Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Daniel, Noah, and Job - February 7

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Come fill my heart with Your love and my mind with Your truth. Help me be more like You today. ...

"The word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, when a land sins against Me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out My hand against it, and break its staff of bread and send famine against it, and cut off from it human beings and animals, even if Daniel, Noah, and Job, these three, were in it, they would save only their own lives by their righteousness, says the Lord God" (Ezekiel 14:12-14).


Though there is sin in the land, You want righteousness in our hearts. Though judgment comes to the land that refuses to hear Your voice and rebels against Your ways, there is salvation and safety for those who turn to You and call on Your name. Rather than send Your judgment, Your heart is to pour out Your mercy; but You cannot bless rebellion, even as You send out Your call to repentance: "As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from their ways and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for why will you die ...?" (v. 33:11)


Like Daniel, let us stand courageously for Your truth and Your ways (Daniel 6:10). Like Noah, let us find favor in Your sight by hearing and obeying Your voice (Genesis 6:8). Like Job, let us set aside our self-righteousness and pride to humble ourselves in the sight of the Lord so that You can lift us up into the security of Your righteousness and the healing of Your restoration (Job 42:6).


O Lord, it is "not without cause" that Your judgments come against our lives and our land in our rebellion against Your ways (Ezekiel 14:23). So pour out Your Spirit of repentance upon us. Open our ears to hear and our eyes to see. Awake us to arise and turn again to You, that we might live well and walk in Your ways in this land You've entrusted to us. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Friends, Thank You so much for all your prayers for us during our 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry last week. It was our largest Level 2 Course yet! The Holy Spirit moved mightily to bring healing, deliverance, and prophetic words to us, while being equipped and trained to minister to others. Sylvia and I also offer this Course in other communities, so please let us know if your church or group would like us to come. We also have Level 1 and Level 2 from past sessions on DVD:
The Holy Spirit is preparing the Bride and Body of Christ. We so excited to be a part of it!

Be empowered, equipped, and encouraged to fulfill your destiny in Christ!
Tommy & Sylvia Hays | Messiah Ministries