Daily Bread - August 28, 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.

My word is gone out of my mouth. My word is true, and I am true to my word. I am true to those who believe. My judgment does not slumber. My justification is not slack and insufficient. Come away from condemnation. I have not led you there. I have led you to justification by faith, which is in me. You have looked at your failures and predetermined judgment. I have looked at the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and predetermined justification. I have justified you. Now who will condemn you?

I justified you, and only I can condemn you. Turn your ears from these voices in the air, and listen to the voice of the faithful witness within you. Love is speaking to you. The love that was demonstrated at Calvary speaks on your behalf today. You may perceive the love of God through the action of the cross where I laid my life down for you. The laying down of this precious life for you is an actuality that cannot be dismissed by the voices of the princes of this world. I have loved you with an everlasting love. I have redeemed you by precious, innocent, and holy blood. Now receive the confidence contained in these words, and be restored to true faith again. Have faith in me. Say unto the voices of condemnation and despair, "Be removed from my ear and cast into the sea of silence. Be removed, and do not return to my ear, for the blood of Jesus has been applied to my ears."

I have not sentenced you to the exile in the realm of imaginations. I have elected you to a position in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Cast down your immature weapons of carnality, and take up the weapons that I gave you. The weapons of a true believer are not carnal, but they are mighty through me. They are mighty in pulling down strongholds, casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself above the knowledge of God. Take up these weapons again, and bring an end to strongholds, imaginations, and pride.

I am enforcing your actions of faith. Activate faith today. Activate love today. You are more than a conqueror through me. Outside of me, there is no lasting victory. Outside of me, there is no lasting peace. Outside of me, there is no true love. Rise up from your beggar posture, and stand with your loins girt about with the truth of these words. Rise up from your hesitant pace, and put on the breastplate of righteousness, which has no place for condemnation. Rise up from your lowly walk under the feet of oppression, and walk in heavenly places where only those who have the shoes of peace may walk. Cast down your shield of self-defense, and take unto yourself the sword of the Spirit, which is the Rhema of God.

I have given you mighty weapons. Now go forth with this new confidence in your Redeemer, who has been made unto you, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and justification. I have not left you alone to attempt anything of yourself, but I have awaited your expressions of confidence in my word and me. Take these precious promises, and proclaim them as sure expressions of well-aimed weapons on your behalf. Know of a truth, I have sent these words of exhortation, edification, and comfort.

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?