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This handbook is vital and must be kept in the airplane at all times. The parallel between the “Operator’s Handbook” and The WORD of God is outstanding. The “Operator’s Handbook” is important to the pilot, just as God’s WORD is important to the believer. A manufacturer knows every particle of his product; he knows how it works and how to keep it operating at top efficiency. God (the Manufacturer) created man and gave him His WORD to live by. He commanded that it be written down so man would have access to it. God knows His product and His WORD is our “Operator’s Handbook.” It instructs us how to operate and how to overcome in every situation. Christianity is not a religion, it is a family. The Bible is God’s testimony of what He has prepared for us, His children. The Father has given His WORD to teach and guide us. He is showing us how to operate in His thoughts and His ways so that we can enjoy the fullness of Jesus’ lordship in our lives. The Holy Spirit was sent into the world to reveal that WORD to us, to make it a reality in our spirits. The Father wants His children to live a successful and victorious life, so He has given us His WORD as our weapon. “(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds)” (2 Corinthians 10:4). Jesus said, “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” (John 15:7). If you keep His WORD, then that WORD will keep you—spirit, soul and body. Once I realized its importance, I made the decision never to compromise on The WORD. I made it my goal to search The WORD and do what it says to the utmost of my ability. It sounds like an impossible task, but with God’s help I am accomplishing that goal. Nothing is impossible with God! The WORD of God has been the mainstay in my own personal growth since that time. Through the power of The WORD at work in my life, I have been able to overcome all the adverse circumstances that have faced me. Joshua 1:8 says, “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” I desperately needed to know how to be prosperous and have good success, so I dedicated myself to The WORD and it has brought deliverance in my life. He watches over His WORD to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12, "The Amplified Bible"). To operate in faith and know God’s will, we have to begin with God’s WORD because His WORD is His will. He does not will one thing and say another. It would be dishonest and unjust for God to act in any way contrary to His WORD. God and His WORD are one. They cannot be separated, just as any honest man cannot be separated from his word. The value of a man’s word depends on the standard he lives by. If a man is no good, his word is no good. Learn to act on The WORD of God just as quickly and surely as you would act on the word of your lawyer, your doctor or your very closest friend. Because you have faith in your lawyer or doctor, you will do what he says. You will listen to him and give careful consideration to his expert opinion. God intends for you to consider His WORD in the same way. *****ADVERTISEMENT***** Follow Us on Twitter for timely words from Kenneth & Gloria Twitter.com/CopelandNetwork *********************************** BVOV : 19

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