Daily Bread - August 10, 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.

You have allowed your focus to shift from me to your problems. I must remain the main focus of interest, or your problems will become your definition of life. This causes discontent. You have food and raiment; therefore, be content. You have need of patience. Let patience have her perfect work in you that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. I heard you when you first prayed. I will answer in due time. I am working patience out in you. I am more concerned about what you are focused on than on you receiving things. You must keep me the focal point and not my blessings. I am the central theme of life, not your blessings. The important things in life can easily be distorted when you think on what you are receiving from me more than you think on me. I am a jealous God. I will not compete with your blessings. I am bringing focus back to your life so that you do not lose your vision and your purpose. Many visionaries lost sight of me when they began to focus on what I am doing rather than focusing on me. I must remain the focal point at all times, or what I am doing will be out of focus to you. I am correcting you because I love you. Keep your eyes on me then will my purpose of seeking the lost remain intact and clear and not a photograph of what I intend to do.

Allow me to remove the bandages from your eyes. You have worn the bandages of selfishness. I do give you fresh vision and anoint you with eye salve that you might see clearly. Cease focusing on your problems, and you will not view my purpose through eyes of flesh. You will see my purpose through spiritual eyes that are focused by the Holy Ghost. You have halted between two opinions. You halted between the opinion of your flesh and the reality of what is being revealed to you by the Spirit. This has brought about a controversy within you. Turn your concentration back to me, the Lord, your God and then will you see what I am doing instead of observing confusing imaginations. I have said, "The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do, for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son and showeth him all things that himself doeth, and he will show him greater works than these that ye may marvel."

I am the vine. You are the branches. Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine. No more can you except you abide in me. I am the vine. You are the branches. He that abideth in me and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit, for without me, you can do nothing. The servant is not greater than his master. I could of mine own self do nothing. I could only do what the Father did. Return to me as the focal point, and do as you see me do. You must work the works of the one who sent you, not the works of your imaginations. I am anointing your eyes again. Now wash in the pool of faith, and come forth seeing clearly. Open your mouth, and allow me to speak through you. I have given you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay, nor resist. It is not you that speaks but the Spirit of your Father that speaks within you. My grace is sufficient for you. Be not discouraged because of the weakness that you feel, for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Do not be concerned about your problems. Focus on me. The power of Christ rests upon you; therefore, offer praise in all these things, and lose not your focus to your problems, neither your infirmities.

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?