"I Shall See God" 11-9-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, You are One God in Three Persons. Holy, Holy, Holy, are You Lord God Almighty. I behold You in Your glory, as You hold me in Your hands. ... "For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last He will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see on my side, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!" (Job 19:25-27). In Job's times of trouble -- trouble far beyond my capacity to fully comprehend -- You reminded him of the One who redeems all things. You lifted his eyes off of himself and his troubles, and You lifted them to behold a glimpse of Your coming. Even now, in the troubles of our day, You are lifting our eyes to behold You. You are reminding us that our Redeemer lives. You are leading us to look forward to the day You will come again and stand once more upon the earth. "On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives.... On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem.... And the Lord will become king over all the earth; on that day the Lord will be One and His name One" (Zechariah 14:4-9). Until that day of hope comes when You return and stand again upon the earth in Your glory, You want to come and stand within each of us by the glory of Your Holy Spirit. "God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:27). We face tribulation and trouble in this broken, fallen world not yet fully redeemed. But we press on and we look forward to the coming of our Redeemer, who redeems even now, as we entrust all things to You (Romans 8:28). "Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when He is revealed, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. And all who have this hope in Him purify themselves, just as He is pure" (1 John 3:2-3). Holy Spirit of the Living God, keep lifting my eyes to behold my Lord and Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ the Son of God, who is eternally One with and the exact image of God my Father. Lord Jesus, keep rising and standing in me until that day You stand upon the earth. My Father God, keep holding me, as I keep beholding You. "So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature us wasting away; our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:16-18). With Job, I believe in trusting faith and I have this certain hope: "My eyes shall behold (You)" and "I shall see God." Of this I have no doubt, "For I know my Redeemer lives." In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, I'm excited that the Lord just made a way to bring a new friend up from Austin, Texas with a miraculous healing prayer ministry to come join us for our School of Spiritual Ministry next week. Come join us if you can and Spread the Word! The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry - November 12-15, 2008 hosted by Messiah Ministries in Lexington, Kentucky. Wednesday 6-9pm; Thursday 6-9pm; Friday 9am-9pm; Saturday 9am-9pm"The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry" is a focused time of teaching, mentoring, discipleship, personal ministry, equipping, impartation, worship, and prayer led by Rev. Tommy Hays of Messiah Ministries. We will study and experience a biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for spiritual ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are equipped and empowered in ministry for others. For more information or to register Please Click RegisterNow or contact Marilyn at 859-317-1591 or DirOfMinistries@aol.com Invitation for our Inspirational Caribbean Cruise with Tommy Hays, hosted by "The Haven" Ministries Feb 23-28, 2009 Some additional cabins have just become available! If you would like to join us for the cruise at a great price, please contact Jeannie at The Travel Authority (937-684-9046 or 800-727-7277 OR Jeannie.Anderson@thetravelauthority.com) to receive further information. 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