READ: Exodus 25:23-30
…How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and DID EAT THE SHEWBREAD, WHICH IS NOT LAWFUL TO EAT BUT FOR THE PRIESTS, and gave also to them which were with him? – Mark 2:25-26
The shewbread is the bread that the priests ate when they went into the Holy Place. Bread represents the word of God and the shewbread represents the word of God meant for pastors and ministers. Many of Kenneth Hagin’s messages were directed at ministers of the gospel. It was when I started feeding on his messages that I experienced the presence of God.
Many television ministers and authors are preaching good messages. These messages are good for ordinary Christians. However, many of these ministers and authors are not giving shewbread to priests. There is a difference between simple Christian messages, which are intended to encourage baby Christians, and shewbread messages that are good for ministers of the gospel. Indeed, there are messages from the word of God that are meant only for those in ministry. Every minister who wants to experience the power and the presence of God must eat shewbread. Not all pastors can
minister to other pastors. Not all of them have the gift of relating with and teaching other ministers. Shewbread represents the messages from the word of God that are specifically for those in ministry.
The books of Timothy and Titus are shewbread because they are addressed to ministers of the gospel. Paul wrote to Timothy and asked him to be a good minister (1 Timothy 4:6). Paul wrote to Titus and asked him to stay behind and set things in order (Titus 1:5). These were not messages to the congregation. These were messages to the pastors. These were shewbread messages!
People do not develop in the ministry because they listen to messages meant for ordinary Christians. You must expose yourself to messages that are for meant for ministers. Dear man of God, there are higher messages intended for you. Dear man of God, there are deeper things meant just for you. The more you eat the shewbread, the more you will experience God’s presence!