THE CHILDREN’S BREAD
– Weekly Devotional –
31st. October 2022
SCRIPTURE:
“For He wounds, but He also binds up; He injures, but His hands also heal.”
Job 5:18, NIV.
Child of God, the above scripture teaches us, that we are not only to see God from the perspective of grace, but also of justice. God is the most powerful King, sovereign in every way, shape, and form. He is greatly to be feared by His children, but with reverential kind of fear, and by no means to be toyed with! Though His children are to have reverential fear for Him, BUT HIS enemies are to fear Him with the same kind of fear, that the demons had when they came in contact with our Savior Jesus Christ and screamed out in DREAD:
And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
Matthew 8:29, NKJV.
Which implies, that this is another kind of fear; The kind that makes one run, when no one is even pursuing them! Jesus was not even there to cast them into eternal fire, which is their ultimate fate, but at the appointed time set for their final destruction, nonetheless, they so feared (dreaded) Him, so much so, that they thought that He was going to do that. This also confirms to me, that even demons are wiser than most Christians as they understand, that although, there is a set time by God Almighty for their eternal destruction, nonetheless, because He is the WORD, the Supreme Righteous Judge over all, and He has ultimate power and sovereignty, therefore, the time is in His hands, which means, that any time He decides to destroy them, becomes the appointed time! Our holy God is majestic and more powerful than the world’s, and Satan’s military forces combined! How then, does it still cross the minds of many people to think that He cannot wound whomever, wherever and whatever He needs to, in order to maintain His righteousness and justice which are both the foundations of His throne, and rulership?
How is it, that you see a president, governor, or leader, who is flesh and blood, and not even in the position to tell his left from his right, yet, you become like reeds shaken by the wind, bowing down to please him in every way, shape and form that you possibly can, regardless of how wicked and evil they are, or the kind of rules, and demands that they make, but when it comes to God Almighty, He doesn’t seem to have any right to have any form of rules, that we must adhere to as we no longer revere Him, but rather, most of us begin to quote Scriptures of grace and love to Him? When it comes to showing ourselves perfect before men for public approval, we are very strict about it, but when it comes to giving God the respect that is due His Holy name, he suddenly becomes a nobody to most of us! We love to remind the children of God how important it is to respect human authorities, who are over them. We also love to teach from the Old Testament and the law when it has to do with the topic of respecting our earthly, or spiritual fathers and mothers, so, that our days may be long. You my friend, also love the old Testament as long as it is useful to you as it relates to getting people to be diligent in paying their tithes, offerings, but when it comes to also quoting the same old Testament as it relates to the nature of God Almighty as sovereign, just, a God to be feared, One who is able to wound, etc., attributes of His, which are immutable, suddenly, the old Testament to you, becomes only a foreshadow of the new, thus, a relic that has lost its significance and power as it pertains to the natures of God that are not pleasing to our carnality? Therefore, regardless of the Scriptures we love to quote to back up our teachings, preaching, and understanding, that God is love, I want us to also form the habit of quoting the ones, that teaches us, that He is forever a God, Who is to be feared with both kinds of fear; Dreaded and revered, whichever, will depend on who you are! If we only teach and preach to people, that they are to accept God only as a God of love, mercy, grace, favor, prosperity, but we don’t also teach them, that He remains forever the God who is to be revered, and a God Who is able to wound, then, we, are misleading them because they will one day come in contact with the God Almighty in His nature as Justice, the sovereign King, the consuming fire, the double edged sword, and because of your one-sided teaching and preaching, they wouldn’t submit to Him, thus, are destroyed!
Sometimes, God may even allow us, His children, who truly belong to Him, and love Him, to be wounded, but just for our good, mostly to correct us and lead us back from the part of destruction. To this, some will say: God is love, He cannot wound! Then, my answer to you will be, “Well, I hope you don’t get to learn in a very hard way, which could be at the last second before you close your eyes in eternity, that: Yes, He can!” I don’t like to be ill, nonetheless, I am always grateful to God after every flu or illness, as it is a reminder of the goodness of God Almighty to us, which we do take for granted most of the times (Psalm 119:71). The good thing about our God, is that after He has allowed the wound, which He either inflicted on us, or allowed the enemy to inflict upon us to serve its godly purposes in our lives, He binds them up and makes us whole again, even better than we were before (2 Kings 20:5-6)!
Therefore, precious child of God, as you pray for the healing of your body, I want you to know that there is a lot you are able to learn about God and yourself as you wait for Him to heal you. Do not waste the time you are waiting for your healing to manifest, but rather, as you believe in Jesus Christ, in spirit and truth, also believe, that He was wounded for our transgressions, that He was bruised for our iniquities, and that the chastisement of our peace was laid upon His shoulders, and by His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). Like I said, to believe this Scripture, you must believe in Him, belong to Him, and revere Him, even if you are not yet within the sheepfold, but will one day be grafted in as His child, which you have always been from the foundation of the world!
WORD OF ADVICE
- Child of God, do you feel as though your wounds, illness, or affliction has no cure, and no end in sight? As long as you are a child of God, then, it’s just a feeling, regardless of the fact, that you may indeed, be having those manifest unpleasant experiences!
- Do you feel as though, after having done all to heal, that nothing seems to have worked?
- Do you feel as if you have done every form of prayer, that you know how, just to be healed, yet, to no avail?
- If this is your situation Child of God Almighty? Then, why don’t you go back to the drawing board, and this time around, take another approach, by going to the LORD in humility to ask Him, if the affliction is allowed by Him and if so, what does He want you to either know, or learn through it? Ask Him to have mercy on you and help you to overcome and then to heal you!
I love doctors, Scientists, and Psychologist, with the love of Christ, and I do take their advice, and solicit their services whenever I have the need to do so as they help us to deal with issues that are not spiritual in nature, but I have also seen them in their most vulnerable places, where they come to the limits of their human understanding, power, wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, learnings, and abilities. At such times, God always steps into the situations in different ways, for us who believe, and put our trust Him- In as much as we should all be grateful to God for them, we should be all the more grateful to God Almighty, Who is the greatest Deliverer (not deliverer), as well as, the greatest Healer, and to Whom, we don’t even have to pay a cent, in order to get delivered or healed- Selah!
PRAYER
- Father God, in case this condition (name it) I am struggling with is allowed by You, then help me understand what you are trying to communicate to me through it and make me obey you in the mighty name of Your Son and my Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.
- Father God, though you have allowed me to be afflicted, please have mercy upon me, deliver me, and heal my bones that You have broken in Jesus’ mighty name, amen.
- Holy and gracious God, I thank you that you have heard and answered my prayers in Jesus’ merciful name, amen.
Child of God, be happy and stay blessed
Jesus Loves you!
Sister Susan!