Morning by Morning,
January 4 - God Said "Go"
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. You are the King of kings and Lord of lords; be King and Lord of my life
and every moment of my day. ...
"Now the Lord said to
Abram, 'Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the
land that I will show you' " (Genesis 12:1).
You're a God who speaks
to Your people, a Father who speaks to His sons and daughters. You love us
because You are Love, and part of the expression of Your relationship of love
with us is Your communication with us. You help us hear Your voice, both in Your
written word and Your spoken word (John 10:3).
Part of the great
adventure of faith is learning to hear Your voice. And then when we believed
we've heard it, we also learn to trust it and obey it. All the while, You are
patient and kind to help us learn, help us trust, help us obey.
Abram heard Your voice
and Abram obeyed. And though he made many mistakes along the way, You counted
his heart of faith toward You and his passion to seek You as righteousness
(Romans 4:3). His righteousness was not because of anything he did, but because
of who You created him to be in relationship with You - a son of God, in the
frailty and sinfulness of human flesh and blood, who was willing to learn to
hear and follow the voice of God.
You told him to go. And
he did. Not knowing all that would unfold before him in this land that You would
show him, not knowing the heights of joy and the depths of pain he would
encounter and endure. But it was only through obedience that he could receive
the blessing of all You had planned to pour into his life and through his life
into lives of generations to come (Genesis 12:2-3). And I believe that's Your
heart for each one of us-"that the blessing of Abraham might come upon (us)
through Jesus Christ, that we might believe the promise of the Spirit through
faith" (Galatians 3:14).
That's what I desire,
Lord. So help me hear and trust and obey. Give me grace to go when it's time to
go, through every transition and into every new season. In Jesus' name I pray.
Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love
of Jesus, Tommy
Hays
Friends, may
you hear and trust and obey the voice of the Lord, through His written and
spoken word. May you follow His leading into the fullness of all He has planned
for you. We know it's going to be good (Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 8:28). Please
pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
I start
the journey to Texas today. Nearly twenty years ago, I sensed the Lord leading
me from being a lawyer in Texas to move to Kentucky for equpping and training as
a minister. I had no idea of all I would experience along that road for that
season of time. Now, I sense the Lord leading me back home to Texas for the next
season. Because of deep friendships and lasting relationships knit together in
Kentucky, and with great anticipation of what lies ahead in Texas, it's both a
little sad and very exciting, as I begin another time of transition to rise and
go. Please keep me and those in relationship with me in your prayers for this
transition as we enter into this new season. God bless you and thank you for
joining with me in the journey.
I will
still be leading Messiah Ministries, but also joining in
leadership as the Pastoral Director of Rapha God Ministries based in San
Antonio, Texas, continuing my calling of equipping and ministry of
inner healing -- healing from the inside out -- to see God's people set from
from their past and awakened to their identity and destiny in Christ. I'll also
continue to share these morning prayers, teach out 4 Day Schools in Kentucky and
elsehere, travel to speak and minister as the Lord leads with the relationships
we've established and the new ones to be formed, at home and abroad.
For
a few months of transition, the Messiah Ministries mailing address in Lexington
will remain the same, but I will be moving to my new office and the new base for
ministry will be at: 4
Dominion Drive, Building 1; San
Antonio, Texas 78257 www.RaphaGodMinistries.com
God
bless you and thank you for your prayers and frienship!
Tommy Hays | Messiah
Ministries
Healing from the Inside
Out
2800 Tates Creek
Road
Lexington, Kentucky
40502
