22. What power has the word when hidden in the heart?
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.” Ps. 119:11. See also Ps. 17:4.
23. Why did God humble Israel, and suffer them to hunger?
“And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, ... that He might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.” Deut. 8:3.
24. What is required beyond a mere hearing of the word?
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” James 1:22.
25. What is the result of doing God's will?
“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.” 1 John 2:17.