Daily Bread - March 9, 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.

Christ is the word of God within your heart and mind. The unregenerate do not know the voice of the Lord, for they are not mine, but my sheep hear my voice and know it. Be not confused like the children of the darkness, who know not God, but be confident that I am speaking and comforting my people by my spirit.

I did not bring you to the table of redemption to feed you the diet of the world, neither did I bring you to this table to allow you to be made fat on my goodness. I have brought you here to prepare you for ministry. You must not be fat on my goodness, but you must be hungry everyday for righteousness. You MUST hunger and thirst after righteousness. You MUST. YOU MUST. When you cease to hunger and thirst after righteousness, then you will not be filled with holiness and light, but you will be filled with the things of the world and of self.

I bring a revival of righteousness. I will cause the people to hunger and thirst after this righteousness, which is God's righteousness and not the filthy rags that men boast about. Prepare for the restoration of my righteousness in the understanding of the people. Many are void and empty of the understanding of real righteousness. Go and declare the righteousness of God. I have redeemed the people, yet many are captives to the systems of this world. When I saved them, I brought them out of bondage and ushered them into my kingdom where living waters reside. Many are simply floating on the rivers of life and have never been plunged into the depths where the riches of Christ reside. They shall never experience the true riches until they have discovered the beauty of my righteousness. Many sit and depend on their rags of righteousness, which are filthy in my sight. I bring to them a new understanding that shall cause them to place total trust in me. I am Jehovah-Tsidkenu, the Lord, your righteous-ness. Righteousness has set you in the way of my own steps and ordered your steps after my own steps.

Be not disturbed by these pressures all about you, for there is no journey to the depths of the rivers of life without the pressures that you feel. Become acquainted with these pressures, and learn how to use them, for they are the atmosphere of those who are called to the deep. The shallow shall not know of these pressures and remain alive. Only the deep calleth to the deep. I have called you to be plunged into the depth of my rivers of life, and there will you find the exceeding, great riches of Christ. Come and follow me, for there are pleasures under these pressures. Your mind will say that you will be crushed, but I say, "This atmosphere is as natural to you as the atmosphere of air." Realize that great pressure comes with the descent to humility, honor, life, and true riches. I speak plainly to you. You have been concerned about the pressures all about you. Relax. This is the atmosphere around those who are diving for the riches of Christ. You are protected better than any diver. Your robe of righteousness and your God gives you all the protection that you need. I am greater than all of the pressures on the outside; therefore, there is no imbalance of force in this descent. Come and follow me. I will make you a fisher of men. The dead have already descended to these lower parts, but I shall raise them from the deadness of their sins and continue my journey to the heavenlies.

I have chosen you. Many are called, but few are chosen. Go and say what the redeemed should say. You have a testimony. Speak the same things that I speak. How will you speak the same things that I speak, if you know not the word of God?

How will you speak the same things that I speak, if you know not the voice of God?

How will you begin to speak the same things that I speak, if you have no confidence in the restoration and the reconciliation of righteousness?

I have restored you, and now the power of regeneration does show forth the greatness of its own power. Righteousness will exalt you. Be angry and sin not, for the subtlety of reproach does abide in the atmospheric pressures all around you.

Trust in me with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. I am the Lord, who knoweth all things. Abide in me, and allow my words to abide in you then will I do that which you have asked. I have declared unto you that "...if my words abide in you and you in me, then you can ask what you will and it shall be done unto you." Therefore, doubt not, but believe that he who asks also receives. He who knocks then it shall be opened unto him. He who seeks is he who also shall find.

Come let me lead you in the search for true riches, the riches of Christ Jesus. Come and follow me. Draw not back because of these pressures, for I will have no pleasure in those who draw back. Keep your confidence in this time of great pressure, and I will pay you a reward for your confidence. Only believe.

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?