Daily Bread – August 2, 2022 (The Third Day – Genesis 1:9-13) Isaiah 61:1-4 – The Spirit of the Lord Yahoah is upon me; for Yahoah has anointed me to preach to the meek; He has sent me to bind up those whose hearts are broken; to proclaim liberty to the captives, and to open prison doors; to proclaim the acceptable year of Yahoah, and the day of the vengeance of our God, and to comfort all who mourn; to appoint unto them who mourn in Zion; to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning; the mantle of praise for the spirit of dimness, and calling them trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahoah, that He might be glorified. And they shall build the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the wastelands of former times; and they shall repair desolate cities – the wastelands of many generations. The Life of Jesus Revealed In Us The river of God that is in us is shown to be the life-giving power of God. Wherever the river of God’s presence flows, life springs up. It flows into the wastelands, and they become like a fruitful garden paradise (Isaiah 51:3; Ezekiel 47:8-9; Revelation 22:1; John 7:38-39). The blessings and giftings God has given to us in Christ Jesus cause men to know the power and presence of God is in the Earth. Even as Laban recognized how the blessing of God had come into his house through Jacob, the world around us should see the blessing of God on our lives, and benefit from it (Genesis 30:27). Elijah stood up in the mantle of God’s power; and when men confronted him, they knew that they were confronting the power of the Almighty. The ancient ruins testify of God’s dwelling place in and with mankind. Today, we may once again walk with God in all of His glory, as we walk in the Spirit and discover God has made us His dwelling place. God has taken the ruins of our lives and built for Himself a holy tabernacle, a place where He can dwell. We have been given the opportunity to arise into the fullness of the measure of the maturity of the ministry of Jesus, and abide in Him even as He abides in us (Ephesians 1:23, 3:19, 4:13; John 17:21-23; 1 Peter 2:9). The glory and majesty of the life of Jesus should, therefore, be revealed in us for all the world to see. Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen