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 5.4.12 - #102

April 12, 2007

Riches Great Enough to Bail Out Perishing Souls Are Found in the Fire of Trial

By Moses Hightower

Go and say, “Lay aside the trumpet to play your own praise. The song of your own praise is not a rich melody. It is an empty tune from sounding brass and tingling cymbals.” Go from the fellowship of those who say they are rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing. They are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. Who they really are cannot be seen for this covering of self-righteousness. Many have become as men hidden by mounds of self-righteousness with my righteousness concealed. I desire to show you who you really are. The poverty level of your spirituality is not necessary. You may call it riches. You will not be the rich man of God I see hidden until you have allowed the refiner's fire to make you rich. I have sat among my people as a refiner and purifier of silver. They have not counseled with me. They have sought religious experiences that are not worth anything. Allow me to purify you and purge you as gold and silver, then will you offer unto me an offering in righteousness. I counsel you to buy of me gold tried in the fire that you may be rich. The sorcerers and the psychics reign in your territories because you have not sought gold tried in the fire. You are not rich enough to close down their business of deception. Where is the salt of the earth?

Where is the light that dispels the false gods and prevents them from setting up their wares in your community?

Seek the Counselor and ask for gold tried in the fire. You will be given riches that make you powerful enough to bail out perishing souls. Do not hide any longer behind the mounds of self-righteousness. Lay aside this weighty baggage and come forth clothed with new garments instead of the filth of menstrual cloths. Lay aside the tunes of self-praise, and angels shall play the tunes of my righteousness. Obey these words and come forth a new man not seen or heard before.

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 5.4.12 - #102

April 12, 2007

Words of Light upon the Face of Religion, Self-Righteousness, and Spiritual Poverty

By Linda Galati

I will go and say, “Lay aside the trumpet to play your own praise. The song of your own praise is not a rich melody. It is an empty tune from sounding brass and tingling cymbals.” I will go from the fellowship of those who say they are rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing. They are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. Who they really are cannot be seen for this covering of self-righteousness. Many have become as men hidden by mounds of self-righteousness with God’s righteousness concealed. He desires to show me who I really am.

The poverty level of my spirituality is not necessary. I may call it riches. I will not be the rich woman of God he sees hidden until I have allowed the refiner's fire to make me rich. The Lord has sat among his people as a refiner and purifier of silver. They have not counseled with him. They have sought religious experiences that are not worth anything. I allow him to purify me and purge me as gold and silver, and then will I offer unto him an offering in righteousness. God has counseled me to buy of him gold tried in the fire that I may be rich.The sorcerers and the psychics reign in my territories because I have not sought gold tried in the fire. I am not rich enough to close down their business of deception. I should be the salt of the earth and the light that dispels the false gods and prevents them from setting up their wares in my community.

I will seek the Counselor and ask for gold tried in the fire. He will give me riches that will make me powerful enough to bail out perishing souls. I will not hide any longer behind the mounds of self-righteousness. I lay aside this weighty baggage and come forth clothed with new garments instead of the filth of menstrual cloths. I lay aside the tunes of self-praise, and angels shall play the tunes of God’s righteousness. I will obey these words and come forth a new man not seen or heard before.

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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