THE CHILDREN’S BREAD
15th. August 2022
Child of God, before I delve into the vision which I am going to be writing about this week, I would love to give you the background as to why the Holy Spirit had the need to give me this revelation. It was to exonerate Himself in order to prove to me that God Almighty is JUST (Romans 3:1-4), and that though His mercy endures forever, nonetheless, His mercy never overpowers His nature as The God of Justice, but rather what it does is, it appeals to His compassion in time of His judgement (Habakkuk 3:2).
This is a vision that I had on the 2nd of March 2022, and few hours before this vision, I was listening to a very prolific minister, a teacher of the word. A man who was well vast in his knowledge of the Scriptures and who also taught it so very well. I had listened to him for the second or third day as the case may be, when on the last day I intended to listen to him, I became so overwhelmed and impressed with his teaching, his art of preaching which was so unique, and almost second to none in my personal opinion. I was in awe of his knowledge, understanding, and his intellectual prowess, so much so, that I couldn’t help myself, but burst into uncontrollable sob! My heart ached so bad as I sobbed for this minister of the word, that I thought I was literally going to died that day! Why were you sobbing for him sister Susan? I was sobbing for him because he died almost a decade ago, and in my opinion, I felt it shouldn’t have been!
As I sobbed, I was filled with anger, and rage against the kingdom of darkness, but more confused as to why God would allow such a thing to happen to His own minister of His word, and especially giving the circumstances of his death; The manner in which he departed this world.
WHAT I BELIEVE: I would want to stop here for a moment to address this truth: Those of us, who are children of God; Those who love the LORD and are called according to His purpose. Those who have been called, chosen, set apart, and predestined for God Almighty and by God Himself, through the finished work of our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ- We have to always bear in mind that in as much as we pray, desire, hope, and believe for long lives, it does happen sometimes, that for our good, it may not be guaranteed, or granted. Consequently, it does not matter at which age we die as we are Heaven bound! Therefore, I do not mock people for dying old or young as the Holy Spirit has taught me so much on this particular topic! I have seen evil men and women, whom the Holy Spirit has clearly revealed to me as the children of perdition, as a result, they are hell bound, yet, I see them live very long lives, or are still living! On the other hand, I have also experienced this mystery; That some children of God who are Heaven bound according to the word of the Holy Spirit, end up dying young. Consequently, although I can never be perfect on my own without Jesus, nonetheless, I try to live my life daily in a way, that if HE should call me home tonight, I will not be afraid, but rather look forward to it! This is just to debunk the myth that says, “Only the bad die young, and only the good live long!”
I was very angry and confused as I cried out to the LORD GOD demanding an answer as to why He would permit him to be taken out like that. Child of God, I want you to understand that because I didn’t know him at the time he was alive, I also did not listen to his teachings. In any case, I had the need to listen to him some months ago as I have picked up interest in listening to different preachers and teachers more often than I used to. This I do, not to find faults or condemn any of them, but rather, because I love to listen to the word of God. Nonetheless, while listening to them, it is not unusual for me, that the Holy Spirit would begin to talk to me about some of them, and when He does that, I would have to react according to His directives; Pray for them, stand in gap, preach about them, learn something through them, prophesy concerning them, etc.
I was literally agonizing within the house, for a man who is long dead, and never even paid my bills when he was alive, and whose body is literally long decomposed! Nonetheless, I just could not stop myself from having a heart-to-heart talk with my Holy Father, and Holy Husband in the manner, which I am used to relating with Him, telling the Creator of Heavens and earth, that what He did was just wrong. I was reminding Him as though He needed to be reminded, that the man was so intelligent, a globally respected teacher of the word, and a power-house for the kingdom of Heaven for here on earth, thus, should not have died like that! I told the LORD, that what He did to this man, and as a consequence, to us who follow Him and do His will, was just unfair! Furthermore, I had the need to remind the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, that in my opinion, his demise, the timing, and the way he left was not just a mockery, but also a great loss for the kingdom of Heaven, and a win for the kingdom of darkness. In all humility, yet very angry, I insisted on a clear answer to what really happened in his case! Child of God, as I present His reply to you, I will be doing so in summary, not as detailed as He gave it to me.
VISION: LORD, DID THIS MINISTER HAVE TO DIE?
In this vision of the 2nd of March 2022, the LORD, gave me a clear revelation into the cause of the untimely demise of this man of God. He revealed to me how this particular minister stood aloof, while watching his wife make a decision that was very ungodly; A decision that was for personal benefit, and to the detriment of the ministry- God’s Church and work! The LORD revealed, that regardless of how much the world, or might I say, the particular Church and people within her, held his wife in high esteem and despite the kind of reputation she might have had before the public, she seemed to have been a person, who was bent on having her way, and would not allow any voice of godly reasoning to sway her from any ungodly course of action, which she decided to take. From my observation, she was a person who was going to do what she wanted, regardless of whose ox could have been gored.
In this particular case, which the LORD God revealed to me as the main reason for the untimely demise of this minister in question, his wife made the decision to withdraw a huge amount of money from the ministry account for her own private benefit. It was just too much money, unreasonably much! This was money, that was meant to be for the maintenance of the Church, and the work of the Kingdom of Heaven, and should by no means be used for personal upliftment, or lavish living. Even in a case where they were in need of money for private use, it was not a crime to take what they needed because they were entitled to it as a worker, according to the word God, is worthy of his wage. Nonetheless, it should never have been that much money, which she decided to take for herself and family, even against godly opposition; Rebuke, and admonishment. The Holy Spirit revealed that a man, who was obviously a part of the ministry or one of the trusties, came to stop the process she was on, and instead of her to change her ungodly course of action, he was rather met by a very angry, and determined woman, who violently challenged him, and eventually got her way with the money.
Now child of God, I could really care less with regards to what the woman was doing if we could omit the next scene, that I am about to present to you, which in my opinion, is the sad part of the whole situation, and the part which God Himself could not over-look like that.
All while this was going on, her husband was behind the scene; He was silent, but very much aware of the whole situation as he observed it all! He did nothing to stop her from it, although he was fully aware, that what she was doing was evil before God and man, yet, he neither opposed her, nor stopped her in anyway, shape, or form! I do believe that he was somewhat secretly impressed with her assertiveness: According to the worldly- She was a go-getter! Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is, that this is how so many men expand their tents and territories, and at the end of the day, they always turn around with the lame and deceptive excuse; That they are better off as a man after a certain woman came into their lives- I have witnessed this too many times with different men; Men who were really wonderful before certain women walked into their lives, and over the course of time, they turned from godly to wicked, then evil, and eventually, if God refuses to intervene, they end up as dense darkness!!
Consequently, be careful child of God, about what you discern as fruits because not all fruits that look good, taste good, and that are acceptable to you are also acceptable in the sight of God Almighty. Some fruits may look, taste, and feel good to you, but in the spirit world, they are nothing but fruits of eternal death; Deceptive fruits!
After she had received that much money, she beckoned to her husband, who was standing back, standing by, and carefully watching her assertiveness in evil from behind the scene, to come and help her count, arrange, and secure the money, or whatever Today’s church would typically call it (prosperity, breakthrough, blessing, riches, wealth, favor, upliftment, progress, etc.), which he did, though with just a little reluctance in his demeanor, yet, he never uttered a word of disapproval.
Afterwards, the wife marched off with the money that she had amassed, to elevate herself; To gain high status in the society, or even within the ministry as the case may be with the money, which she took from the sons and daughters of God; The Church- God’s money! As she embarked on that journey of demonic elevation, her husband who was not very comfortable with her ambition and the source of the money, sheepishly followed behind, directing her towards her desired elevation, and was even very helpful to her, by showing her how to get there faster, although he stepped back, and didn’t continue with her in the path she was on, nonetheless, he kept on watching her as she went. As I watched his wife as she kept moving towards the place, where her husband directed her to go, it was clear to me, that from her side, there was no indication whatsoever that would suggest she understood, that she had engaged in a crime against God, or even cared should she have understood the implications of what she was doing.
From what the Holy Spirit revealed to me in this vision, let it be clear to us all, that the husband and minister of the word, a.k.a. leader, head of the wife and home was fully aware of the implication of her actions; That what she was doing was pure evil in the eyes of God Almighty, yet, he did not put up a fight against it:
- He did not bring it to the church, for them to judge her determination to keep to the route which she was on as to stop her, should he have tried behind closed doors to talk her out of that, which God did not permit him to be a part of!
- He did not bring witnesses against her to speak to her, in order to deter her from her evil agenda!
- He did not ex-communicate her from the church, by separating himself from her, even going as far as divorcing her, or expelling her from the church completely, in a situation where all other options had already been exhausted!
No, none of the above happened as our prolific preacher, and teacher had to show himself approved before the whole world, but not before His Maker, that his house was in order, although, nothing could be further from the truth!
LESSONS LEARNED: The lesson the LORD God, was teaching me, and not just me, but us all who follow Him is this:
- I am the LORD GOD- Never question my integrity, and ability to judge rightly!
- I am the only One Who has all secrets in my hands, therefore, I have all the evidence that I need to decide on a matter without having to seek your opinion!
- Although I am a God of compassion, mercy and love (Grace), yet, if I do not protect My Truth (Not truth social), there will never be Grace, sufficient enough, to extend to you!
- What I did was because I fully knew that someday, some of My children like you SUSAN, would look into it, and find it unfair of Me. Thus, I will use that opportunity to explain to them, why I had to do what I did- Why I permitted it! I am JUST!
When God Almighty calls, chooses, and anoints us to a particular position, especially within the five-fold ministry, we better be the very ones in the driver’s seats. We are to be the ones controlling the steering as failure to do so will jeopardize the journey, and put the lives of all others within that vehicle (ministry, family, institution) in danger! You have to use every GODLY means necessary to bring about the preservation of the presence of the Holy Spirit, the light of God in our lives, institutions, families, bloodlines, and our Church (Never use evil means because you should know better than that- It is not the nature of our Holy Father). If the one in authority is not in the position to do their duties because of health issues, the weight of the assignment, or other temporary issues, then, that is why the spouse is a helper, and not to take over the position of their spouse. Think about the vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris; Her husband is her helper, and he would be the most wicked man if he should, either secretly or publicly decide to usurp her position as she was chosen for the position of the V.P. and not him!
Think about the queen of England, and how her late husband, if he were an evil man to her, could have planned a coup, and overthrown her because she is a woman, but the last time I checked, till the day he died, he didn’t do that, but rather helped her to fulfill her duty, while still remaining the man he was, and the head of his own home, but not the monarchy as that was neither his birthright, nor his rightful inheritance but hers!
Think about President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden; How she mostly helps him climb down the presidential aircraft like none other ever can, and in many other ways she does her best to help him- I do believe, that he has the kind of heart that does the same for her too. When you observe the first lady, Mrs. Biden, it is easy to discern that she does’nt fake helping him, and by the way, she does it with natural glamor!
UNGODLY MARRIAGE TRENDS
These days, so many husbands are either like King Ahab on steroid or Nabal, while so many wives, are nothing better than Jezebel and Herodias with none-stop menstrual pain! Many couples have become like Ananias and Sapphira; Partners in iniquity- helping to usher each other into the broad road that leads to destruction; Even competing among themselves for the trophy of the lost one, by being the first to get there! Child of God, I am not being pessimistic, or cynical, when I say this to you: Don’t let their public display of united front fool you! Godly marriages are to be like God Almighty designed it, else, many sons and daughters of God Almighty will not just walk away from their marriages, but from the Church as well because they will feel betrayed as enough teaching on what to do if they are suffering in silence was not given to them by the church, or in the worst case scenario, they understand that the Church insists, that anyone who is suffering in their marriage must be ungodly, the offender, or has not suffered enough! Thus, there is need for those who understand the way God Almighty truly established marriage institution, to preach and teach more on it as too many innocent sons and daughters of God Almighty are really suffering in silence in their marriages, which makes them silently question the love, and nature of our Holy God, and Father- This shouldn’t be!
As a minister of the word, I do believe you are wasting your time, if you expect those within your congregation who are going through such an ordeal to wholeheartedly confide in you, once they have realized, that your preaching and teaching on marriage is only to encourage them to stay in it, at the expense of their souls- They will keep screaming amen to you’re preaching, just as loud as you have conditioned them to, but unfortunately, they will never tell you the truth! In my opinion, the Church must do better here!
EVIL UNDER THE SUN!
From what the Holy Spirit has revealed to me through this vision as well as what He has been telling me, and making me witness in the church for at least a decade now! He is saying, that there is a major breach in His order; Order in the Church, the families, and generally! I want us to think about a vehicle in terms of a family or a church, where-in, the person who should be in the driver’s seat is sitting in the passenger’s seat, while the passenger, is the one, who is in the driver’s sit; Driving the vehicle they were never authorized by God to drive- That ride, and journey will never end well as everyone inside it is in imminent danger, if they are aware of it or not!
Another Scenario He gave to me was where He made me to observe and also experience a case as it now is, in the church and families, where the driver is seated in his driver’s seat quite alright, but the person who is sitting in the passenger’s seat, happens to be the one, who is controlling and driving the vehicle which the main driver is actually supposed to be in full control of- This means, the one in the passenger’s seat is the person telling the driver how, where, when to drive, and when not. Child of God, such a ride, and journey as we all have been experiencing for a long time in many places, is programmed for disaster! I would liken such a ministry or family to one, that has a King Ahab on the throne, yet, it is Queen Jezebel who is ruling as Ahab is nothing, but a ceremonial image to give the people a sense of normalcy- Deception!
Regardless of how many people you have in the vehicle cheering you on, as long as the right individual, whom God Almighty has called, chosen, and anointed for a particular assignment is not the one, in the driver’s seat, not minding the fact, if it is a man, or a woman, black or white– Child of God, the vehicle is headed for disaster! Let us not forget what our HOLY FATHER told Moses- That He chooses to have mercy on whom He has mercy, and He will have compassion on whom He has compassion! Consequently, if it is a man, allow him! If God happens to decide for a woman, then, allow her and stop being the stumbling block because you are by no means wiser, more knowlegable or more powerful than God Almighty!
When I use the word disaster- I would want us to take into consideration, that our understanding of disaster is just like with everything else; In most cases, it differs from God’s understanding because as the Heavens are far above the earth, so also are His ways far above ours. His ways are not our ways, neither are His thoughts our thoughts- The closest we can come to having our ways and our thoughts aligned with His, is only if we have the mind of Christ, which is only possible if we accept Jesus Christ in spirit and truth, submitting to Him in all our ways, receive the Holy Spirit as His gift to us, and cultivate a deep relationship with Him!
I have learned, that when God gives you the authority to carry out His orders on His behalf, should anything go wrong, He would require accountability solely from you, like He did with Adam who was the main person, whom He gave the command in the garden of Eden! Which means, that if you permit your spouse to be in a position, which God explicitly gave you to be in charge of, just because you were put directly or indirectly under pressure by the preacher, teacher, spouse, culture, tradition or whoever, then, you would be held accountable for it at the end of the day, and not those people in question! Therefore Child of God, regardless of the Scripture which any one may use to justify the reason why you should not do what God has called you to do, you are the one, whom God spoke to and gave the particular authority and assignment, not them! The people who are teaching you otherwise, were not there when God Almighty formed you in your mother’s womb and made you an Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, Teacher unto the nations, or in your sphere of influence. They can curse you out all they want, they can even call you all sorts of names and go as far as trying to assassinate your Godly character if that makes them stay off sleeping pills, but, when all is said and done, you child of God Almighty, are not going to be accountable to a mere human being with limited understanding and knowledge of the ways, words, and power of God Almighty, but rather, to the only One, Who predestined, called, chose, anointed, justified, sanctified, and glorified you!
If I have to choose, I would rather be rejected by the world, than become a King Saul, whom the LORD God Almighty rejected! Child of God, let this sink in for a moment; Think about the ramification of being rejected by God Almighty, the very One, Who made all spirits, and the only One Who is GRACE! Why was he rejected by God? What kind of a person and spirit could you have become to be rejected by the only merciful, loving, graceful, and faithful One? What kind of heart and soul did he eventually possess for God to reject him like that? The main answer and reason why God rejected him besides all others, is because he rejected God Almighty first as he was more interested in doing the will of the world, than he was in obeying the command of God, Who clearly spoke to Him through His genuine Prophet Samuel. Thus, he ended up rebelling against God Almighty in the worst way possible!
Child of God, had I listened to the world, I would have long aborted the assignment and the position which God clearly gave to me- I thank God for the help of the Holy Spirit, Who helped, and keeps helping me to stay encouraged in the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!
This seems to be my slogan- AS LONG AS YOU HEARD GOD ALMIGHTY VERY WELL, then, follow His orders, and not that of a mere mortal, who is here today and gone tomorrow!
NOTE: CHILD OF GOD, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THIS WEEK’S DEVOTIONAL HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS, BUT ONLY MARRIAGE! THAT NOTWITHSTANDING, I SUBMIT IT TO GOD ALMIGHTY TO USE FOR HIS PURPOSE IN WHICHEVER WAY HE WOULD WANT TO- LET HIS WILL ALONE, AND NOT OURS BE DONE IN JESUS’ MOST RIGHTEOUS NAME, AMEN!
Child of God, stay blessed, and happy!
Jesus loves you!
Written by Susan Ikeokwu