Daily Bread - August 5, 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.

The light of the glorious gospel is shining in the earth. It cannot be turned off. It shines with a radiance not known before. There is no light like the light of the gospel. Be not ashamed of this light, for it is a powerful light of love. My love for you is wrapped up in the gospel. Hereby perceive you the love of God, in that I laid down my life for you. There is no other way to know love except through the cross of Calvary. You could not know my love except through the laying down of my life. It was a true work of love whose power filled the whole earth. The powerful manifestation of my strength and vigor of love was displayed on Calvary's tree. It is one thing to have the ability to lay down one's life and another thing to actually lay it down. I expressed a greater love toward fallen man when I actually laid down my life for him.

I am the supreme authority in heaven and earth. My power has always been the same, but at Calvary, I magnified it. The magnification of my love is only seen through the act of love that I displayed. You may now, without doubt, express a dependent attitude toward me because of the love that I expressed. The gospel is the power of God to everyone that believes. There is no major power in the earth more powerful than preaching the gospel. What power can turn a sinful man into a righteous man?

Love powers the gospel. Love governs all that I do. Without the display of my love on the tree, there would have been a dimension of my love not revealed to man. Now the influence of my great love has been painted into a visible expression in the earth. Now all may know the color of love. No one made the choice for me. There is no external motive great enough to make up my mind for me. I chose to go to Calvary for you. In my flesh, I sought a way out of my commitment, but love motivated me to say, "Nevertheless, not my will, but let your will be done." I held on to the reins of love though I was tempted to allow it to be released. The power of love was greater than my weakness, and I remained true to the conviction of love. Inside of you that love is working now to make you into what you should be. Allow the power of love to work its will in your life, and you will obtain the crown of life. The power of my love caused me to die for you. The power of my love will see you through this present danger. The power of love will see you all the way home. Trust love. The need of redemption opened up a brand new avenue for the expression of my love to express how great it really is. Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his friends.

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?