Rescued from Darkness 8-29-05

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Show me Your will and lead me in Your ways, as I commit my life into Your hands again this day. ... "May you be strong with all the strength that comes from His glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins" (Colossians 1.11-14). We joyfully give You thanks, our Father. You love us and pursue us to rescue us from all the dark places and the dark things that keep us from fully knowing the light of Your glory. Forgive us when we begin to take for granted our lives of freedom in the light of the kingdom of Your Son. Deliver us from the self-pity, impatience, dissatisfaction, and grumbling that can set in when our blessings become our curse because we have forgotten how cursed we were in the darkness before You rescued us and delivered us into Your light. Remind of how bound we were so we can be thankful for how free we are. As we remember Your great mercy and power with thankful hearts of praise, turn our thoughts and hearts to others who are still bound by the darkness. Open our ears to hear their cry, soften our hearts to answer. Let us be Your heart and Your hands in Your power to rescue them from the power of darkness, as You used others to rescue us. This is "the inheritance of the saints in the light." In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. Be encouraged this day! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays To subscribe/unsubscribe, please send a note to me at Messiah Ministries MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord." Our address for ministry and contributions: 2800 Tates Creek Rd.; Lexington, Kentucky 40502. Come to The Fountain the 3rd Saturday night of every month. Daily archives: www.morningbymorning.blogspot.com andwww.morningbymorning.injesus.com