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
5.4.14 - #104
April 14, 2007
The Powerful Swing of Victorious Grace against the Bread of Condemnation and the Water of Insincerity (Part 2)
By
Moses Hightower
I have given you fresh bread. Break this bread open and eat the bites available to you. Why go hungry when your table is filled with goodness?
Your appetites for pleasure will not be spoiled until you have denied yourself of the love of the world. How will you serve two masters?
Can you serve the god of the world and the Living God also?
You say you have no love of the world. Then why are you frustrated by the god of the world's tactics?
Don't you know that a little of his leaven will leaven a whole lump?
You cannot eat from the table of the world and the table of the church. Throw down the things that you have picked up from the market of religion and come eat the bitter herb of self-denial. You will never be my disciple until you have denied yourself, picked up your cross daily, and followed me. You are weary of the pit, but you are enjoying your pleasures of the world. Come to the long arms of salvation, and the resurrection will spoil the taste for the devil's delicacies. I am stretching forth the finger of God and casting out everything that is not like me in your life. Allow me the access to all of your heart, mind, soul, and strength, and I will give you an entranceway into the power of the gospel.
You have desired the power of my name and my gospel without the cost of denial. The currency desired by me is not fashioned after the economics of your government but after the government of God. Give me the currency of affliction and suffering, and I will give you a relationship that cannot be counterfeited by the god of the world. Give me the currency of a love for me, and I will give you grace unto total obedience. A love for me is not possible without gold being tried in the fire of strange trials. The currency of love was not passed along as an exchange for a lesser merchandise. The economics of love is not learned in the halls of pleasure and self-gratification. The burning of the fiery trials of faith lends you spiritual economic lessons not taught in the seminaries of the day. Embrace the fire of love's torch, and you will be marked with the banner of obedience.
These words are not the offerings of a human mind. I have bypassed your mind and spoken to you in your heart. Open your heart to me and give me the key to the secret chambers of earthy dreams. I will not invade your secret chambers, although I know what is there. You must open them up with the key of your will, and then will I enter in and turn the smoke of charred wishes unto living realities. I will take the vapor of poisoned desires and turn them into beautiful godly intents. I will take the arduous odor of regret and neutralize it with the fragrance from my holy breath. I will take the disassembled parts of lost purpose and model a new vision of a regenerated purpose. Give me your hand of faith. Though it is withered because of the continual squeezing of confusion, I will restore it unto the activity of faith. The life that is flowing unto you and in you has not ceased with a touch upon your hands, but your entire life has been ministered to by the words of life in your hearing. I have sent my word and healed you. I have sent my word and called you forth from the tombs of frustration. My will is not to have you perish in the tombs of your enemies. My will has been done in heaven. Now it is being done in you.
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 5.4.14 - #104
April 14, 2007
Words of Light upon the Face of Condemnation, Deception, Insincerity, Intimidation, Love of the World, Self-Righteousness, Spiritual Regression, and Traditions (Part 2)
By Aaron Stickel
Jesus has given me fresh bread. I break this bread open and eat the bites available to me. There is no reason for me to go hungry when my table is filled with goodness. My appetites for pleasure will not be spoiled until I have denied myself of the love of the world. I cannot serve two masters. I cannot serve the god of the world and the Living God also. I say that I have no love of the world; however, if I did not love the world, I would not be frustrated by the god of the world's tactics. I know that a little of his leaven will leaven a whole lump. I cannot eat from the table of the world and the table of the church. I throw down the things that I have picked up from the market of religion and come eat the bitter herb of self-denial. I will never be Jesus’ disciple until I have denied myself, picked up my cross daily, and followed him. I am weary of the pit, but my flesh is enjoying the pleasures of the world. I come to the long arms of salvation and the resurrection will spoil the taste for the devil's delicacies. God is stretching forth his finger and casting out everything that is not like him in my life. I allow him the access to all of my heart, mind, soul, and strength, and he will give me an entranceway into the power of the gospel.
I have desired the power of his name and his gospel without the cost of denial. The currency desired by the Lord is not fashioned after the economics of the world’s government, but after the government of God. I give him the currency of affliction and suffering, and he will give me a relationship that cannot be counterfeited by the god of the world. I give Jesus the currency of a love for him, and he will give me grace unto total obedience. A love for him is not possible without gold being tried in the fire of strange trials. The currency of love was not passed along as an exchange for a lesser merchandise. The economics of love is not learned in the halls of pleasure and self-gratification. The burning of the fiery trials of faith lends me spiritual economic lessons not taught in the seminaries of the day. I embrace the fire of love's torch, and I will be marked with the banner of obedience.
These words are not the offerings of a human mind. God has bypassed my mind and spoken to me in my heart. I open my heart to him and give him the key to the secret chambers of earthy dreams. Jesus will not invade my secret chambers, although he knows what is there. I must open them up with the key of my will, and then will he enter in and turn the smoke of charred wishes unto living realities. Jesus will take the vapor of poisoned desires and turn them into beautiful godly intents. He will take the arduous odor of regret and neutralize it with the fragrance from his holy breath. God will take the disassembled parts of lost purpose and model a new vision of a regenerated purpose. I give him my hand of faith. Though it is withered because of the continual squeezing of confusion, the Lord will restore it unto the activity of faith. The life that is flowing unto me and in me has not ceased with a touch upon my hands, but my entire life has been ministered to by the words of life in my hearing. God has sent his word and healed me. He has sent his word and called me forth from the tombs of frustration. His will is not to have me perish in the tombs of my enemies. His will has been done in heaven. Now it is being done in me.
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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