Monday, February 25, 2019

Morning by Morning, February 25 - Courageous Spiritual Leadership
 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are the King of kings and Lord of lords. Be King of my heart and Lord of my life as I entrust my day into Your will -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
 
"Then (King Josiah) directed that all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem should be gathered to him.... He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the Lord. The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord, keeping His commandments, His decrees, and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this Book. All the people joined in the covenant.... Moreover, Josiah removed all the shrines of the high places that were in the towns of Samaria, which kings had made, provoking the Lord to anger.... Moreover Josiah put away the mediums, wizards, teraphim, idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, so that the he established words of the law that were written in the Book that the priest Hilkiah had found in the house of the Lord. Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; nor did any like him arise him (2 Kings 23:1-25).
 
The leadership of King Josiah speaks to us of courageous spiritual leadership that speaks out and stands up to the spirit of the times. True spiritual leadership affirms the words of the Book and brings the people of the Book into remembrance, repentance, and even revival!
 
And the spiritual leadership of King Josiah points us to the authority of King Jesus and the Spirit of the One who is the "King of kings and Lord of lords" living in us (Revelations 19:16; Romans 8:9). The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in us and can bring the dead things to life again through us if we will follow You and the words of the Book, living and loving in the power of Your nature and the authority of Your name (Romans 8:11; Matthew 10:8).
 
Come Holy Spirit! Give us courage to rise up and stand firm! Give us breath to speak life to the dead bones that will arise to be all You've created us to be in You! (Ezekiel 37:1-14) Through repentance and prayer, through turning to You and honoring Your Word and embracing Your Spirit, open a window of revival in our hearts and in our land! (2 Chronicles 7:14) In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

My Friend, may you be stirred by the Holy Spirit to keep turning to the Lord, honoring His Word, and embracing His Spirit to experience great revival in your heart and in our land, in Jesus' name! May you be a courageous spiritual leader in every strategic position the Lord has placed you for such a time as this, in Jesus' name! Please pray the same for me. And please continue to join with me in prayer for the Holy Spirit to lead every momentous decision being made by the delegates to the special called session of General Conference for the world-wide body of the United Methodist Church currently taking place in St. Louis. God bless you, my friend! 

 

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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