THE CHILDREN’S BREAD
– MONTHLY DEVOTIONAL –
1st. June 2024
SCRIPTURE
“For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:
“My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; for whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives.”
(Verses 3-7)
“If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.“
(Verses 7-11)
Renew Your Spiritual Vitality
“Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.“
(Verses 12-17)
The Glorious Company
“For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore. (For they could not endure what was commanded: “And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned]or shot with an arrow.” And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.”)
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.“
(Verses 18-24)
Hear the Heavenly Voice
“See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.“
(Verses 25-29)
Hebrew 12, NKJV.
Child of God Almighty, a very happy new month to you. I do hope, and pray that all is well with you.
Precious one of God, listen to your sister Susan, you see, I strongly believe this truth, that how you see life depends on who and whose you are. As long as you are a true child of God, things are good because God says they are good, and it is bad when God says so, which is rarely the case for us who belong to Him. Therefore, this is a good month for you child of God.
PRAYER
- Sister Susan, did God say so, that all things shall be good for me this month? Well, child of God, I didn’t hear HIM audibly say so, but I know He agrees with me, that it is so with regards to you who love Him and are called according to His eternal purpose. Therefore, regardless of what it is, that is coming against you, in order to steal, kill, or destroy your peace in God, or the blessings of God for you, it is still a good month, as a result, no weapon formed against the will, purpose and promise of God Almighty for your life shall prosper, as all things; good or bad, shall work together for your good in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
- I pray for the peace of God over the nations and peoples, that they may know that things are better solved amicably than through violence and war.
- I pray for those who are in places that are war-ridden, that they may find solace in the fact that this situation will not last forever. I pray for them that they understand that their lives are important to God and He understands and sees their plight, thus, give them the courage to hold on the best way they can, till this is over and things become better.
- I pray that people would begin to think, educate themselves and the younger generation, that we can live together here on earth under one God, where I must not accept your religion should it not be appealing to me without hating you, and you must not accept mine without hating me, either.
- I pray for the families of the deceased both sides, that God Almighty comforts them, sooth their souls, and if anything, let their death not be in vain but bring about the solution for lasting peace, to such degree that would make the conflicting nations live in such a way, that even if they are unable to live together, that at least, they learn to respect each others boundaries and rights to exist, as all peoples were created by God and no one people, or place should decide to play God as to decide the fate of the other to exist or to be terminated.
- I pray for those in captivity, that their captors will come to a place where they see that holding them hostage is not the way to ask, or seek for peace and end the war, which this time around erupted solely because of it, thus, understand that their release is non-negotiable. Human beings are not commodities for transactions and should not be used as such, thus, such acts should not be rewarded but reprimanded.
- I pray for the families of those in captivity, that God comfort and heals them, and I want them to know that peradventure any one of their loved ones does not come back alive, which I pray is not the case, nonetheless, we are to be ready in all seasons. Thus, while we keep hope alive, let us prepare our minds should our hopes be cut short to that regard, Consequently, for your hearts to be strengthened aforetime. This is so because spiritually, I have heard things with regards to the captives that I would not even like to talk about as these are things, which are very traumatic and triggering to my very own soul. Thus, though it is hurtful to our flesh, yet, in some cases, it is better for the earthly lights of some, amongst them to be put out, should God Almighty permit it to be so, thus, allow them to depart from us, as to make sure, that their eternal light is protected. I hate to see such things happen, but I am nonetheless happy when it happens within the confines of the holy covenant of God Almighty, Who is holy and in Whom there is peace, rest, joy, pleasures forevermore, and eternal life, amen.
GOODNIGHT MRS. ROBINSON
What a true gem she was, not just to her family I believe, but to us who watched her from afar, and saw her sweet heart. She will be truly missed, that notwithstanding, I thank God for her, that she’s finished her race here on earth and we pray and believe that she is now in a state of permanent rest and peace with her Maker. My condolence to the Obama family, as well as her son and all who she left behind. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all – It is well, amen.
Child of God, as it relates to MONTHLY DEVOTIONALS, till the first of next month, be happy and stay blessed.
Jesus loves you.
Yours Sister – Susan.