Daily Bread - August 13, 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 received grace in my sight. What you are becoming, is by this grace that you have received. You did not merit this grace. It was freely given to you because of my love. I did not have to give you favor, but I gave you favor because of my lovingkindness. I am constantly bestowing upon you protection, for I have sanctified you by my grace. You labor but not because you are good. You labor because of my grace laboring through you. I am always with you to do exceeding, abundantly, above all that you ask or think according to the power that is working in you. Unto everyone, is given this grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. You found grace in my sight, and I dealt kindly and truly with you. You were a stranger, but yet you found grace in my eyes. Be thankful, and bless my name forever, for there are those who have ignorantly rejected this grace.

Many great men and women have been delivered to the sword, to captivity, to the spoil, and to confusion of face. I have shown you great grace and have enlightened your eyes and given you a reviving. Many great men did not receive this grace and favor in my sight but have received shame instead. I have given you a tongue of a ready writer and made you fairer than the children of men. I have poured grace into your lips and blessed you. I have looked upon your face and made my sun to shine upon you. I anointed you. I gave you grace and glory and caused you to walk uprightly that no good thing is withheld from you. You are blessed because my grace has caused you to trust in me. I caused you to walk uprightly and to keep my instructions. My instructions have become ornaments of grace unto your head and a chain about your neck. You walk in safety today because of the grace given you. Your feet do not stumble. When you lie down, you lie down unafraid, and your sleep is sweet. You are not afraid of sudden fear, neither the desolation of the wicked. All these things have come to you because of my love that I have poured upon your head.

Wisdom has been exalted in your life. Wisdom has given to you an ornament of grace. As a crown about your head, grace has been delivered to you by wisdom. You have been promoted by wisdom, and you have exalted me as Lord of your life; therefore, are you wearing the adornment of favor. I have filled your lips with grace, and now shall the king become your friend. My gift within you shall bring you before great men, and the rewards of grace shall be bestowed upon you. I found you as a wretch undone and gave you grace. I loved you with an everlasting love and drew you unto me with lovingkindness. Rejoice in my presence, and adorn yourself with the garments of praise. Go forth in the dances of a warrior, and bring down judgment upon the governors of the earth. No mountain shall stand in your way, for I have spoken unto your mountain with the voice of grace. I have shouted to your mountains and cried, "Grace, grace unto your mountains." I have placed the grace of God upon you. Now go forth, and labor by this same grace.

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?