Eighth Day, Dawn of New Beginnings 8-8-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. On this eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of this thousand year season, I embrace the reign of Your kingdom in my soul and in all the earth. ... "On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised" (Leviticus 12:3). "Seven days you shall present the Lord's offerings by fire; on the eighth day you shall observe a holy convocation and present the Lord's offerings by fire; it is a solemn assembly; you shall not work at your occupations" (Leviticus 23:36). Many say that the occurrence of the number eight is biblically symbolic of new beginnings. You called the Hebrew children to be circumcised of their flesh on the eighth day, speaking to us of the cutting away of our human flesh and the embracing of Your Holy Spirit. You called Your people to a celebration of the festival of tabernacles for eight days, speaking to us of the celebration of thanksgiving for the Son of God who has come to dwell among us and live within us by the abounding Presence of Your Holy Spirit. You called the subjects of the kingdom of Israel to sanctify and cleanse the temple of the Lord for eight days, speaking to us of cleansing our souls in the blood of the Lamb and embracing the sanctifying grace of Your Holy Sprit, filling our hearts as Your temple (2 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Corinthians 3:16). Lord, let this eighth day be the dawn of new beginnings, a new day and a new season of life in Your Spirit. Rend open Your heavens and pour out Your Spirit as we rend open our hearts (Joel 2:12-13, 28-29). Endue us with the power of the presence of Your Holy Spirit from on high as we go through the gate of Your righteousness into this next season of our destiny in Christ (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8). You are "the Gate" (John 10:9). You are "the Power of God" from on high (1 Corinthians 1:24). For myself and for all of Your people who are called by Your name, cut away our flesh, fill us with Your Spirit, and empower us as Your people to enter into this new season of the reign of Christ on the earth through the reign of Christ in our hearts. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, thank you to all who felt led to join with me to fast and pray for this first eight days of this month for breakthroughs in our lives and in all the earth. It will be exciting to see all the Lord has done and will continue to do for the glory of His name! Many of us are going up to Cane Ridge on Friday 8/8/08 to pray for a fresh flow from this ancient well of revival where the Second Great Awakening in America was birthed in revival here in 1801 in an incredible outpouring of the Holy Spirit that sent fire to the nations from Kentucky. Contact our friend Gerry Morford for details to meet at his house in Lexington at 1:00 and travel to Cane Ridge for prayer and worship about 2:15. 859-619-6897 gerry.morford@ky.gov Cane Ridge Meeting House is located at 1655 Cane Ridge Road (KY State Highway 537) near Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky. Please join us if you and pray for us if you can't. Friends, here is a note from Doris & Bob McCray with our ministry who lead a time of prayer for Israel every Monday night about an important event this Saturday Night: "Everyone wants to know what is happening in Israel and where we are in prophecy being fulfilled in our day. This Saturday, August 9 at 7 p.m. at First Southern National Bank, 3060 Harrodsburg Rd., Messiah Ministries' “Come To The Mountain” has invited Barry Wagner from Ezra International to share an evening of prophecy of God’s end time plan for Israel, the Jewish people and the church. Barry will share from Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos, Daniel and many other prophets who wrote of a day just prior to the return of Messiah, when God would gather His chosen people from the four corners of the earth. Jeremiah tells us that this exodus would be so large it would eventually overshadow the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. Come hear Barry Wagner share about Ezra’s International's work in the former Soviet Union of rescuing the Jewish people and enabling them to make aliyah back to Israel. Barry will help us, the church understand how to pray and how we can help in Israel’s final return. Please contact Bob &Doris McCray at: bndmccray@windstream.net Subscribe free by email to Messiah Ministries -- MessiahMin@aol.com Please Click Here to Order our Ministry Resources On-Line -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502