BREAD OF STRENGTH

By David Wilkerson
[May 19, 1931 - April 27, 2011]

I once spent a week weeping before the Lord, crying out to him for a message of
comfort and hope for all the hurting believers who write to our ministry. While
working in New York City with addicts, alcoholics and the homeless, I have
prayed, “Lord, everywhere I look I see pain, distress, grief and trouble.
What message can I possibly give to those in such dire need? What is your word
to them? Surely you care for these precious people. Surely you long to bring
them a word that can set them free.”

The Lord gave me assurance that he has provided a way to strengthen every child
of his to resist the enemy. This strength comes only from eating the Bread sent
down from heaven. Our spiritual health depends on getting this Bread into us.

Listen carefully to the words of Jesus: “As the living Father hath sent me,
and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me”
(John 6:57). Jesus was in such close communion with the Father, and was so
committed to doing only his will, that the Father’s words became his very
food and drink. Jesus was sustained daily by hearing and seeing what the Father
wanted, which was the result of spending much time alone with him.

Christ told his disciples, “I have meat to eat that you know not of…. My
meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work” (John
4:32 and 34). He also instructed them, “Labor not for the meat which
perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the
Son of man shall give unto you” (John 6:27). We dare not miss this secret of
strength; even as Christ lived by the Father, we must also receive our life by
feeding on Christ.

When the children of Israel were in the wilderness, the manna that sustained
them was dispensed daily. Through this example God is telling us that what we
ate of Christ yesterday will not supply our need for today. We must admit we
will starve spiritually and become weak and helpless without a daily supply of
fresh heavenly Bread. We must come to the Lord’s Table often.

Detailed Directions And Unclouded Decisions!

By David Wilkerson

God’s purpose for every one of his children is that we surrender to the reign
and rulership of the Holy Spirit:

“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians
5:25). In other words, “If he lives in you, let him direct you!”

I want to show you what it means to walk in the Spirit. I have not yet fully
arrived in this glorious walk—but I am gaining ground!

We have heard the expression “walk in the Spirit” all our lives, but what
does it really mean? I believe the 16th chapter of Acts is one of the best
examples of what it means to walk in the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Ghost provides absolute, clearly detailed instructions to those who
walk in him. If you walk in the Spirit, then you don’t walk in
confusion—your decisions aren’t clouded ones.

The early Christians did not walk in confusion. They were led by the Spirit in
every decision, every move, every action! The Spirit talked to them and
directed them in their every waking hour. No decision was made without
consulting him. The church’s motto throughout the New Testament was: “He
who has ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit has to say!”

I began ministering in New York City because the Holy Ghost told me very
clearly: “Go to New York City and raise up a church.” And he told me when
to come. No devil or demon could move me from this—because the Spirit gave
detailed instructions. I remember standing between Broadway and Seventh Avenue,
weeping and raising my hands. The Holy Ghost said, “In this very area I am
going to raise up a church. Obey me, David. Start a church in New York City!”
Times Square Church is not an accident. It is the result of clear, detailed
instructions from the Holy Spirit!

In Memory of David Wilkerson

Image by dustinsapenga via Flickr

April 28,2011 Evangelist David Wilkerson, Times Square Church founder, dies in car crash By NewsCore April 28, 2011 CUNEY, Texas – David Wilkerson, the evangelical leader who founded the Times Square Church and Teen ChallengeMinistries, died at age 79 in a car crash in East Texas, the Manhattan megachurch confirmed Thursday. Wilkerson and his wife, Gwendolyn, were involved in a head-on collision Wednesday with a tractor-trailer on a highway in Cuney, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Dallas, according to KLTV-TV. He was reportedly not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. Gwendolyn, 70, was belted in and is in fair condition. The couple has four children and eleven grandchildren. Their son, Gary, is also a notable evangelist as is David Wilkerson’s brother Donald. Wilkerson began his career as a church planter in the 1950s but transitioned to working with drug addicts and gang members in New York City. He founded Teen Challenge Ministries in 1958 to provide recovery groups and social programs for at risk teenagers. In the late 1980s he founded Times Square Church and converted the Mark Hellinger Theater, in the heart of New York City’s theater district, into a house of worship and outreach center. In 1999, he stepped aside as head pastor in order to travel and speak globally. The non-denominational church, that boasts a weekly attendance of 8,000, is now led by Pastor Carter Conlon. Wilkerson was also a prolific author, having published more than 30 books including the best-seller “The Cross and the Switchblade.” The book was turned into the 1970 film starring Pat Boone and Erik Estrada. Praise God my brother has taken flight home to Heaven where he longed to be and made sure that everyone he Preached to and taught knew the way,and that way is still through Jesus Christ. Rest in Peace my brother we will enjoy your great Legacy. Read more: http://www.kltv.com/story/14526539/fatal