Daily Bread - March 1, 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.

The Salutation of Righteousness and Peace Is a Pledge of God's Faithfulness To Us

I have abounded toward you with great grace. Mercy and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have also saluted one another. There is more to their salutation than you have realized. Their embrace was a pledge of my faithfulness to loose you forever from the bondage of death, for you were dead in trespasses and sins. Your praises were received this morning. Your heart of thankfulness was given to you by grace. If grace had not come to you, you would have awakened with a heart of ingratitude, but my favor was awarded to you so that you might offer the sacrifice of praise to me in the face of discouragement. You have stood on the platform of faith and love and waved the banner of love for me. Now by the love that you have expressed, your faith is worked unto a victorious future over all things. As you have sent forth a wave of praise unto me, I have sent forth flourishing blessings toward you. Open your bosom, and receive what I have poured out. Be blessed forevermore. I have called you blessed. Now who will curse you?

Encourage the people to arise each day with gratitude on their lips. How will they know how to praise me if they are not grateful for what I have done in their lives?

I have blessed them beyond the measure of what the evil one has expected. Now encourage greater expressions of thanksgiving, and they will plunder the wealth of the wicked that is laid up for them. If they would open their hearts and their mouths with sincere thanks, the fruit of their thanksgiving would act as a giant shovel to load them with the blessing of my goodness. The fruit of goodness has fallen to the ground. It is awaiting harvesters to come and carry it to their barns. Arise and lead the people to the harvest of my goodness. This goodness will lead them to repentance. Repentance will ensure a proper relationship with me and then will a proper identity be realized.

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?