Anthony Wade Ministries

For many of us rearing children is and was a challenge. The Bible clearly tells us that children are a blessing as well as a heritage. My wife and I have graduated to grand parents now, with a slightly different twist. I am going to list a number of scriptures which give us information concerning our children, and grand children (Psalm 127: 2-4; Proverbs 13:22; 17:6; 20:7; Luke 18:15-17; Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 19-21).

I never will forget an encounter that I had with our youngest child. I can still hear and see this, even though she is married and have children of her own. It was a period of time when she was learning to talk. She was at the age when she would bounce between baby talk and understandable speaking.

One day she came to me and ask – Daddy, can I have a @#*&^ %@+> ^. It was not understandable at all – at least part of it wasn’t. So I asked her to ask me again. She repeated as she did before. Baffled, I looked her square in the face and said to her, Charesia tell me in plain speech, what do you want. She responded with Daddy can I have a glass of milk? So I went too the refrigerator and poured her a glass of milk.

After I had given her a glass of milk, I pondered and questioned why my daughter approached me in the fashion that she did. I had not given her any reason to act that way, so I chalked it up as immaturity. She needed to be encouraged that it was all right to approach me with her wants and desires.

Almost immediately, the Lord began to talk to me. He said that I did the same thing to Him in the same fashion as my daughter. I was at a stage in my spiritual growth that I needed to be encouraged to be bold and circumspect about what I want, need, and desire

All of us need to take inventory as to where we are spiritually – our spiritual growth. We have the right and privilege to go to our Heavenly Father, and ask for anything He has. Remember, He wants to give you the desires of your heart. The thing we need to be aware of is our desire consistent with a Godly life.

Enclosed are just a few scriptural references to confirm what I am saying is true. (Mark 11:23-24; John 15:7; Hebrews 4:16.) It is our responsibility to have a Face to face fellowship with Him and tell Him what we want. -Peace

Cory was a member of a very progressive Local Church. However, he was having trouble with a portion of his pastors teaching. It wasn’t something that he could dismiss, because it came up every time his church enjoyed communion. Every communion service Cory would get very uncomfortable because he didn’t understand communion from the angle that his pastor was presenting it.

It became such an issue with Cory that he considered looking for another church. He carefully thought about finding a different place of worship, because he felt put on the spot every time he partook of the communion elements. Before he made his final decision he set an appointment with his pastor to converse about what was troubling him.

Cory had been raised in a segment of the church that didn’t really teach what the Word of God taught concerning communion. For the most part, communion was just another church ordinance with very little meaning. It was usually pushed off to the end of the service, once a month with inadequate teaching. It was a dead ritual, that had become just another religious thing to do; but not so where Cory was attending now. His pastor put a very strong emphasis on communion. He expressed the importance of taking part and what they were doing each time they received the bread and the grape juice. Communion was put on the front burner and was the basis of the whole service. The whole service was centered on the “Breaking of Bread.”

Cory was not used to this. His attitude about the Lord’s Supper was that it was just something between him and God. Cory’s way of thinking about communion was that it was private, and no one else had anything to do with that part of his Christian experience.

Cory was severely wrong. Communion is a private matter between you and God; but God included others – the whole body of Christ in the equation of the “Communion Table.” Cory’s attitude was wrong.

When we receive communion, there is an exchange, a union, a fellowship, an agreement; a sharing, an association, togetherness a synergy. In communion we bring others close to our lives. During “Holy Communion,” others are invited to have union, fellowship, agreement, togetherness and covenant. The communion table is not just between you and God we are commanded by God to include others during this time.

The “Communion Table” is the greatest expression of Love the Body of Christ has for one another. The greatest level of intimacy in the “Body of Christ,” is the “Cup ofBlessing.”

Communion could also be broken down to mean common-union. The Communion Table is an expression of the common-union we have. It’s a time of intimacy a time of INTO ME SEE a place of harmony and reciprocal respect. A place where we remind one another why we worship together.

1 Corinthians 10: 16-17, 21-22 NKJV

{16} The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion (unity,spiritual union, close association) of the body of Christ?

{17} For we,though many are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

{21} You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s Table and of the table of demons.

{22} Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

The Lord’s Table is an identity of Christ Blood and His Body. Just as the loaf is a whole, the entire Body of Christ joins in on the sharing; the association; the agreement; the togetherness; the caring.

Every time his church had communion Cory was being challenged to answer these questions:

1.Was he receiving the Cup of the Lord in an unworthily manner?
2.What did it mean to be guilty of The Body and The Blood of the Lord?
3.Was he really drinking damnation or judgment to himself if he didn’t judge himself properly?
4.What does it mean to discern the Lord’s Body?
5.Did he open the door to become weak and sickly even untimely death?

See 1 Corinthians 11:23-33

Cory was having a difficult time with communion because he was harboring unforgiveness against a member of his church. There was a bitter root of judgment against someone that he worshiped with (James 3:11-18; Colossians 3:19).

Each time his pastor spoke on communion, Cory was convicted. Holy Spirit was giving Cory opportunity to examine where he was in his walk with the Lord. He was being affronted to take a good look at how well he was walking in Love. He wasn’tdoing as well as he knew he should. This created great difficulty for him. Instead of being honest with himself and making the proper adjustments—he considered running to another church. “What you run from—you will run into.”

Hebrews 12:15 The Worrell New Testament

{15} Looking carefully, lest there be anyone falling short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness, springing up, trouble you, and through it many be defiled.

Discerning the Lords Body; the Communion Table is not just between you and God. When we partake together every one is saying that we are in agreement with one another. We are saying, there is nothing between me and my brothers and sisters in Christ, anywhere especially that whom I worship with.

Cory did meet with his pastor; he was totally honest. Everything was resolved and he was able to stay with the church. Everything worked out for the good regarding everyone that was involved. -Peace

Mark 16:15 (KJV)

{15} And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature

Ephesians 4:7-12 (KJV)

{7} But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. {8) Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. {9} (Now that He ascended, what is it but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? {10} He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things.) {11}And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; {12} For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ:

When I was in High School I was a runner. One of the things that I was coached, was to stay in your lane while you are running the race you are in, STAY IN YOUR LANE. I can’t think of anything more important than to admonish you to stay in your place especially in the Kingdom of God.

While I was running my race as a youngster there were judges that would watch how I was running the race that I was in. If I did anything that disqualified me from my race the judges would bring it to our attention. Well, in the Spirit we have a judge that if we get out of our lane He will let us know about it.

We are living under the dispensation of grace so we have a restricted amount of time to get in line with the gifts and callings that have been given to us. Now, I understand that the gifts and callings of God are without repentance (Rom. 11:29). That is all the more reason to stay in my lane. To be honest with you personally, I don’t have the time, neither grace to be out of my lane. My suggestion to you is stay in your lane. -Peace

1 Corinthians 2:9-10 (KJV)

(9) But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. (10) But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For a number of years I have heard believers quote v:9. The thing that disturbs me when I’ve heard it is that v:10 is usually omitted. We should never separate those verses as well as the rest of that chapter. Why? They are like the stroke of a painters brush. If a painter left strokes out of his painting, we would be wondering what it is. Better yet, have you ever had a jig-saw puzzle but several pieces were missing? If those pieces are a major part of the puzzle the picture would not be complete.

To say that eye has not seen nor ear heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man and exclude the most important part of what is being said is like assuming to wash your feet with your sox’s on. You can get your feet partially clean with your sox’s on, but the whole time you are endeavoring to wash them you will feel and know that the job is not getting complete.

It reminds me of another phrase that has crept into the Body of Christ and that is “God is able.” Some might say what is wrong with that? Nothing is really wrong with that except I would rather say “God is willing.”

In my understanding it is more advantageous to look to His willingness, than to look to His ability. I could have the ability to give you a large sum of money, but the heart of the matter is am I willing? My perception is once His willingness is established, His ability kicks in. I am going to give you a list that
is going to help you.

Psalm 16:11, Psalm 18, Psalm 51:17, Isaiah 26:3, Luke 5:11-13, Luke 18:40- 42, John 11:22-23. -Peace

The Old Testament

According to Strong’s Concordance there are two major definitions for the word meditate in the Old Testament.

# 7878 siyach – (see’- akh); a primitive root; to ponder, (by implication) converse (with ones self, and hence, aloud). According to the KJV this word also includes…commune, declare, complain, muse, pray, speak talk (with).

# 1897 hagah – (daw-gaw’); to murmur (in pleasure or anger) by implication, to ponder: According to the KJV this word also could include imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, speak study, talk, utter.

The New Testament

Meletao #3191, primarily, “to care for” “care”; “it is a care”), denotes (a) “to attend to, practice,” 1 Tim 4:15, RV, “be diligent in” (KJV, “meditate upon”); to practice is the prevalent sense of the word, and the context is not against this significance in the RV rendering; some have it in Mark 13:11; (b) “to ponder, imagine,” Acts 4:25. See IMAGINE.

Promeletao #4304, “to premeditate,” is used in Luke 21:14.

Note: In the corresponding passage in Mark 13:11, the most authentic have the verb Promerimnao, “to be anxious beforehand ”

(from Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, Copyright (c)1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Joshua 1:7-9 (NKJV)

{7} Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. {8} This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. {9} Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.

Copyright © Anthony N. Wade Ministries – All rights reserved.