Daily Bread - January 5, 2005

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.

God Is Working In You As You Are Hidden Behind the Curtain of Grace In Its Secret

I made today. Be glad in the day that I have made. Rejoice greatly, for I have awakened you in a right mind. I have given you a mind to worship me, your King. You bowed your knees to me. I gave you humility so that you might humble yourself before me. You have shown reverence, respect, honor, and trust in me. You did not do this of yourself. You can of yourself do nothing. I have given you all things that pertain unto godliness. I work in you at all times, both to will and to do of my good pleasure. I have given the people one heart to do my commandments by the word of the Lord and ordained peace for them. My law is in their inward parts. It is written in their hearts. I am their God, and they are my people. My fear is in their hearts, and they will not depart from me. What you have received, was given by me from heaven. You have sufficiency. It is not of you; therefore, do not think any thing is of yourself. Your sufficiency is of me. I have made you able ministers of the New Testament, not of the letter but of the spirit, for the letter kills, but the spirit gives life. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. It comes down from me, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

I was with the Jewish fathers. I am with you. You are Christ's seed; therefore, are you Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise. I will never leave you, nor forsake you. You may incline your hearts unto me, walk in all my ways, and keep my commandments and judgments that I have commanded you. I have turned your eyes away from vanity and quickened you in the right way. My word is established in you, and reproach is turned away. The word of truth is in your mouth. Now allow it to speak through you.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes. I have given you my eyes, for I am your head. Now you may see things as I desire you to see them. Seek not the things that are after your own heart. If you do, you will not do justice and judgment in an acceptable way. Look through my eyes. I am your head. If you allow me to work in you, you will always do the right thing. I am rich in mercy. I have quickened you together with Christ, raised you up together, and made you sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. The exceeding riches of my grace are shown to you by my kindness toward you, for by grace, are you saved through faith and that not of yourself. It is the gift of God, not of works. If it is of works, then you could boast. I justified you by grace. Now you are heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

I have enclosed you with curtains of grace. Do not open these curtains, or you will feel the accusations of condemnation. Remain veiled by grace, and victory is always certain. Many are condemned because they have disclosed their hiding place by opening the curtains of grace to walk after their own righteousness. The heat of condemnation cannot find you as long as you remain hidden behind grace. You are concealed, and there is no condemnation as long as you walk after the spirit. Outside of grace, your nakedness is uncovered. Remain in the secret of 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?