“Laid-down Lovers of Jesus” 4-13-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are the King of kings and Lord of lords. You are the King of the Kingdom of Heaven and I open up to You the gates of the kingdom of my heart that the King of Glory may come in. You are the King of Glory; You are the Lord God Almighty in every dimension of Your Being—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. … “But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him…. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 1:17-20). Somehow Heidi Baker came to Madisonville, Kentucky to encourage one her spiritual sons in the faith who’d received an impartation of her heart for the poorest of the poor. Her primary ministry has been among the poor and abandoned and abused children who make their home in the garbage dumps of Mozambique in Africa. She and her army of lovers of God and God’s children gather them in their arms and love them back to life as they lead them to You to be Lord of their lives. Now she oversees ten thousand churches in that nation, where transformed lives gather in Your name and share the love of Jesus with the lost and the broken and all who are hungry to know the truth of the Father love of God, revealed in Jesus Christ, ready to be poured into their hearts in the power of Your Holy Spirit. And there You confirm Your Word with signs and wonders and miracles in the spirits, souls, and bodies of the people who hunger and thirst for You and the manifest glory of Your presence every day (Mark 16:20). Truly she is one of Your apostolic leaders You’ve sent forth to proclaim the coming of Your Kingdom and see it demonstrated in the power of Your love (Ephesians 4:11). And somehow last night, as I lay face down, stretched out in the river of God at the altar of the church, You allowed me to be the last one she prayed for. She spoke into my ear about You strengthening me for the battles to come, prayed over me, and then stretched out herself to rest in Your presence under the weight of Your glory in that place. A friend of mine said she poured out the very last of all she had to give into me and then collapsed, herself, into the arms of Your presence. I don’t know all You were doing in me and each of us there, but I know I couldn’t get low enough to the floor. I knew I just wanted to be one of those completely surrendered, “laid down-lover of Jesus” willing to pour out my life for You and the burdens on Your heart in whatever way You lead (see John 15:13). As Heidi Baker has proclaimed with her words and her life, “The harvest is ripe! God is calling forth a new breed of missionaries, a generation of laid-down lovers who will run into the darkest corners of the earth, call in the outcasts, bring in His Bride, and compel the poor to the wedding feast.” I know I don’t live that out every day; but it is my desire to be that surrendered to You and Your will for my life. And last night was another commitment of my desire to Your desires, of my heart to Your heart—wherever that may be, no matter what battles may come, however You choose to use whatever remains of my life. By the grace of God, may I be one of Your face down, laid-down lovers of Jesus. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, I praise God for these often-unexpected opportunities along the journey to encounter the great love and diversity of our awesome God and His awesome servants. For more information about the ministry of Rolland and Heidi Baker in Mozambique and around the world: www.irisministries.com And thank you so much for your prayers for us last weekend at our Breaking the Silence, Restoring the Voice of Women in the Church day of fasting and prayer in Lexington. We experienced the presence and power of the Lord in a deep way concerning the topic of women and men, rightly aligned and empowered together for ministry in these exciting days of the Kingdom of God advancing in power throughout the earth. God bless you as He aligns and empowers you in His for you! Come to The Fountain! This Friday Night April 16th at 7PM, the 3rd Friday Night of every month, for our Messiah Ministries monthly city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Led by Messiah Ministries and hosted at Centenary United Methodist Church, 2800 Tates Creek Rd.; Lexington, Kentucky. Come drink deeply from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His Holy Spirit. I will be leading in Prayer while Brooke and Shannon Barrett will be leading in Worship this month. All are welcome and please spread the word! Contact Marilyn Walker, our Dir. of Ministries for details 859-317-1591 or DirOfMinistries@aol.com Please prayerfully consider becoming a regular support of Messiah Ministries in your prayers and financial giving. It's greatly needed and greatly appreciate so that we can continue to fulfill our calling of "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" I'll be glad to speak with you about our calling and vision. This is a critical financial time for us in the life of our ministry. As you're led, please join with us by including us in your offerings to the Lord and the Kingdom of God either on-line at www.messiah-ministries.org resources or by check to "Messiah Ministries" at Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd.; Lexington, Kentucky 40502 God bless you and thank you! The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry, Level 2, April 28-May 1, 2010 A focused time of teaching, mentoring, discipleship, personal ministry, equipping, worshipping and prayer led by Tommy Hays and a Messiah Ministries teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. This time, Dan Van Nice from Austin and Lisa Preston will be joining us to teach. We will continue to 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 prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. Level 2 gives deeper experience, opportunity, and practice in healing ministry. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: Information/RegisterSchoolOfMinistryLevel2 Also, you can contact Marilyn, our Messiah Ministries Director of Ministries for more information: DirOfMinistries@aol.com 859-317-1591 Subscribe by email to Tommy Hays at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute on-line: www.messiah-ministries.org 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY