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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
5.2.17 - #48
February 17, 2007
A Journey of Faith through Unfamiliar Territory in the Everlasting Arms of God
By
Moses Hightower
While you stand in the presence of the unknown, clothe yourself with confidence in me. I am faithful. The unknown comes as a dark, deep sea of fear. The enemy has presented it as a place that you are commanded to jump into. Your mind will perceive many things if you have cast away your confidence. Take unto yourself confidence and rest in the arms and bosom of love. Go to sleep in my love and be assured that the one who carries you sees through the unknown. All things are known to me. I have taken you in my arms and walked into these things that are darkness and unknown to you. Rest. I am carrying you, sustaining you, keeping you, and assuring you of a safe journey through the sea of unfamiliar and uninvestigated territory. You are a child of God. I have led you unto this territory. Did I draw you out of darkness into this marvelous light to give you back to the darkness?
Have confidence in me and my love for you. Allow the power of justification to spring up in you. It is as a mighty light awaiting you to turn it on by the words of your mouth and your confidence in the blood of Jesus. The word is nigh you, even in your heart and in your mouth, the word of faith that you have heard preached. Hold fast the confession of your faith without wavering. I am faithful who promised. You have not traveled this way before. You have not encountered this problem before. Is anything too hard for me?
I am the head of all principality and power. I am the head of this problem. Speak my name, and this thing in your body shall bow. I have not hidden my face from you, neither have I stood aside to watch this thing slay you. Though there are children in whom there is no faith, I have given you the measure of faith. Speak the words of God and not the words of the image in the unknown. Prophesy according to the proportion of faith. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to you to profit withal. My Spirit gives you faith. Everything that is given works that one and the selfsame Spirit. I have divided faith unto you as I willed it. You have grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Now do not fear. You will not be tossed to and fro by this thing. You shall be strengthened in your faith. Hear the word of the Lord. Hear and run this race with patience, for the just shall live by his faith. Show forth a confident attitude toward me as we journey through this darkness that you perceive. Your confidence in me shall bring the reward of new light for perception, vision, and spiritual reality. I have placed faith inside of you. Now I am placing more faith in your experience. Are you committed to me?
This is a new level of commitment. Faith covers all levels. Your faith is rising to a new level. Though the voice of death has risen up and spoken in your face, the flood of faith has risen up higher than death's voice and drowned it in the waters of faith. My love shall cause you to rely on me and remain committed to me, for love believeth all things. I have said, “It is finished.” The finished work of the sacrifice of Christ is yours. Cleave to my finished work for you and know who you have believed in. I will keep you, for you have committed yourself to me. I have not kept you in the past and decided not to keep you forever. Be fully persuaded of my love for you and have total confidence in me, not in yourself. I am teaching you to trust me. How will you be an effective witness to others if you have not made many journeys through the unknown?
You must learn to rest in me as you journey through the unknown. You will come through this perceived darkness and gain confidence to trust me more. Do not lean to your own understanding. Lean on my everlasting arms and me.
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 5.2.17 - #48
February 17, 2007
Words of Light upon the Face of Darkness, the Unknown, and the Voice of Death
By Milton Rodriguez
While I stand in the presence of the unknown, I will clothe myself with confidence in God, for he is faithful. The unknown comes as a dark, deep sea of fear. The enemy has presented it as a place that I am commanded to jump into. My mind will perceive many things if I have cast away my confidence. I take unto myself confidence and rest in the arms and bosom of love. I will go to sleep in the love of God, and I will be assured that the one who carries me sees through the unknown. All things are known to him. The Lord has taken me in his arms and walked into these things that are darkness and unknown to me. I rest, for God is carrying me, sustaining me, keeping me, and assuring me of a safe journey through the sea of unfamiliar and uninvestigated territory. I am a child of God. He has led me unto this territory. The Lord did not draw me out of darkness into this marvelous light to give me back to the darkness. I have confidence in God and his love for me. I allow the power of justification to spring up in me. It is as a mighty light awaiting me to turn it on by the words of my mouth and my confidence in the blood of Jesus. The word is nigh me, even in my heart and in my mouth, the word of faith that I have heard preached. I hold fast the confession of my faith without wavering. God is faithful who promised. I have not traveled this way before. I have not encountered this problem before. Nothing is too hard for God.
The Lord is the head of all principality and power. He is the head of this problem. I speak his name, and this thing in my body shall bow. He has not hidden his face from me, neither has he stood aside to watch this thing slay me. Though there are children in whom there is no faith, the Lord has given me the measure of faith. I speak the words of God and not the words of the images in the unknown. I prophesy according to the proportion of faith. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to me to profit withal. God’s Spirit gives me faith. Everything that is given works that one and the selfsame Spirit. He has divided faith unto me as he willed it. I have grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Now I do not fear. I will not be tossed to and fro by this thing. I shall be strengthened in my faith. I hear the word of the Lord. I hear and run this race with patience, for the just shall live by his faith.
I show forth a confident attitude toward God as we journey through this darkness that I perceive. My confidence in him shall bring the reward of new light for perception, vision, and spiritual reality. The Lord has placed faith inside of me. Now he is placing more faith in my experience. I am committed to Christ. This is a new level of commitment. Faith covers all levels. My faith is rising to a new level. Though the voice of death has risen up and spoken in my face, the flood of faith has risen up higher than death's voice and drowned it in the waters of faith. God’s love shall cause me to rely on him and remain committed to him, for love believeth all things. The Lord has said, “It is finished.” The finished work of the sacrifice of Christ is mine. I cleave to his finished work for me and know who I have believed in. God will keep me, for I have committed myself to him. He has not kept me in the past and decided not to keep me forever. I will be fully persuaded of his love for me and have total confidence in him, not in myself. The Lord is teaching me to trust him. I will not be an effective witness to others if I have not made many journeys through the unknown. I must learn to rest in God as I journey through the unknown. I will come through this perceived darkness and gain confidence to trust him more. I will not lean to my own understanding. I lean on God and his everlasting arms.
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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