And Enoch walked with God, and he was not for God took him.’ For much of my Christian life, I have found that simple Old Testament statement profoundly intriguing. What did it mean that Enoch walked with God to the extent that God found it irresistible to remove him from this earthly life into His … Continue reading The Courts of the King
The Kingdom
Adonai!
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!
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
Moving House
During the month of April Bread for the Bride blogsite is celebrating our first birthday with some reblogged articles from 2012. Reblog from Bread for the Bride, July 2012 ======================================================== Ladies, gentlemen, young people, please fasten your seat belts as we make our final ascent to our destination. As you disembark please take a few … Continue reading Moving House
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
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
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
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
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
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
Child of God, Rejoice!
Thy Kingdom Come?
"Thy Kingdom come." It’s probably the most frequently spoken prayer known in Christendom, uttered all over the world daily by multitudes of Christians since time immemorial. We so desperately want the Kingdom of God to come, don’t we? Errr….don’t we? Well…..maybe. Ever considered what we’re actually asking for as we repeat that well-worn phrase? … Continue reading Thy Kingdom Come?
The Beautiful Journey
Psalm 23 is surely among the best known, best loved of Bible passages. I would like to invite you now to take a fresh look at this well-loved psalm, possibly from a new perspective, for within it is hidden a prophetic picture of the Bride of Christ. The Psalm reveals the Bride’s beautiful journey in … Continue reading The Beautiful Journey
Moving House
Ladies, gentlemen, young people, please fasten your seat belts as we make our final ascent to our destination. As you disembark please take a few moments for your eyesight to adjust to the brightness, which is due to the total lack of darkness in your new host country. To assist you in settling comfortably into … Continue reading Moving House
The Sound of Broken Silence
Jesus said to her, "..... go to My brethren and say to them, 'I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'"John 20:17 “On the evidence of two or three witnesses a matter shall be confirmed” (Deu. 19:15) So said the Mosaic Law, but in the Israel of Jesus’ … Continue reading The Sound of Broken Silence
Dancing With God
Not since his youth had his body felt so light, so free. Around him the tumult of the procession rose as the maidens, tambourines in hand, rejoiced in the dance. Young men and old shouted loudly and clapped hands, overcome by the excitement of the occasion. Tearful voices rose in praise and prayer amid the trumpet … Continue reading Dancing With God
Looking for a City
Did you ever catch a fleeting glimpse of something that left you longing to see more? The Bride of Christ is like that.....elusive, yet once caught sight of, unforgettable. The scriptures seem to say little about her, at least at surface level. Yet she is there, hidden in their pages from Genesis to Revelation, to … Continue reading Looking for a City
