Children's Bread and Confession of Faith

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 5.3.14 - #73

March 14, 2007

Utilize the Sickle of Praise and Discover New Ground for the Harvest of Plenty and the Uncollected Crop of God's Goodness

By Moses Hightower

A thankful heart is an open avenue for my goodness. I inhabit the praises of my people. Continue to be thankful and behold the abundance of goodness overtaking you. The windows of heaven have been opened, and blessings are being poured out. Behold the kindness that I am showing to you each day that you live. Be abundantly grateful, and experience me in a light of knowledge not known to those who casually give thanks. There is a super abundance of my goodness. Many live in the shallow places of this life because they have never filled their entire hearts with thanksgiving. Be overwhelmed with thanksgiving. I am filled with goodness. My generosity is plenteous. My kindness is a willing expression of my great love. I am the excellent God who is above all gods. I have come to live inside of you. Of what value is that to you?

How much is that worth to you?

How often do you think about that reality?

You have found grace in my sight. I go with you and remain with you, even unto the end of the age. I have called you by name. My goodness has come unto you, and my graciousness is obvious in your life. Brokenness should be your expression because I have shown you mercy. I have revealed myself unto you. Though you know me in a little portion; however, that little portion of knowledge is great in value. How little a portion is heard of me, the Living God?

Who can understand the thunder of my power?

You see through a glass darkly, but one day you shall see me face to face. You know in part now, but one day you shall know me as I am. Grace and abundant goodness are yours. My goodness leads to repentance; therefore, keep the commandments without spot, unrebukeable, until my appearing when I shall show that I am the only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords.

What value have you placed on the open door into my presence?

You came into the presence of the Creator. Did you consider that?

Many walk into my presence and take my goodness for granted. If my goodness were taken away from you, where would you dwell?

I have restored the joy of salvation. A living word has been given to you. Eat the good word of God and taste and see how good I am. The abundance of my goodness has abounded. The fields of your life are filled with plenty. The fruit of my goodness has exceeded your expectancy. If you would come through your fields with the sickle of praise, then you would find new ground for the harvest of plenty. My goodness is as an unharvested crop in a field for many. They have not journeyed down the rows of their lives and given thanks for all that is there. Take up the sickle of praise and harvest my goodness. Take up baskets of thanksgiving and gather the fruit of my goodness. My goodness has spoiled you, for you have left much of its fruit in the vineyard of your life and not touched it with the hands of praise and the lips of thanksgiving. Journey through your heart with me, and I will show you how wretched you are. Much of my goodness is not perceived because your heart is filled with so much of self and things. If you would behold the majesty of the one who lives inside, your temple would be filled with my glory. My glory does not shine on the faces of the people because they neglect to give abundant praise and thanksgiving to their King who abides forever. I touched your eyes that you may behold me living inside of you. Cry out for this awareness, and you shall envision the reality of my Spirit within you. What royal guest comes to your house and is not honored to the highest degree?

Am I a guest or the Lord of the house?

Where is my honor and my praise?

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 5.3.14 - #73

March 14, 2007

Words of Light upon the Face of Self, Things, and Unthankfulness

By Linda Galati

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light, and there was light."

A thankful heart is an open avenue for God’s goodness. He inhabits the praises of his people. I will continue to be thankful, and I will behold the abundance of goodness overtaking me. The windows of heaven have been opened, and blessings are being poured out. I behold the kindness that God is showing to me each day that I live. I am abundantly grateful, and I experience him in a light of knowledge not known to those who casually give thanks. There is a super abundance of his goodness. Many live in the shallow places of this life because they have never filled their entire hearts with thanksgiving. I must be overwhelmed with thanksgiving. God is filled with goodness. His generosity is plenteous. His kindness is a willing expression of his great love. He is the excellent God who is above all gods. He has come to live inside of me. This is of great value to me. I do not often think about that reality.

I have found grace in his sight. God goes with me and remains with me, even unto the end of the age. He has called me by name. His goodness has come unto me, and his graciousness is obvious in my life. Brokenness should be my expression because he has shown me mercy. He has revealed himself unto me. I know him in a little portion, however, that little portion of knowledge is great in value. A little portion is heard of him, the Living God. No one can understand the thunder of his power. I see through a glass darkly, but one day I shall see him face to face. I know in part now, but one day I shall know him as he is. Grace and abundant goodness are mine. God’s goodness leads to repentance; therefore, I will keep the commandments without spot and unrebukeable until his appearing when he shall show that he is the only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords.

I must place a value on the open door into his presence. I did not really consider that I came into the presence of the Creator. Many walk into his presence and take his goodness for granted. If his goodness were taken away from me, I would dwell in darkness. Jesus has restored the joy of salvation. A living word has been given to me. I eat the good word of God and taste and see how good he is. The abundance of his goodness has abounded. The fields of my life are filled with plenty. The fruit of his goodness has exceeded my expectancy. If I would come through my fields with the sickle of praise, then I would find new ground for the harvest of plenty. God’s goodness is as an unharvested crop in a field for many. They have not journeyed down the rows of their lives and given thanks for all that is there. I will take up the sickle of praise and harvest the Lord’s goodness. I will take up baskets of thanksgiving and gather the fruit of his goodness. His goodness has spoiled me, for I have left much of its fruit in the vineyard of my life and not touched it with the hands of praise and the lips of thanksgiving.

I journey through my heart with God, and he will show me how wretched I am. Much of his goodness is not perceived because my heart is filled with so much of self and things. If I would behold the majesty of the one who lives inside, my temple would be filled with his glory. God’s glory does not shine on the faces of the people because they neglect to give abundant praise and thanksgiving to their King who abides forever. He touched my eyes that I may behold him living inside of me. I cry out for this awareness, and I shall envision the reality of his Spirit within me. When a royal guest comes to my house, he is honored to the highest degree. Jesus is not a guest, but he is the Lord of the house. His honor and praise are in my mouth.

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

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