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
5.3.21 - #80
March 21, 2007
The God of Love Protecting His Children from the Slave Master in Hot Pursuit
By
Moses Hightower
You were a slave to sin. Your old master, the devil, has not given up his pursuit to bring you back into bondage. His quest to capture you is consistent. Do not fear, for I am your protection. I have made provisions for you. You are freely given all things that pertain unto life and godliness. Grace and peace are multiplied to you. My grace is more than enough. My peace passes all understanding. It will keep you when understanding has reached its limitations. I will not betray you. I will never leave you. I am not a covenantbreaker. I am a covenantkeeper. There is nothing in the enemy's kingdom that I would hand you over for. I do not sell out. I am faithful. My life was not too much for me to spend for you. You are mine. Who has a price more than what I have paid for you?
If there was a price greater, I would not sell you because I am love. I bought you to save you and give you eternal life. If only you would recognize how much you are worth to me, then you would have an established value of yourself. If you knew how much you were worth, why would you sell yourself for something of lesser value?
You are owned by love. Why would you sell yourself to hate?
I want to assure you that I am here to protect you from this cruel master in pursuit of you. I am your Master and your Father. I guard you. A host of angels guards you. The kingdom that you reside in is a kingdom of light. The light of love is greater than all the things of the darkness. The king in pursuit is no match for me. You are secure as long as you reside in me. The pursuing king and his fallen angels are constantly attempting to seduce you and lure you out of the light. Their enticements do not have any effect on you as long as you are not controlled by your own lusts. The enemy entices you, but you can only be drawn away by your own lusts. Acknowledge your own lusts and pride, then ask for forgiveness and renounce them. I will cleanse you of these things that germinate and bring forth sin. You must turn off the generator of sin, which is lust. If you leave it on, it will bring forth sin.
I have shed my love abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost. Respect love inside of you, and you will be insulated from the enticements of the enemy. You have a mighty defense in love. Love for me will safeguard your heart and mind. You are never endangered in love. Nothing evil has a passport into love's domain. No tickets or licenses are issued to travel love's highway. Only love and love's inhabitants travel here. You are protected divinely and granted many benefits; therefore, do not exit this holy place and take the ramp of lust and sin. It leads to death.
Behold your heavenly companions. They are charged to escort and protect you. Greatly appreciate this convoy of heavenly chaperons. Be mindful of them. They are ministering spirits sent forth to minister to my heirs of salvation. Cherish the provisions of love. Hold these things dear to your heart and esteem them high on your list of gratitude. Many fall away because they do not reverence me, the love of God inside of them. I will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able but will with every temptation make a way of escape that you may be able to bear it. These things are common to you as a man, but I am faithful. Do not have any other god or gods before me. If you cherish me, how can you be satisfied attempting to love other gods?
You must relinquish and desert all other gods. I am the only God. I know no other. If I know no other, how can anyone know others?
Keep my words, and they will protect you. My words will shield you from the exposure of idolatry and evil. The words of your heavenly Father are sure. They are full of light. The keeping of my words hold back the darkness. Keep them and restrict the competition of the devil. My words preserve you. I have exalted my word above my name. My name is a strong tower. You have run to it and you are safe. My word is covering you and protecting you. I have caused my word to become walls for you. It is a burning fire to protect you from the cold love of the hour. It has stretched forth its strong arms and protected you from the assault of temptation. It has become the light to shield you from being arrested by the darkness. I am your parent. Do you realize that I am faithful to perform my duties and responsibilities to you as your parent?
Do not feel unwanted when I exercise my authority over you. Many of my children are wandering in the chambers of bondage because they resent my authority. I am protecting you, but I am also educating you and maintaining your relationship with me. Allow me, your parent, to teach you about unfeigned love. I have not come to consult with you. I have come to teach you. Accept the teachings of love, and you will regard the walls of my commandments as beautiful structures of protection given by your God and his government. These commandments are beautiful. They are not grievous. Climb to the heights of obedience unto them and behold their wisdom and their beauty. The wisdom and the beauty of these walls cannot be viewed from platforms of irreverence and disobedience. Worship and praise on the walls of obedience. The blessings are appreciated and understood from there.
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 5.3.21 - #80
March 21, 2007
Words of Light upon the Face of Bondage, Disobedience, Fear, Irreverence, Lust, Pride, and Temptations
By Debbie McBee
"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."
I was a slave to sin. My old master, the devil, has not given up his pursuit to bring me back into bondage. His quest to capture me is consistent. I will not fear, for the Lord is my protection. He has made provisions for me. I am freely given all things that pertain unto life and godliness. Grace and peace are multiplied to me. His grace is more than enough and his peace passes all understanding. It will keep me when understanding has reached its limitations. He will not betray me nor will he will ever leave me. He is not a covenantbreaker. He is a covenantkeeper. There is nothing in the enemy's kingdom that he would hand me over for. He does not sell out. My God is faithful. His life was not too much for him to spend for me. I am his. No one has paid a higher price than what he has paid for me. If there was a price greater, he would not sell me because he is love. He bought me to save me and give me eternal life. If I truly recognized how much I am worth to him, I would have an established value of myself. I purpose not to sell myself for something of lesser value. I am owned by love, and I will not sell myself to hate.
God has assured me that he is here to protect me from this cruel master in pursuit of me. He is my Master and my Father. He guards me. A host of angels guards me. The kingdom that I reside in is a kingdom of light. The light of love is greater than all the things of the darkness. The king in pursuit is no match for him. I am secure as long as I reside in the Lord. The pursuing king and his fallen angels are constantly attempting to seduce me and lure me out of the light. Their enticements do not have any effect on me as long as I am not controlled by my own lusts. Though the enemy entices me, I can only be drawn away by my own lusts. I acknowledge my own lusts and pride, I have asked for forgiveness, and now I renounce them. Jesus cleanses me of these things that would germinate and bring forth sin. I must turn off the generator of sin, which is lust. If I leave it on, it will bring forth sin.
He has shed his love abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost. I choose to respect love inside of me, and I will be insulated from the enticements of the enemy. I have a mighty defense in love. Love for God will safeguard my heart and mind. I am never endangered in love. Nothing evil has a passport into love's domain. No tickets or licenses are issued to travel love's highway. Only love and love's inhabitants travel here. I am protected divinely and granted many benefits; therefore, I will not exit this holy place and take the ramp of lust and sin. It only leads to death.
I behold my heavenly companions. They are charged to escort and protect me. I greatly appreciate this convoy of heavenly chaperons. I am determined to be mindful of them. They are ministering spirits sent forth to minister to the Lord’s heirs of salvation. I cherish the provisions of love. I hold these things dear to my heart and esteem them high on my list of gratitude. Many fall away because they do not reverence him, the love of God inside of them. He will not suffer me to be tempted above that which I am able but will with every temptation make a way of escape that I may be able to bear it. These things are common to me as a man, but he is faithful. I will have no other god or gods before him. If I cherish him, then I will never be satisfied attempting to love other gods. I must continually relinquish and desert all other gods. He is the only God. He knows no other. If he knows no other gods, then it is impossible for us to know other gods.
I must keep his words, for they will protect me. His words will shield me from the exposure of idolatry and evil. The words of my heavenly Father are sure and they are full of light. The keeping of his words hold back the darkness. I will keep them and restrict the competition of the devil. His words preserve me. I have exalted his word above his name. His name is a strong tower, I have run to it and I am safe. His word is covering me and protecting me. He has caused his word to become walls for me. His word is a burning fire to protect me from the cold love of the hour. It has stretched forth its strong arms and protected me from the assault of temptation. It has become the light to shield me from being arrested by the darkness. He is my parent. I realize that he is faithful to perform his duties and responsibilities to me as my parent.
I will not feel unwanted when he exercises his authority over me. Many of his children are wandering in the chambers of bondage because they resent his authority. He is protecting me, but he is also educating me and maintaining my relationship with him. I allow him, my parent, to teach me about unfeigned love. He has not come to consult with me. He has come to teach me. I accept the teachings of love, and I will regard the walls of his commandments as beautiful structures of protection given by my God and his government. These commandments are beautiful. They are not grievous. I climb to the heights of obedience unto them and behold their wisdom and their beauty. The wisdom and the beauty of these walls cannot be viewed from platforms of irreverence and disobedience. I worship and praise on the walls of obedience. His many blessings are appreciated and understood from here.
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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