Morning by Morning, February 23, 2026 — “Tear Open the Heavens and Come Down!”
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I look to You as I seek to begin my day embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with the Holy Spirit. ...
As I wait, the cry of the heart of the Prophet Isaiah rises up in my spirit as the cry of my heart today:
“Oh, that You would tear open the heavens and come down, That the mountains would quake at Your presence— As fire kindles brushwood, as fire causes water to boil— To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the nations may tremble at Your presence! When You did awesome things which we did not expect, You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence. For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of one who waits for Him” (Isaiah 64:1-4 NASB).
As You tear open Your heavens, I open up my heart. As my prayers and praises go up, let Your glory come down.
Fan into flame the fire of God You’re kindling in me. Set me free from any place I’ve been lukewarm or settled for something less than all You have for me.
In one sense, You don’t need to come down because You’re already here. Here in our hearts, with Your Holy Spirit abiding in our human spirits, with our bodies as Your temple and our hearts as Your home (Romans 8:9-11). And at the same time, there’s more!
Your Word says, “Be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18). Your Word says, “to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you” (2 Timothy 1:6). Your Word invites us to embrace this prayer that we “may be filled to all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:19).
So in that way, tear open Your heavens! Come down in the glory of Your manifest Presence. Live in me, as I live in You (John 15:4). Saturate me, immerse me, soak me through and through with a baptism of Your Holy Spirit and set me ablaze with Your holy Fire with Your Presence and power from on high (Matthew 3:11; Acts 1:5, 8). Let me be Your witness in the part of Your world around me of all You’re doing in me this day and every day. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you be filled up with a fresh baptism of God's Holy Spirit and set ablaze with His holy Fire, as you open us your heart and He tears open His heavens to come down and dwell in you more deeply every day with His power and Presence, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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