Adonai! It is the Hebrew word meaning ‘Master, Owner, Lord’. Abram, who had a progressive revelation of God, used it first when asking God for an heir (Gen. 15:2) . Moses used it but then angered God by His reluctance to obey (Ex. 4:10-14). Joshua used it when he fell on His face before the … Continue reading Adonai!
Life in Christ
The Search For Authentic Fellowship
Somewhere along my Christian 'experience' I managed to pick up some rather unhealthy ideas about what life as a believer should look like. Many of those ideas are now the subject of some painful yet necessary rethinking. For example, I came under the impression that following Christ means you automatically get to enjoy something called … Continue reading The Search For Authentic Fellowship
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News from Bread for the Bride
Dear Friends, In the year 2000 the Lord began 'downloading' worship songs to me, even though I had never previously in my life written a song and could play only a few basic chords on guitar (that part hasn't changed much!). There are now over 60 of these songs which are shared in our home church and beyond whenever possible. … Continue reading News from Bread for the Bride
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Compromise Not an Option
“Why do you seek to kill me?” It was a loaded question Jesus put to the religious leaders at least three times*. They said He was mad to think such a thing, or in the language of the day “had a demon”. They then withdrew temporarily to consider pressing issues related to their high and … Continue reading Compromise Not an Option
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The Hunger for Righteousness
It is written that Jesus Christ was acquainted with grief. The grief He became acquainted with comes to every one of His followers who hunger and thirst after righteousness. At the time He walked in this fallen world He was the most righteous human being on the face of the earth. As we, His Bridal … Continue reading The Hunger for Righteousness
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The Bride At War
Friends, You will find this post lengthier than the usual Bread for the Bride post. It is the result of several months of waiting before the Lord and I believe is a timely word for the Bride of Christ. I would request you not to just skim this one, but to take time to read … Continue reading The Bride At War
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The Embrace of God (reblog)
During the month of April, to mark Bread for the Bride's first anniversary, I am reblogging some posts from the last twelve months. This is from September, 2012: The Bride now emerging from the wilderness is learning one thing above all others: what it means to lean on the Bridegroom. To “lean on” means to … Continue reading The Embrace of God (reblog)
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How To Be a Kept Woman
It’s easy to be offended by the title isn’t it? Well, that’s understandable. The usual interpretation of ‘kept woman’ is a woman of questionable morals, right? A married man’s dependent mistress, or someone who trades sexual favours for financial support? Well, that’s the world’s version of a ‘kept woman’, but who says we have to … Continue reading How To Be a Kept Woman
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Reblog: Dancing with God
It's Our Birthday! This month the Bread for the Bride blogsite celebrates one full year since our first post on April 16, 2012. Since that date 73 articles have been shared here. During April I'll be re-blogging a few of the postings from the first twelve months of the Bread for the Bride blog. Whether … Continue reading Reblog: Dancing with God
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Reblogged from Rough Hewn Blog. Keith Green, Easter Song. Enjoy!
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Discerning the Body Part Three
It was the apostle Paul, under influence of the Holy Spirit, who gave us the word picture of church-life being like the life of a healthy, functioning human body. “The church, which is His Body”, he wrote (Eph. 1:22, 23). If he were alive today Paul would no doubt have great difficulty aligning this … Continue reading Discerning the Body Part Three
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Discerning The Body, Part Two
The oneness of Christ’s Body is something we are rarely encouraged to consider. From a safe distance we smile suspiciously at those believers who don’t practice Christianity the same way we do, or who embrace a different view on non-foundational interpretations of scripture. Somewhere in our journey we became convinced that our little crowd, our … Continue reading Discerning The Body, Part Two
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Discerning the Body
Do you long for real connection with the Body of Christ? Are you tired of all the theories, platitudes, and empty rhetoric about the blessing of being part of His Body while you search for the tangible evidence of that presumed blessing? Is there really a community of people on this earth that continually loves, … Continue reading Discerning the Body
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Wait, There’s More
Ten years ago in 2003 I was given the words to a prophetic song (see below). They speak of a time when the Bride of Christ will emerge in the fullness of the stature of Christ. They speak of a coming season, when having embraced His Cross, she will also embrace His resurrection life. That … Continue reading Wait, There’s More
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More Than a Shepherd
Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, is a mental picture many of us have embraced since childhood. We love the idea of the softly spoken shepherd tenderly leading His sheep, don’t we? There is a good reason Psalm 23 is one of the most often quoted and well-loved Bible passages. It comforts us to know … Continue reading More Than a Shepherd
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Word for the Bride of Christ
Word for the Bride of Christ, February 2013 Recently the Lord has been impressing on me that He is coming with His Sword drawn. This drawn Sword speaks of division and judgment (Matt. 10:34, Rev. 19:15). The drawing of His Sword will have many applications across many spheres, but for the purpose of this post … Continue reading Word for the Bride of Christ
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Resurrection’s Child
It is one thing to believe that Christ has risen. It is another thing to believe that we have risen. It is one thing to believe He has defeated death. It is another thing to believe that in Him we also have defeated death. I am not referring here to going to Heaven when this … Continue reading Resurrection’s Child
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Sleeping with the Light On
Darkness can be a deceptive thing. You may be out walking, or busy with some important task, and suddenly you look around to find darkness is descending on you much faster than you had expected. Spiritual darkness has the same quality. While we’re distracted elsewhere, it creeps up on us, subtly invading every aspect of … Continue reading Sleeping with the Light On
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The Gift
For the third time, the ageing Pharisee circled the strangely shaped object lying at his feet. No one could tell him who had left it unsolicited outside his door, or even when it had appeared. Wrapped in the skin of a lamb and crudely labelled with just one handwritten Hebrew word, “chen”, its appearance was … Continue reading The Gift
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