RUSSELL AND HELEN SANDERS

4-29-2023

Every game that is played has a set of rules. Whether it is a card game, a sports game, a game of chess, Monopoly, or any other game, to play fairly you go by the rules. The rules set the standard for the "game."

There is a standard that God gives too, and that is His Word. It was written originally in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koinade Greek. God says in Psalm 119:89, "Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven." This means that it is unalterable. It is preserved blameless. It is established forever. Our opinion of what the bible says means nothing if it isn't backed up by the Word of God.

Many have made versions of the Word of God, but when it is altered from the original, you can know it is counterfeit. When I quote someone's words, they are the exact words they say, without any adjustment. We must study it like we would study the rules of any game and know what it says. We are held accountable for studying and knowing it.

Just as we would lose any natural game if we don't play by the rules, the same goes for our lives in Christ. We must know what the rules are for our lives.

God honors his Word so much that Psalm 128:2b says, "...for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name." This means that God honors his word above his own name whether you call him Jesus, Yahweh, Jeshua, or Jah.

God's word settles it. It is your choice to believe it or not. Not believing it won't change it!

God bless you,

Russell and Helen Sanders

SPIRIT OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL