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CHILDREN'S BREAD
But
Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not
meet to take the children's bread, and
to cast it unto the dogs. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord:
yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
Mark
7:27-28
Give
us this day OUR DAILY BREAD.
Matthew
6:11
CHILDREN'S BREAD
Series
5.2.14 - #45
February 14, 2007
Love and Grace in the Whirlwind of a Spiritual Attack
By
Moses Hightower
I have come for the first fruit of your life. The fellowship that I offer you is part of the covenant. In the flesh of the man Christ Jesus, I offered a holy sacrifice that you could be reconciled unto me. You heard the voice of the ministry say, “Be reconciled unto God.” Now that you are reconciled, allow your reasonable services to be rendered unto me early, and I will show you a new dimension of fellowship and communion. Do not boast against those who do not rise early. Simply come as a partaker of the strength of grace. Grace brought you here this morning. Now speak of my glory and talk of my power in your body, the temple of the Holy Ghost. The Father of lights and the Father of spirits summoned you. I removed sleep from your eyes and drew you to the throne of grace. A scepter of righteousness is granted to you by imputation, and a hand of mercy is granted to you because of my love. The innocent blood of Jesus has covered you, and the renewing of the Holy Ghost has graced you with a sanctified presence. Lift up your voice in praise unto the King Eternal and shout for joy that your eyes see and your ears hear the voice of God.
I have not allowed my grace to retreat from your life. Grace continues to shine bright as it shows you the kingdom of God. Continue to live in the Spirit and do not be desirous of vain glory. What do you have to glory about?
Righteousness belongs to me. Many are in confusion of faces because they have sinned by pride and self-righteousness. Mercy belongs to me. Forgiveness belongs to me. Grant me glory and honor for what I have done, and cast aside the filthy rags of vain works. I helped you in your time of need. I granted mercy instead of judgment. You were cast under the feet of your enemies. Their shoes of wrath compelled you to mourn. The spirit of sorcery prepared to rejoice as it anticipated your defeat. Witchcraft gathered its counsel and prepared a celebration of your doom. Hatred lifted its cup of wrath and prepared to serve bitterness in the presence of joy. I heard your cry in the morning of your helplessness. Wounded by evil, you struggled for the horns of the altar. You were without strength and hope was fading into the night, but grace came leaping above the waves of damning, fleshly undercurrents of frustration. Grace shouted with a frequency not heard by your ears and commanded an end to your trial before spiritual death. Love stretched its strong arms of mercy and goodness. Love's arms embraced you and drew you nigh the lips of grace again. While your heart was near fainting's reach, love's embrace brought peace to a mind lost in the whirlwind of a spiritual attack. Now with a mind of peace that was granted by grace, your mourning was turned into dancing. The rags of a spiritual pauper are no longer your attire, for you are now girded with gladness. Sing praises to me. Do not be silent in this life, but forever give thanks unto the Eternal Spirit that saved you.
I did not allow your foes to rejoice over you. I granted you healing for your mind and subdued your flesh by my Holy Spirit. You came nigh the gates of the grave, but I kept you alive and did not allow you to go down to the pit. I have opened your eyes to see the toll of sin in the earth. Sing unto me and give thanks at the remembrance of my holiness. I did not allow my anger to judge you. I allowed my favor to grant you life so that your tears in the night would be dried by the presence of morning's joy. By my favor, your mountain stood strong, and I heard your cry for help. There would have been no profit if you had gone down to the grave. You would have returned to dust. I elected to keep your feet from falling and allow you to declare my truth. Dance with grace that leaps higher than iniquity. Show forth the flare of gladness as a garment, and sing praise unto the King of kings, your Redeemer and lover of your soul.
Surely
the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his
servants the prophets. The lion hath roared, who will not fear?
The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Amos
3: 7 - 8
SCRIPTURAL
VERIFICATION
The
word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is,
the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess
with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For
with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation.
(Romans
10:8-10)
CONFESSION OF
FAITH
Series 5.2.14 - #45
February 14, 2007
Words of Light upon the Face of Evil, Enemies, Frustration, Hatred, Helplessness, Pride, Self-Righteousness, a Spiritual Attack, and Witchcraft
By Linda Galati
The Lord has come for the first fruit of my life. The fellowship that he offers me is part of the covenant. In the flesh of the man, Christ Jesus he offered a holy sacrifice that I could be reconciled unto him. I heard the voice of the ministry say, “Be reconciled unto God.” Now that I am reconciled, I will allow my reasonable services to be rendered unto him early, and he will show me a new dimension of fellowship and communion. I will not boast against those who do not rise early. I simply come as a partaker of the strength of grace. Grace brought me here this morning. Now I speak of God’s glory and talk of his power in my body, the temple of the Holy Ghost. The Father of lights and the Father of spirits summoned me. He removed sleep from my eyes and drew me to the throne of grace. A scepter of righteousness is granted to me by imputation, and a hand of mercy is granted to me because of God’s love. The innocent blood of Jesus has covered me, and the renewing of the Holy Ghost has graced me with a sanctified presence. I lift up my voice in praise unto the King Eternal and shout for joy that my eyes see and my ears hear the voice of God. He has not allowed his grace to retreat from my life. Grace continues to shine bright as it shows me the kingdom of God. I purpose to continue to live in the Spirit and not be desirous of vain glory. I have nothing to glory about. Righteousness belongs to the Lord. Many are in confusion of faces because they have sinned by pride and self-righteousness. Mercy belongs to God. Forgiveness belongs to him. I will grant him glory and honor for what he has done, and I cast aside the filthy rags of vain works.
God helped me in my time of need. He granted mercy instead of judgment. I was cast under the feet of my enemies. Their shoes of wrath compelled me to mourn. The spirit of sorcery prepared to rejoice as it anticipated my defeat. Witchcraft gathered its counsel and prepared a celebration of my doom. Hatred lifted its cup of wrath and prepared to serve bitterness in the presence of joy. God heard my cry in the morning of my helplessness. Wounded by evil, I struggled for the horns of the altar. I was without strength and hope was fading into the night, but grace came leaping above the waves of damning, fleshly undercurrents of frustration. Grace shouted with a frequency not heard by my ears and commanded an end to my trial before spiritual death came. Love stretched its strong arms of mercy and goodness. Love's arms embraced me and drew me nigh the lips of grace again. While my heart was near fainting's reach, love's embrace brought peace to a mind lost in the whirlwind of a spiritual attack. Now with a mind of peace that was granted by grace, my mourning was turned into dancing. The rags of a spiritual pauper are no longer my attire, for I am now girded with gladness. I sing praises to God. I will not be silent in this life, but I will forever give thanks unto the Eternal Spirit that saved me. The Lord did not allow my foes to rejoice over me. He granted me healing for my mind and subdued my flesh by his Holy Spirit. I came nigh the gates of the grave, but he kept me alive and did not allow me to go down to the pit. He has opened my eyes to see the toll of sin in the earth. I sing unto him and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. He did not allow his anger to judge me. He allowed his favor to grant me life so that my tears in the night would be dried by the presence of morning's joy. By his favor, my mountain stood strong, and he heard my cry for help. There would have been no profit if I had gone down to the grave and returned to dust. God elected to keep my feet from falling and allowed me to declare his truth. I will dance with grace that leaps higher than iniquity. I will show forth the flare of gladness as a garment and sing praise unto the King of kings, my redeemer and lover of my soul.
Let
us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having
our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed
with pure water. Let
us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering;
(for he is faithful that promised;)
Hebrews
10:22 - 23
For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:
it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ephesians
2:8-9
DEVOTIONALS
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