The Word of God is the primary vehicle of our salvation and our spiritual growth. The “seed” of
our Christian life is the Word of God. Because mysticism, emotions and philosophies are NOT
the word of God they can Not be the seeds of salvation and growth. Satan steals the Word of
God and replaces it with an imitation, an alternative or an artificial source to substitute for the
Word of God.

False teaching that comes from the worldly philosophies of vain human imagination, and demonic doctrines that come from deceiving spirits, have been available since Satan first questioned and misquoted the Word of God in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1). The very first act of evil and
betrayal recorded in Scripture was an attack on the veracity of the Word of God and a denial of
its accuracy. This happened when Satan added to the Word and claimed that what God had
said did not accurately reflect the true character of God (Genesis 3:4-5). Then, centuries later,
the very first time Jesus encountered Satan in his earthly ministry, he quoted verses from the
Word of God three times to counter Satan’s twisted use of Scripture and his warped will
(Matthew 4:1-11). When Jesus publicly taught about the importance of the seed of the Word
of God, he was quick to point out that Satan comes immediately to steal that seed
(Matthew 13:3-9; 18-23; Luke 8:11-12). Satan knows that if the Word is allowed to grow up
to fruition it will produce thirty, sixty and one hundred fold in a believing heart (Matthew 13:28).

If these philosophies and doctrines of men and demons are allowed to replace the Word in the
mind of believers their spiritual growth will be stunted, and their potential of producing eternal
rewards will be squelched; they will have lost their inheritance (rewards) in the Kingdom of God.
Even though they may have a true understanding of salvation through faith in Jesus – and so be
saved from eternal damnation – they will be spiritually unproductive during their time on earth.
They may be very religiously busy, but they will, nonetheless, lead a life of vanity and emptiness.

(Much of the above devotion is an excerpt from page 38 of Galyn’s book The Word: Apparatus for Salvation, Renewal and Maturity. Free download of the book here.)

"Sow a thought,
reap an act;
sow an act,
reap a habit;
sow a habit,
reap a character;
sow a character,
reap a destiny."