Daily Bread - November 11, 2004

But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

Enter my gates with thanksgiving. Come into my courts with praise. I am God, and there is no other God beside me. I have accepted your praises and listened to your prayers. Prayers are not vain words spoken into the air, but your prayers came unto me, and I have considered your words and your intents. Be not discouraged because of your lack of understanding of my timing. Remember, my thoughts are higher than your thoughts, and my ways are higher than your ways. My timing is not your timing; therefore, rest in confidence that I have heard you and will answer according to my own will and not your own. Deliverance has already come. Simply trust in my infinite love for you, and lean not to your own understanding. You have leaned on your own understanding and lost the balance of faith. Faith has a balance and so does charity.

Lift your eyes to my wisdom and understanding and then will you see clearer. I have not faltered in attempting anything. My ways are perfect, and there is nothing impossible for me. I am the only Lord God, the lifter of your head. I have not failed in lifting you from the ruins of the latter days. I have sent forth the resurrection power and raised you up together with me into a heavenly place. Be content to abide in the heavenly places that I have caused you to reside in. Lift your eyes to contentment and godliness instead of bowing your head to the pits of despair. Worry no longer about the size of the congregation here, for your worry is rooted in spiritual pride and ignorance to the will of God. I am the builder of the house and the keeper of the house. I add to my body daily such as should be saved. Now lean to me and not to yourself.

Lift your eyes to me. Lift your head to the hills of salvation, and behold the help in the hills. Lift your faith from the dead places where the vultures live, and come to the clouds filled with latter day rain. The clouds of rain are being emptied out by the Spirit of God. Now come away with me, and leave the valley of frustration forever. I am not the author of confusion but of peace. Enter the rest designed for you, and you will find that the hour of great revival has flourished in your midst while you have slumbered with the drunkards of the hour. Lift your eyes from the vomit of dogs and thieves. The dogs of the hour are drunk with the slumberers. Shun this fellowship of losers, and come into my throne room of grace for an abundant supply of grace that the work might be fulfilled. I have not shut off the avenue to the throne.

You have drawn back from the fellowship of the spirit. Now that grace has drawn you again, allow this grace to keep you in the presence of grace. I have sent forth freshness into your heart, and now shall you see the beauty of my grace working on your behalf. My grace is sufficient for you. Look to its sufficiency, and you will lose the heaviness that you bear. I have placed an easy yoke and a light burden upon you. Now lift your head as I pour grace into your lips. Speak this same grace into the ears of those who are cast down by confusion and weariness.

Amos 3: 7 - 8

Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. The lion hath roared, who will not fear? The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?