Hidden Hindrances of the Heart 5-1-05

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Draw me close to You in the stillness of the morning. ... As You draw us near, it exposes another layer of whatever would hinder us from the fullness of Your embrace -- not to push us way or to expose our unworthiness to draw near, but so that every hindrance can be removed. You love us this much, that You are willing to expose the hidden hindrances of the heart. Then as we release them to You by Your grace, You lift them from our hearts, so that we can lift up our hearts to You. "Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before Him whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts and He knows everything. Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God, and we receive from Him whatever we ask, because we obey His commandments and do what pleases Him" (1 John 3.18-22). This is what pleases You, that we allow You to expose these hidden hindrances so that we can love You in truth and love others in truth. By Your grace, we can take the action of releasing these hindrances to You. This is the call to love "in truth and action." This is the process of allowing Your truth to reveal what is causing our hearts to condemn us and holding us back from drawing near to You and to others in love. As You forgive us and cleanse us, our hearts no longer condemn us, and we have unhindered "boldness before God" because You have removed every hindrance. Thank You for loving us enough to reveal what holds us back from Your embrace, so that we can be free to draw near -- near to You and near to one another. In Jesus' name we, pray, Amen. Be encouraged this day! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, we've come to western Kentucky to carry the fire and fan the flames of revival from one end of the Commonwealth to the other. Let the fire of the Lord spread in our hearts and throughout the earth to His glory. Let's pray for one another and for all those who will embrace the fire. The Lord is the Fire! To subscribe/unsubscribe/reply please send a note to me at Messiah Ministries -- "preparing the way of the Lord" -- MessiahMin@aol.com Our mailing address: 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502. God bless you!