Breath and Bread

January 18, 2014

• HUMBLENESS

John 14:11 "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

•  HELPING THE POOR

John 14:13 "But when you give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,

14 and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." 

•  INHERITANCE

Genesis 25: 5 Now Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac ; 6 but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.

• PERSONALITY

Genesis 25:27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents.

• PRIVILEGE

Genesis 25:31 But Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright."

32 Esau said, "Behold, I am about to die ; so of what use then is the birthright to me?"

33 And Jacob said, "First swear to me"; so he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew ; and he ate and drank, and rose and went on his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. 

•  VICTORY/DOMINION

Matthew 16…18"I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."

Psalms 18:30 As for God, His way is blameless ; The word of the LORD is tried ; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

31 For who is God, but the LORD ? And who is a rock, except our God,

32 The God who girds me with strength And makes my way blameless ?

33 He makes my feet like hinds' feet, And sets me upon my high places.

34 He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand upholds me; And Your gentleness makes me great.

36 You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.

37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed. 

• BLESSED BY GOD

Genesis 26:3 "Sojourn in this land and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham.
 
 Genesis 26:12 Now Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold . And the LORD blessed him, 13 and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy ; 

• NONE SHOULD PERISH

 Matthew 18:14 So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. 

 Joh 6:12  And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, "Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost."