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Prophesy,
Declare the Word,
over the Ladies’ Bible Study Group: Proverb s: 2:1-6 My
(Daughters), if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my
commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto
wisdom, and apply thine heart to
understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
and lightest up thy voice for understanding; if thou
seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for
hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of
the Lord, and find knowledge of God. For the Lord giveth
wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Remember
Jesus Told Us:
Matthew 7:7
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For
everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him
who knocks, the door will be opened.
John 10:
27 “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they
follow me.”
LUKE
14:16-24
THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT SUPPER
~ FEAST MENU
Matthew 6:11
·
Bread
(Matthew 4:4) (Jn 6:35) Jn 1:1)
·
Milk (1
Pt 2:2-3) (Mk 10:14-15)
·
Living
Water (Jn 4:14, 7:37:38)
·
Meat
(Jn 6:53-58)
·
Drink (“
“ )
·
Fruit
(Dessert Served Later) (Gal 5:22)
In the
Bible Jesus is called by many, many other names! Far too
many to list in this short study. But for this study I would
like us to stay focused on a few, and when you read them in
Scripture, realize that those names are interchangeable with
“JESUS” –Because He said of Himself”
“I AM”: The Bread of Life
John 6:35
·
The Word of
God ~ John 1:1
·
The Word is
Seed ~ Luke 8
·
The Living
Water ~ John 4:14
·
Meat
(Flesh) ~ John 6:55
·
Drink
(Blood) ~ John 6:55
·
Milk of the
Word ~ 1 Peter 2:2
·
Vine
~ John 15:1
Jesus is
revealed to us in the written Word of God. He literally is
the Word of God (John 1:1). The parable in Luke 14:16-24)
could be likened to a great sumptuous feast that our
Heavenly Father has invited us to partake of. The menu is
listed above. As we devour the Word of God (“Every Word
that proceedeth out of the mouth of God”) That “SEED”
–(Word which we devoured) begins to germinate within us and
reproduces fruit
(Galatians 5:22)
after its kind.
The more
we hunger and thirst after righteousness-we will be filled.
(Matthew 5:6)
As we “Feast”
on Gods Word the seed grows and we become rooted and
grounded in the love of Christ The SEED reproducing after
its kind; Genesis 1:11&12) We begin to take on-or grow into-the likeness f
Christ. Abiding in the vine (Jesus-John
15:1,6)
causes us to bear much fruit. Our fruit should look like,
smell like, and taste like Jesus’ Fruit, and it should also
reproduce “after its kind”. Gal.5:22-23)
REMEMBER-As you read the Word of God, you are literally
feasting on Jesus. You are eating the Bread of Life; you are
drinking the Living Water; you are eating His flesh and
drinking His blood. (John 6:53-56)
Psalms
34:8 ~ “O taste and see that the Lord is good!
Psalms
119:103 ~ “How sweet are Thy Words unto my taste! Yea,
sweeter than honey to my mouth.”
For anyone
who has difficult time understanding God’s Word let me
encourage you…Matthew 7:7 "Ask and it
will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For
everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him
who knocks, the door will be opened. Don’t be afraid to
ask God to teach you and lead you, Ask-Seek-Knock
Seek...
It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom
Luke 12:31
But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given
to you as well. Luke 12:32
"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been
pleased to give you the kingdom.
James
1:5 ~ If you need wisdom ...God gives it liberally!
John 14:26 ~ Ask Holy
Spirit to teach you about Jesus. Tell Him of your hunger and
thirst for understanding of God’s Word to You.
John
16:14-14 ~ Holy Spirit our Teacher
Be
persistent in asking God to open the “eyes of your
understanding’ (Eph. 1:17-23)
Jesus
healed all the blind, and deaf, crippled. If we lack
understanding of God’s Word, just like blind Bartimaeus,
we need to cry out to God with hunger desperation, “Lord,
that I might receive my sight!”
Mark 10:51-52
Mark
13:11, 16 ~ Ask for God to give you Spiritual eyes that can
“see” and understand the mysteries in God’s Word, and
Spiritual ears to “hear” His voice.
1 Cor
1:30 ~ Christ Jesus…is made unto us wisdom.
Overtake thee, if
thou shalt harken (obey) unto the voice of the Lord thy God.
Overtake: to overtake, catch up to, attain; obtain;
taken hold upon- “Chase you down and tackle you if necessary,
to bestow His blessing upon you!”

Deut 28:3 “Blessed
Shat Thou Be:
Blessed: To kneel down;
to bless, pronounce blessings, give praise, give thanks,
extol; to speak words in evoking divine favor; salute;
abundantly bless. 
In the
City
In the
field
The
fruit of thy body (your children)
The
fruit of thy ground
The
fruit of thy cattle
The
increase of thy cattle
The
flocks of thy sheep
Thy
basket
Thy
store
When
thou comest in
When
thou goest out (In all routine affairs)
All your
enemies shall be defeated before thy face
Blessings upon your storehouses
Blessing
upon all you set your hand to do
Your
land (which the Lord gives you) is blessed
He will
make you a holy people unto Himself
He will
open unto Thee His good treasure
You
shall lend and not borrow
You
shall be the head and not the tail
You
shall be above and not beneath

OBEY MY COMMANDMENTS!
Temptations:
1
Corinthians 10:13 ~ There hath no temptation taken you
but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who
will not suffer (permit) you to be tempted above that ye
are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to
escape, that ye may be able to bear it (to endure;
stand up under).
2
Corinthian 10”3-5 ~ For though we walk in the flesh, we
do not war after the flesh ;( for the weapons of our
warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the
pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down
imaginations, and every high (proud) thing that
exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience
of Christ.
(See also Scriptures under: Confusion &
Stubbornness.)
Peace
Phil.
4:7-8 ~ The peace of God, which passeth all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through
Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are
true, whatsoever things are honest (honorable),
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of good report; if there be any virtue,
and if there be any praise, think on these
things. (See also scriptures under worry)
Psalms 23:1-6 (All
of it! Memorize it if you haven’t already. Speak it aloud
every time you are in need of peace.)
John
14:27 ~ (Jesus Speaking) “Peace I leave with you, My
Peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I
unto you, Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it
be afraid.
Tim.
1:7 ~ for God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but
of power (might), and of love, and of a sound mind (clear
thinking).
Ephesians 3:20 ~ Now unto Him who is able to do
exceedingly abundantly (very much more than) above all
that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh
in us…
Confusion
~ (Disorder, rebellion, riot, tumults, commotions
(Strong’s) Dictionary- Indiscriminant mingling; disorder;
tumultuous condition; perturbation of mind; embarrassment;
distraction; disconcertment. Mental uneasiness, or
anxiety; mental disquiet.
1
Corinthians 14:13 For God is not a God of disorder but
of peace… James 3:16 For where envying and strife
is, there is confusion (disorder) and every evil work.
My
Note: Confusion could have many causes such as: low blood
sugar (need for physical healing), fatigue: need of rest and
possible physical healing. Also strife to one’s mind or
situations-affairs of life.
In this case
I refer
to:
Matthew
8:16-17 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed
were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a
word and healed all the sick. 17 This was to
fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
Luke
10:19-20 I have given you authority to trample on snakes
and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy;
nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not
rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that
your names are written in heaven."
·
Mark
16:17-18 And these signs will accompany those who
believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will
speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes
with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will
not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick
people, and they will get well."
Note:
When by faith we use the name of Jesus against an oppressing
or controlling spirit, we are invoking all the authority and
power that Jesus’ name represents.
Ephesians
1:18-23 That the eyes of your understanding may be
enlightened in order that you may know:
What
is the hope of His calling
Riches of
the Glory of His inheritance in the Saints
Exceeding
greatness of His Power
To us
who believe-according to working Mighty power
Wrought
(effectually worked) in Christ when He raised Him from the
dead.
Set Christ
Jesus at God’s own right hand-heavenly places
1.Far Above
·
All
principality
·
All power
·
All might
· All
dominion. Every name that is named not only in this
world but also in that which is to come
·
Put ALL
THINGS UNDER HIS FEET
·
Gave Jesus
the place of authority as head over
All
things
to the Church which is His Body
-Ephesians 2:6 ~ And God raised us up with Christ and
seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus...
Rebellion & Stubbornness
(1 Samuel 22 & 23) But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD
delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in
obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than
sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. For
rebellion is like the sin of divination
(witchcraft) (fortune telling), and stubbornness
(arrogance), like the evil of idolatry. Because you have
rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king."
Definition of Stubborn & Rebellious
from the Word: (Ps 78:8) Set not their heart aright
(prepared not their heart), and whose spirit was not
steadfast.
Meek: Mind of temper; gentle; not easily provoked or
irritated; submissive; humility.
Humility: state of being humble; one’s feeling of deference to
another.
Humble: Not
proud or arrogant; modest; meek; submissive; to bring down
the pride or vanity of Psalms
25:19 The meek will He guide in judgment; and the meek will
He teach His way.
Mathew 5:5 Blessed are the
meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Isaiah
1:16-19… wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil
deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong learn to do right!
Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of
the fatherless, plead the case of the widow. "Come now, let
us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are
like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they
are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are
willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land;
Psalms 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a
steadfast spirit within me.
Lying/Gossip/Sowing seeds of discord:
(Sins of our mouths)
Psalm 51:10 ~ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew
a steadfast spirit within me.
Proverbs 4:23 ~ Above all else, guard your heart, for it
is the wellspring of life.
Matthew 15:18-20
~ But the things that come out of the
mouth come from the heart, and these make a man `unclean.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery,
sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
These are what make a man `unclean';
Ephesians 4:29-32 ~ Do not let any unwholesome talk
come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for
building others up according to their needs, that it may
benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy
Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of
redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger,
brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be
kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each
other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Married
Couples Blessing
~ Eccl 4:12b ~ A *threefold* cord is not easily broken
(*Lord ~ Husband ~ Wife*)
Couples
Desiring a Baby
~ Psalms 113:9 ! ~ He maketh the barren woman to keep her
house, and a joyful mother of children, Psalms 127:3 ~ Lo,
children are an heritage from the Lord; and the fruit of the
womb is His reward
Praying
for Lost Loved Ones
~ Ye know... Ye were redeemed.. With the precious Blood
of Christ for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Put me in remembrance; let us plead together; declare thou,
that thou may be justified ~ Isaiah 43:25 -26; Rom 5:8 ~
God commendeth His love toward us in that , while we were
yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Victim
of Abuse
~ Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not
have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may
forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have engraved
thee upon the palms of my hands. Is. 49: 15-16; Psalms 103:4
Bless the Lord…who redeemeth thy life from destruction Who
crowneth thee with mercies.; Ps 27:10 ~
when my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord
will take me up.; (Phil 3:13
& 14 ~ Under guilt)
Widows ~ Is 54: 4- 5
Discernment
~ Mal 3:16 & 18
~ For them that fear
the Lord, and thought upon His name…(They) shall return, and
discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him
that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Insomnia
~ I will both lie down in peace and sleep;
for Thou Lord, only maketh me dwell in safety ~ Psalms 4:8 &
Jeremiah 29:11&12.
Finances
~ Psalms 112:1 -3 ; Deut. 8”18; Ps. 23:5 : (much more)
Growing Older
~ Psalms 92:14&10; Ps 103:1,2,&:2 Cor, 3:18
by Valerie Chastain
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