Tag: Bread

Don’t chase that Bread! Chase that Mana!!!

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Is God still good when you are the one being crucified? Is God still good when you do not get the promotion? Is God good when following Him leads you to the valley of the shadow of death?

God’s goodness is not dictated by circumstances. He is good even when we are slaughtered for the name of Christ. He is good even if we are homeless and hungry for His sake. He is good.

It seems to me that Christianity has become about God only being good if you are experiencing good things in this earth. This theology is erroneous because we’re not to be seeking after the things of this world, but looking for the one to come. If your treasure is in this earth then that is where your heart will be also…

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For your sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”

Romans 8:35-37

Is God good when people are being martyred in Africa or North Korea? This type of theology of getting all you can out of this life is only popular in western countries where the threat of death for the sake of Christ is not imminent.

God is good even if you are homeless. Even if you get fired. Even if you don’t have a certain dwelling place. Because this earth is not our home. Don’t set your affection on the things of this earth.

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust does corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”

Matthew 6:19-21

Love not the world, neither the thingsĀ that areĀ in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him (1 John 2:15).

I want certain things in this earth for the furtherance of the gospel NOT for the furtherance of my ego. I believe in having things for Christ, but not for myself: FOR CHRIST. That means the possessions that God blesses me with are to be used for the furtherance of His Kingdom. For the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. If it’s His then we are only stewards of the things He has given us. If you’re not going to be a good steward of unrighteous mammon then why would God trust you with true riches?

“If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own? No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

Luke 16:11-13

Do you actually believe that the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof? If you do then you would understand that the wealth you have received is actually His and you are a steward of that wealth for the furtherance of His kingdom. If you are storing up treasure for yourself then you are not the cutting-edge Christian you think you are.

God is good. His goodness is not dependent on the abundance of the things you possess or the ease at which you pass through this earth, but because your name is written in the book of life. But if He has given you an abundance it’s not for you to store it up for yourself it’s so that you can be a benefactor for His kingdom.

And he said unto them, "Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses." 

And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:" 

And he thought within himself, saying, "What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This is what I'll do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry." 

But God said unto him, "You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?"

So is he that lays up treasure for HIMSELF, and is not rich toward God" (Luke 12:15-21).

How do we become rich toward God? We become rich in good works.

“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they do not be high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to [share]; Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life”

1 Timothy 6:17-19

Love you guys! Let’s not be found “chasin that bread”, but let’s chase after that bread that comes from heaven!

“Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say unto you, you seek me, not because you saw the miracles, but because you did eat of the loaves, and were filled. Do not labor for the meat which perishes, but for that meat which endures unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him has God the Father sealed”

John 6:26-27

Throw Yeast In That Dough!

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Hello everyone! Did you know there are three types of leaven that Jesus talked about in the Gospels?

  1. The leaven of the Pharisees (religion, which is hypocrisy). Mark 8:15
  2. The leaven of Herod (earthly politics). Mark 8:15.
    • The only thing I will say about this leaven in this post is: Every earthly government (USA, Russia, China, UK, etc.) will perish with the rest of this earth. When you stand before the Lord there will not be an American section of heaven. There is only one everlasting government and that’s God’s. If you are consumed with earthly politics then it is a good indicator that you have been leavened with the leaven of Herod.
  3. The leaven of the Kingdom. Mat. 13:33

What Does Leaven Do?

The great and terrible thing about leaven is that it permeates throughout the whole lump. Let’s say a person comes in with religious doctrines and the church listens to them. Well, it starts to leaven the whole congregation. This is the reason why Paul withstood Peter to his face in front of the church. “But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed” (Gal. 2:11). In the example of Paul, a large portion of the Jews stopped associating with the gentiles. This wicked judgment started because of religious doctrines.

They started deeming gentiles as less than and started judging people according to the flesh (carnal). That’s the reason why Paul said he didn’t give place to them not even for an hour so that the Gospel could continue (from Gal. 2:5). The Gospel of grace.

Religion works for God to move while the Gospel of grace believes He has moved. Jesus is the move of God.

Jesus answered and said unto them, “This is the work of God, that you believe on him whom he has sent.”

John 6:29

The Leaven Of Heaven

The third leaven that I mentioned, the leaven of the Kingdom, is about God’s grace reigning in our hearts. Or God’s work that He accomplished through Jesus.

And againĀ He said, ā€œTo whatĀ shall I compareĀ the kingdomĀ of God?Ā It is likeĀ leaven, whichĀ a womanĀ tookĀ and hidĀ in threeĀ sataĀ of flourĀ untilĀ it was allĀ leavened.ā€

Luke 13:20-21

It is interesting to note that one sata is around 48lbs. Just looking up a recipe for Challah bread (a Jewish ceremonial bread) it’s approximately a 40:1 ratio of flour to yeast. This means that three 48lb bags of flour (144lbs) would require about 3.6lbs of yeast. Which is not much. It does not take much leaven to leaven an entire lump!

As ambassadors of the King, we get to witness the leaven of the Kingdom permeating into all kinds of spheres. And it is so easy to get the leaven into the lump. All you have to do is speak about the gospel of grace. The free gift of God through His Son Jesus Christ! The actual “it is finished” gospel.

I have had religious people who’ve called me deceived start preaching the very same message that they thought I was deceived about. Why? Because I threw some leaven into their psyche and the leaven permeated through their lump. Or how Jesus puts it in this parable:

“And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he does not know how. For the earth brings forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.”

Mark 4:26-28

Another Gospel!

It’s so easy to see fruit grow when we start speaking the right message. But if we start speaking the wrong message, or a different gospel, it’s so easy to see the manifestation of demonic, egotistical, religious pride. And it is so deceptive because the “gospel” of works really sounds good to the flesh. It’s all about you and your effort and not about God and His finished work on the cross. It becomes about your devotion and not about His devotion. It becomes about your passion and not about the passion of the Christ. This is the wickedness of self-centered religious trash.

I marvel that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ

Galations 1:6

It’s the reason why the Pharisees hated Jesus. They could not get past their own righteousness and did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God. Because Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to those who believe.

For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.Ā Because they were ignorant of Godā€™s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to Godā€™s righteousness.Ā For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.

Barean Study Bible, Romans 10:2-4

It is good to have Zeal for a Good thing

It is good to be zealous toward God’s grace, but when it starts to become about you (your religious devotion and piety) then you have fallen from grace. When the zeal shifts from Jesus and what he has accomplished for us to what we must do to get God to “move” then we have missed the simplicity of the gospel of God’s grace. As I mentioned before, Jesus is the move of God!

ButĀ it isĀ good to be zealously affected always inĀ aĀ goodĀ thing, and not only when I am present with you.

Galations 4:17

Let’s not be leavened with self-righteous pride, but with the lowly estimation of our complete dependence on His grace.

Love you guys. It’s all about Him. His kingdom, His grace, His mercy, His righteousness, His faithfulness, His love. Love you all! Jesus is King and He is still the only one found worthy!