
7.
The Word Of God Teaches Spiritual
Protocol. It reveals the appropriate conduct necessary
in...

� approaching God effectively;

� approaching leaders and those in authority;

� your relationship with your parents and
children.
8.
The Word Of God Is A Problem-Solving
Handbook. It reveals how to solve financial problems,
sin problems, marriage problems and even how to solve
church problems when strife arises.
9.
The Word Of God Is A Deliverance
Handbook For Captives. It contains the biography of

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Uncommon Deliverers of nations, of people and of the
sick and afflicted. Gideon, Abraham, David, Paul and
Jesus were Deliverers. The Word reveals how people
become captives—and even explains the Assignment of
every minister. (Read Isaiah 61:1.)
10. The Word Of God Creates Conviction
That Causes Change. Without conviction, you could
live a lifetime in error and die without even moving
toward God.
11. The Word Of God Is The Book Of Divine
Secrets. “The secret of the Lord is with them that fear
Him; and He will shew them His covenant,” (Psalm
25:14; see also Genesis 18:17-18). It reveals the Secrets
of Uncommon Achievers, the secrets of financial
increase,
victorious
living
and
even
uncommon
promotion. (See Proverbs 22:29.)
Remember: The Word Of God Is The Most
Important Book On Earth.

When You Change Your Focus
You Change Your Feelings.

-MIKE MURDOCK

Copyright © 2001 by Mike Murdock • Wisdom International
The Wisdom Center • 4051 Denton Hwy. • Ft. Worth, TX 76117

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THE WORD OF GOD CAN SOLVE
EVERY PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE
�

The Word Is A Problem-Solving Manual.
Every solution necessary for your success is
hidden in the powerful teachings of Christ and the
remarkable biographies of Biblical champions.

12 Problems The Word Of God
Can Solve In Your Life

1.
The Word Of God Solves The Problem Of
Depression. Jesus Himself stated, “These things have
I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you,
and that your joy might be full,” (John 15:11).
In Nehemiah, when the people understood the law
of God, they rejoiced. “...to make great mirth, because
they had understood the words that were declared unto
them,” (Nehemiah 8:12).
2.
The Word Of God Exposes Any Seeds Of
Falsehood That Have Entered Your Life. “Thy law
is the truth,” (Psalm 119:142). “Thy word is truth,”
(John 17:17).
3.
The Word Of God Births The Fear Of God
Within You. “And it shall be with him, and he shall
read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn
to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this
law and these statutes, to do them,” (Deuteronomy
17:19; see also Proverbs 1:1-5).

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4.
The Word Of God Destroys Sickness And
Disease. “He sent His word and healed them,” (Psalm
107:20). “And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to
the voice of the Lord thy God...and wilt give ear to His
commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put
none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought
upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth
thee,” (Exodus 15:26).
“...attend to My words;...for they are...health to all
their flesh,” (Proverbs 4:20, 22).
5.
The Word Of God Births Hope. “I have
hoped in Thy judgments,” (Psalm 119:43).
“Remember the word unto Thy servant, upon
which Thou hast caused me to hope,” (Psalm 119:49).
6.
The Word Of God Produces True Peace.
“Oh that thou hadst hearkened to My commandments!
then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteous-
ness as the waves of the sea,” (Isaiah 48:18). “I will hear
what God the Lord will speak: for He will speak peace
unto His people,” (Psalm 85:8).
7.
The Word Of God Solves Emotional
Problems. “Great peace have they which love Thy law:
and nothing shall offend them,” (Psalm 119:165).
Emotional wounds occur through offenses. The Word
of God is a shield and enables you to see the attacks of
others as opportunities rather than obstacles.
8.
The Word Of God Unleashes Uncommon
Faith. Faith is confidence in God. Faith comes when
the words of God enter your heart. “...faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God,” (Romans
10:17).
9.
The Word Of God Enables You To Make
Wise Decisions.
“Keep sound wisdom...Then shalt

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thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shalt not
stumble,” (Proverbs 3:21, 23).
10. The
Word
Of
God
Solves
Financial
Problems. “Wherefore ye shall do My statutes...And
the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill,”
(Leviticus 25:18-19).
Prosperity is always the result of obedience to a
Principle of God. “If ye walk in My statutes, and keep
My commandments, and do them; Then I will give you
rain in due season, and the land shall yield her
increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their
fruit,” (Leviticus 26:3-4).
“Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that
delighteth greatly in His commandments...Wealth and
riches shall be in his house,” (Psalm 112:1, 3).
11. The
Word
Of
God
Enables
You
To
Withstand Temptation.
“Thy word have I hid in
mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee,” (Psalm
119:11; see also Luke 4:4, Matthew 4:4).
12. The Word Of God Increases Favor With
God And Man. “Let not mercy and truth forsake thee:
bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of
thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good under-
standing in the sight of God and man,” (Proverbs 3:3-4).
Your Passion for The Word of God is your greatest
asset in your pursuit for success.
Remember: The Word Of God Can Solve Every
Problem In Your Life.

You Cannot Have A Great Life
Unless You Have A Pure Life;
You Cannot Have A Pure Life
Unless You Have A Pure Mind;
You Cannot Have A Pure Mind
Unless You Wash It Daily
With The Word Of God.

-MIKE MURDOCK

Copyright © 2001 by Mike Murdock • Wisdom International
The Wisdom Center • 4051 Denton Hwy. • Ft. Worth, TX 76117

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THE HOLY SPIRIT USES THE
WORD OF GOD AS THE
INSTRUMENT FOR CHANGE
IN YOUR LIFE
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Your Success Will Require Change.
That is why you need The Word of God.
The Bible is a Book about Change.
It provides hope for Change.
It imparts the keys to Change.
It provides proof people can Change.
It provides examples of those who succeeded in
their Goals.
People Can Change.
Saul, the tormenter, was
changed. He became the Apostle Paul, the Mentor. He
was changed through his encounter with God. When
you read of this change, your faith will leap. The Word
of God Paints a Portrait of Hope...for those around us
who require change.
Without The Word of God, life can appear hopeless
at times—when you are waiting for others to change,
you need to have the inner confidence that God is
involved. That is why the Bible is so important. It
provides you with actual examples of such Changes.
Your Circumstances Can Change. The story of
Joseph
is
a
remarkable
collection
of
miracles.
Someone’s anger can put you in the pit. Your faith in