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 4.1.12 - #12

The Cross of Death Is a Table of Living Bread and Living Water

(Part 2)

January 12, 2006

I have sent heavenly visitors to minister to you. Believe my words to you, and then you will not sleep with those who sleep during the time of prayer. Believe on me as the scriptures have declared of me. I have already paid your debts. I even paid for all your weaknesses; therefore, arise and follow me. How will you follow me if you have not understood the gospel?

You must believe the gospel and have faith in my completed works. I was taken in your stead. I was accused for your sake. I was taken captive for you. I was led away by the rulers in your place. It was for your despair that I was dragged before cruel accusers. Before the cruel accusers, I was brought to answer questions that you have no answer for. My silence answered what words cannot answer. Before vicious accusers and unmerciful mockers, I was brought, yet I did not open my mouth and was led as a lamb to the slaughter. Back and forth, they carried me. As a common criminal, I was tried. For you, I accepted the marking, the mocking, the scourging, the ridicule, and the shame. Have you journeyed past my trial and not realized the torture in my mind?

You would be at peace if you realized that I had you in mind when I suffered all these things. Come back to the cross and behold them striping me with vicious and cruel beatings. Come back to the cross and behold them drag me with no thought of my pains, nor my innocence. Come back to the path to Golgotha and behold me bear my cross while you journey to your concept of heaven without a cross. Who will you compel to carry your cross?

Don’t you know that you must bear your own cross if you are going to be my disciple?

Weary and worn, I continued my journey to the hill of execution and fulfillment of redemption.

Will you halt in a journey of easy yokes and light burdens?

Amos 3: 7 - 8

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?

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 4.1.12 - #12

Words of Light Upon the Face of Ignorance, Self-righteousness, Spiritual Pride, and Wastefulness

(Part 2)

January 12, 2006

God has sent heavenly visitors to minister to me. I will believe God’s words to me. I will not sleep with those who sleep during the time of prayer. I believe on the Lord as the scriptures have declared of him. He has already paid my debts. He even paid for all my weaknesses; therefore, I arise and follow him. I cannot follow Jesus if I have not understood the gospel. I must believe the gospel and have faith in the completed works of Jesus. He was taken in my stead. He was accused for my sake, taken captive for me, and led away by the rulers in my place. It was for my despair that Jesus was dragged before cruel accusers. Before the cruel accusers, he was brought to answer questions that I have no answer for. His silence answered what words cannot answer. Before vicious accusers and unmerciful mockers, he was brought, yet he did not open his mouth and was led as a lamb to the slaughter. Back and forth, they carried him. As a common criminal, he was tried. For me, he accepted the marking, the mocking, the scourging, the ridicule, and the shame. I have journeyed past Jesus’ trial many times and still not realized the extent of the torture in his mind. I would be at peace if I realized that he had me in mind when he suffered all these things. I will go back to the cross and behold them striping him with vicious and cruel beatings. I will go back to the cross and behold them drag him with no thought of his pains, nor his innocence. I will go back to the path to Golgotha and behold Jesus bear his cross while I journey to my concept of heaven without a cross. There is no one I can compel to carry my cross. I know that I must bear my own cross if I am going to be his disciple. Weary and worn, Jesus continued his journey to the hill of execution and fulfillment of redemption. I determine not to halt in a journey of easy yokes and light burdens.

Hebrews 10:22 - 23

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;)

Ephesians 2:8-9

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.

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