THE CHILDREN’S BREAD
19th. September 2022
SCRIPTURE:
“Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “This message you have given me from the LORD is good.” For the king was thinking, “At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime.”
2 Kings 20:19, NLT.
Child of God, I would advise you, to pick up your Bible and read the full story that precede the above answer from the king, in order to better understand this week’s devotional, and to also make your own assessments based on what you have been able to read, and what the Holy Spirit reveals to you as it pertains to the actions of this king in question, and how you are to avoid such traps in your own personal lives.
There are so many men and women living lives of selfishness; They are only interested in themselves and whatever seems to get them what they want, regardless of whose ox they gore. These ego-centric and heartless people go into evil activities even as far as transacting with the Godly destinies, glories, stars, gifts, blessings, and opportunities of their own children, the innocent, and the vulnerable for the purpose of getting themselves their ungodly, and self-centered hearts’ desires.
King Hezekiah in the above verse proved to have been heartless when he made a decision, that was completely self-centered as he did not care about God Almighty, his children, his posterity, his land, and his people. He sinned against God by allowing certain people into His life, and even worse, by opening the sacred things and places of God to his so-called friends! To me, one of the crimes that he committed which should never be over-looked was when Prophet Isaiah, clearly told him about the consequences of his selfish actions, and that his posterity would be the ones who would suffer for it! The Bible records, that, “he was thinking”, which means, that although, outwardly, he could have come across to Isaiah, as humble, by accepting the penalty which was to come upon his posterity for the evil he had done, since it was from the LORD GOD and there seemed to have been nothing, that he possibly could have done about it, thus, he had to obey – So it seemed, but the motive of his heart for obeying was very evil! The Scripture says: He was thinking! In order words, He THOUGHT in his heart, while forgetting that he was standing before a genuine prophet of God, who by the Wisdom of God Almighty, was privy to his thoughts! This king was only interested in priding himself before the envoy that came to visit him without even trying to know their hearts towards him, His God, and towards those, who were under his care! One of the reasons why I love the Bible is, that it also reveals the faults of those who ran this race before us, in order to make sure that we learn from their mistakes, and do better than they did as we now have what they did not have; The Man Jesus, Who walked this earth and showed us how to do it, as well as, the new and better covenant through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, which helps us to prevail over Satan as long as we believe in Him, in spirit, and truth – Thus, we do not have excuses like they had!
From what I have come to find out for myself, and this is regardless of whatever it is, that he must have done for God during his reign, I do believe, that king Hezekiah must have been a handful of bad trouble for the Prophet Isaiah. If I would recall- He was still the same king, to whom the LORD God sent Prophet Isaiah, to inform him to set his house in order, in preparation of his impending death. We remember, that after Isaiah had given him the message, which God sent him to convey, Hezekiah faced the wall, and did some crying – What I would refer to as “half-baked repentance“, that notwithstanding, our merciful God forgave him and extended his life for 15 years. The question that we have to ask ourselves is this: Why did God send His Prophet to tell him to prepare to leave, in such a direct manner, but paraphrased in my own words: Prepare to zap, for I will surely kill you?! Unlike us; Human beings, our good God is not evil, and there is no fault, wickedness, and unrighteousness in Him, thus, when God makes such decisions, or reacts in such a manner, something sinister must have transpired without people’s knowledge, and for this reason alone, we should always be grateful to God Almighty, that while we are busy fussing over who should preach or teach, that whatever evil it was, that transpired without our knowledge, nonetheless, it did not escape HIS sight! Hezekiah must have surely been doing “his thing” in the secret places, while telling God to be happy with the few things He was doing well for HIM – But God is not a fool!
When Prophet Isaiah came to give the message to Hezekiah, he was not asking for his money, his position, his kingship, his mantle, his help, his counsel, absolutely nothing, but only that the will of God Almighty be respected and done; By just conveying the message given through him! He was just a spokesman for God, and to prove that he was a genuine and trustworthy vessel of GOD, who harbored no ill-intention towards the king, the moment God told him to go back to Hezekiah to extent his years, he did it ASAP, and had God not updated the assignment he was given, then, this true prophet of God, would also never have turned back!
- Does it mean that as a true Prophet of God in that office, that Isaiah was perfect? No!
- Does it mean that Isaiah did not have issues he might have been grappling with in his personal life; Home or family? Sure, he did!
- Does it mean, that Prophet Isaiah was wealthy? No, he might not have even had money!
- Does it mean that Prophet Isaiah, or someone close to him would not have to die during such a season, in which he was being sent by God Almighty to deliver such warnings of impending death to the king, or others? Absolutely not – The Prophet, or anyone connected to him, whom God Almighty would have been calling home during such a season, would have had to zap if their God-given time here on earth had come to an end!
Therefore, while genuine Prophets are busy speaking the mind of God to people; Warning, judgement, blessing, healing, deliverance, comfort, edification, exhortation, etc., God is busy with them as it pertains to their own personal struggles. This also is among the reasons why God Almighty loves His prophets who are submitted to Him – He truly loves them to bits and is willing for their sakes, to wipe out a whole nation if provoked to do so, just to protect, vindicate and validate them because even in their human frames and dispositions, they are willing to poke their fingers in the eyes of the spirit of death, in willful defiance to Satan – Which false prophets, and many people are neither willing to do, nor can they! Isaiah was a true prophet, not just in words, but also in deeds, a mouth-piece of God Almighty through and through, whose work was to do what God instructed him to do, without fear of favor! I am grateful to God Almighty, and I bless His Holy name for the sweet legacy of the Prophet, Isaiah, and pray that it rubs off on us, who love the LORD God in spirit and truth in Jesus’ precious name, amen!
Back to the main topic, some people will literally do whatever it takes to satisfy strangers who they call their friends, while putting their children, loved ones, good friends, spouses, the innocent, the vulnerable, and the name of God Almighty, up for sale! Some people would spiritually and literally exchange the destinies of people who are close to them, the innocent, and genuine children of God, just to get the evil desires of their hearts met, with the mindset of living all their days in affluence, thinking that whatever happens after they had enjoyed their lives here on earth and died, is no longer their problem – But it is, as their foolish minds cannot even fathom, that God the righteous Judge, would hold them accountable for the evil that they have done, even after they have departed this world. As long as they do not fully repent, by submitting themselves to God Almighty and undoing the evil that they have done the best way they can, as well as forsaking such evil ways, then, God Almighty will hold them strictly accountable for their evil deeds, and trust God Almighty – No form of grace can help them escape His clutches!
Evil people know that they put their children, posterity, families, the vulnerable, the innocent, the genuine children of God, and lands into bondage by their wicked actions, but they do not care a thing, that is why they are “evil-people!” These people are evil and care nothing about God and His ways; Thus, they will do whatever their wicked hearts direct them to do, as long as it is going to help them achieve whatever it is, that they have set their evil hearts on!
This has become a common way of life in Africa, amongst a certain group of people, and I know that the same is true everywhere else, that many people, who are money and power hungry, delve into OCCULTISM, just to get what they are seeking for, and very fast; To become or remain the presidents, governors, senators, wealthy and influential pastors, business moguls, celebrities – Artists, kings and queens, etc., and some of the many things, which is demanded from them, as requirement from their occult associations is to initiate, sacrifice, donate, or in a clear term for the baby Christians to understand- To murder or shed the blood of someone, who is either very close to them, or an innocent person, in order for there to be an unholy covenant between the members and Satan, else, they would not receive what they are desiring to get from him and his demonic kingdom, through such membership!
That is one of the reasons why some of these individuals, along with some Phony ministers, aka, “So-called men and women of g(G)od”, are poor today, and the next day, they become the richest, and most famous pastors! Having said this, we worship the God of miracles, signs and wonders, which means, that we believe in miracles! I believe in miracles because I am a walking and talking miracle of God Almighty; That I am still alive is a miracle all by itself – Thus, I do not dispute the miracle working power or presence of God Almighty, at all! Nonetheless, these individuals, whom I am talking about are not operating in the above gifts of the Holy Spirit, and they do not get what they have from the kingdom of Heaven, rather, from the kingdom of darkness- There is a great difference!
For this same reason, some of these politicians, etc., keep circling around the same position, while many Godly people hardly come in because these evil people, who occupy such positions, which they have turned into positions, exclusively reserved for the “MEMBERS ONLY CLUB”, thus, if you are not a “member”, it will be very difficult for you to be allowed to come in, as the “members” will fight you with their last drop of blood, if need be!
Sister Susan, why are they willing to fight this hard and dirty to stop someone from being among those, who occupy such good, and powerful positions?
Precious one, the answer is very simple:
- Don’t forget, they sacrificed what you as a true child of God Almighty have not, and are not willing to!
- Don’t also forget, that they have sold their souls to the evil one and you have not done the same!
- They committed abominations and iniquity to be in such positions that they are in, and you, child of God, are coming in with clean hands – According to “the members”: Said who?!
For these reasons alone, and many more, they will fight you as though their lives depend on it, and the truth be told given the terms and conditions which they have subscribed, or agreed to, it surely does! They will fight you spiritually and physically, publicly, but mostly secretly, like I said, as though their lives depend on them stopping you; like I have already hinted, If truth be told, their lives indeed depends on it because once they allow you, as a child of God Almighty, to come into such positions, and as long as they are unrepentant, then, your presence is trouble – They are in big trouble, and they know it – As a result, some of them would prefer to die, fighting to stop you, than to live and see you attain the position that would publicly expose their true identities – I will liken this scenario to that of the corrupt sheriff’s and his run boys and girls, trying the best they can to stop the new sheriff in town, or at least to frustrate his good efforts to rid the town of the evil, that they have been doing- Selah! I have so many visions that the Holy Spirit has given to me concerning the evil of occultism, which I would not be writing about in weekly devotionals, but in another format as they are extensive, and have to be collaborated to some extent with the Logos word of God, unlike I do here.
Therefore, child of God, although God’s ways, may sometimes seem longer, harder, and more demanding, but at the end of the day, it does stand the test of time. God’s word will always stand the test of wickedness. Regardless of the persecution, and pain that comes against the word of God, His Word has no sorrow attached to it, which is the ultimate goal as there is absolutely no gain in selling our precious souls to the kingdom of darkness – SATAN!
These others, who run to their master, the devil, to get what they want are languishing in the pit of darkness, and I tell you this very hard to believe truth; All the money, fame, power, position, etc. that such satanists have attained and are fronting, is really all they have! Consequently, they have come to the full realization that the tangible things that they got from such evil source, are things that cannot even save them, or buy them free from such unbearable bondage, and indeed, they can never be set free, in a scenario, where God Almighty, Who is the only One, that is able to save them, decides to close every avenue for them to escape from the very evil one, with whom they went into the unholy-contract – Satan!
The secret things, truly belong to the LORD God Almighty, and that is the reason why we cannot afford to be playing Christianity, as these evil people are now in churches and the innocent are being dragged away in broad day-light, while we are only focused on mostly quarrelling with one another, only preaching about grace and prosperity, but blind-folded, when it comes to the wolves in sheep’s clothing, who have flooded the church and are busy devouring the sheep! If I must be honest from the insight which the Holy Spirit has given to me concerning the activities going on within the church, and has not yet been updated to something contrary to what He has been saying: For too many years, the wolves have been more comfortable within the church, than elsewhere!
Consequently, Child of God, we are to be alert, always praying for ourselves, and for the protection of our children, loved ones, spouses, and the children of God everywhere, from such self-loving, self-serving individuals, and evil workers.
We have to understand that regardless of how many good things we may have done for God Almighty, like the above-mentioned king could have done during his reign, one of the worst things that we can possibly do, is not to do everything within our power to make sure, that our posterity does not inherit evil! Which means, that if you realize there are unjust laws in place, instead of turning a blind eye to that truth, it is your obligation to do something about it, even if it is not going to be to your advantage; That responsibility has come to your table, thus, the evil, injustice, wickedness, and foolishness are to be addressed by you, so that when you are no longer in power, the innocent, and vulnerable who would not be able to speak up for themselves are protected.
If I were Prophet Isaiah, upon hearing the selfish answer from the king, I believe that the old me; That very one that did not know Christ, would have reared her ugly head, and given him some really hot slaps on his face, just to help him come back to his senses, of course! If the truth be told, that is how majority of the people now reason, they do not care about what would become of their posterity, the vulnerable, and the innocent because for them, the decisions that they make on daily basis are all about being heard, being seen, going viral, maintaining ungodly traditions, everybody bowing down to them wherever they go, maintaining their personal masked-reputations, and so forth!
As followers of Christ, before we make decisions, and especially, atmosphere shifting decisions, which are lives-impacting, or latest, while we are making such decisions, we must learn to always ask ourselves uncomfortable questions, which has nothing to do with our personal benefit, and such questions can be as follows: How is this going to affect my spouse, my children, my posterity, my community, my people, those that I will be leaving behind, those who are vulnerable, and most importantly, how is it going to affect God’s name, and reputation?
MARRIAGE
That is one of the reasons why I am particular about marriages; If your marriage is struggling, you have to take it to the LORD GOD in prayers, and do all you can to revive it- Turn it into a new and the sweetest wine possible, but you will be unwise, if you must have to make the uncomfortable, and very difficult decision to end it, and still choose not to! Not every marriage is meant to survive the struggling seasons as some marriages are not ordained by God Almighty, but by the enemy! Some marriages fail, not because the two people who are involved are bad, but rather, sometimes, like putting a square peg in a round hole, it just doesn’t fit, and this is regardless of what you do, or how hard you try to force it to fit. Hence, failure to see this truth through the lens of the Holy Spirit, will make you a willing tool in the hand of the enemy of the souls of the sons and daughters of God, to further bind them in situations, which their Creator, never had in mind for them! If you stay in a relationship that is poisonous to your Godly spirit, and in order to fulfill all righteousness, you have done all that is humanly possible to revive it and instead of it getting better over the course of time, you realize, that it is rather getting worse, then, God may be talking to you! You may have even gone over and beyond as allowed by God Almighty, nonetheless, the HOLY SPIRIT keeps insisting that you must leave, and what I am saying here is for those, who hear Him well enough to know, that He is the One talking to them! Nonetheless, if you decide to stay for the sake of pleasing a preacher, tradition, people or religion, then, you are a very selfish person like I was for many years, but with a foolish reason; Ignorance – Lack of knowledge in the area of what Godly marriage is and is not! I have come to understand, that it is foreign to some preachers, that the HOLY SPIRIT is even “ABLE” or “CAPABLE” to tell someone to walk away from their marriage, and this to me, is a clear proof that indeed, no one knows it all; In a particular area, or the other as it pertains to the Scripture, or the mind of God, each and every one of us, may still be in the dark!
From my perspective and you might as well correct me if I am wrong; I promise you that I am teachable as long as it aligns with the will of the Holy Spirit; Not just His Logos, but His Rehma words too: Staying and dying in a relationship to protect it, if it does not glorify God Almighty, and His name, is leaving an evil legacy behind!
THINGS GOD HATES
These are amongst some of the things that God Almighty hates, besides divorce: God indeed hates divorce! But He equally hates adultery; which is when His children go awhoring from Him. God also hates idolatry. God hates lies, deception, and hypocrisy too!
MY ADVICE
Child of God, my advice to those who are genuinely following Christ, is this:
- Whatever you do, as long as you do it as unto the LORD GOD, then, go ahead regardless of who appreciates you and who doesn’t.
- Whatever decisions you are to make, as long as they are decisions from the heart of God, to the glory of God Almighty, and they are being made as unto the LORD God, likewise, regardless of who likes it or who doesn’t, go ahead and make them.
Though, we can never always get it right, nonetheless, when you live your life like unto the LORD GOD Almighty, it will be easier for you as a child of God, to prevail in the day of evil, which is sure to come to everyone as the Scripture reminds us (Eph. 6)! Everyone has that day of evil, when the enemy will come against us, swinging; Throwing his whole kitchen sink at us, and when that day comes, what decisions will you make? Will you prevail over him? I have come to find out, that if you live a lifestyle that honors God Almighty, then, when that evil day comes, the LORD GOD OF HOSTS, will intervene on your behalf, but if you have always and unrepentantly lived a lifestyle that dis-honors Him, then, He most likely will not intervene! Thus, you may have to fight it out with the devil, and who knows, maybe for the very first time since he began his career-path as the devil, he will allow you to outsmart and prevail over him with your human or ungodly knowledge, wisdom, intelligence, skill, power, authority, and strength?
Yes, in hindsight, we are all wiser, and very disappointed in king Hezekiah, but the question that we have to ask ourselves is this: How many of us would act differently, even today?
CONCLUSIVELY, child of God Almighty, in all you do, try the best you can, by the help of the Holy Spirit of the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, our Holy Father, never to leave behind an evil legacy – Else, all the good things, which you may have done thus far, would have been in vain in the eyes of God Almighty- May such never be our portion in the faithful name of our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ, the only One, Who died to help us escape the trap, and the evil contracts of the enemy, amen!
DISCLAIMER – NOT EVERY WEALTH IS EVIL-WEALTH!
Child of God, I know that there are people, who might be triggered by just reading this kind of information, thus, might jump on board to condemn it, by saying that I am implying, that everyone who is wealthy, or in a position of power, is an occultist – Satan’s ministers, servants, slaves, workers, or forces. That is neither, what I am implying, nor is it what the Holy Spirit is revealing to me, but rather, He is saying, that there are those who indulge in such evil acts, just to become wealthy, powerful and influential! Consequently, it is a matter of necessity that we, who are the true children of God Almighty, understand that although we believe in the miracles and favor, which comes from God Almighty, which is able to make us influential and wealthy, meaning, that not every wealthy or successful person is in the occult, or got their wealth from Satan. Having said that, it is equally vital for the children of God Almighty to fully understand this truth as not to be deceived by the deceitfulness of riches, that all that glitters is not always gold! We must always bear in mind, that all that looks like a sheep, might not always be a sheep! These kinds of exhortation, are given to us by the true prophets of God, His Apostles, and even our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ, the Truth Himself, and they are all in the Scriptures for us to read, digest, and fill our memory banks with, as to discern the enemy, and to also escape the traps he lays for us, whenever we are confronted with them!
PRAYER
Father God Almighty, You are the Lover of our spirits, souls, and lives, therefore, I call You this day to deliver the destiny, glory, and stars of any of Your sons and daughters reading this devotional, that evil and spiritual traders may have transacted with.
Holy Father God, let there be restoration for Your son or daughter in Jesus’ mighty name, amen!
Child of God, stay blessed, and happy!
Jesus loves you!
Written by Susan Ikeokwu