Full of Gladness 3-31-07

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I arise now into a new day. I welcome Your Spirit within me and Your light along my way. ... "You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with Your presence" (Acts 2:28). Today is my youngest son's first birthday -- Josiah Benjamin Hays. He is named Josiah -- meaning "the fire of the Lord" -- after the young king who burned with a fiery passion for You in the land of Israel, leading his nation in repentance and revival for Your glory. He is named Benjamin -- meaning "son of my right hand" -- speaking of one who carries spiritual authority as a yielded vessel and a mighty weapon in the hand of the Lord. As a proud father of each of my five children, I know each is created by You with calling and purpose and destiny. Each is created uniquely with their own gifts and graces of God to fulfill the plans that You have for them, all in Your power and all by Your grace (Jeremiah 29:11; Ephesians 1:11). Josiah is full of gladness. He never stops smiling! (Well, almost never -- except when he's really mad and crying like bloody murder!) Perhaps that's another sign of the intensity of his passion. But wherever he goes, he seems to release joy into the atmosphere. Total strangers can't resist his big smile. Thank You, Lord, for the fullness of gladness by Your presence in my son. I pray You would impart joy to people wherever You send him. May the joy of the Lord be his strength and a weapon of warfare in Your mighty right hand (Nehemiah 8:10). Anoint him to set the captives free of darkness, depression, hopelessness, and gloom as he radiates Your light and Your love and Your joy. In Your power and by Your grace, may he release joy for mourning, beauty for ashes, the garments of praise for the spirit of heaviness (Isaiah 61:3). And may my plans and prayers for my son be an extension of Your plans You have moved on my heart to pray. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays To subscribe/unsubscribe, please send a note to me at Messiah Ministries -- MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Ministering the Healing Love of God ... Preparing the Way of the Lord." 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 www.messiah-ministries.org Daily Archives: www.morningbymorning.injesus.com Come to The Fountain! on the 3rd Friday night of every month for our ministry's gathering of the body of Christ from every tradition and stream to worship the Lord in Sprit and in Truth. Come drink deeply from the Living Waters in the freedom of the Spirit. 7 pm in the chapel at Centenary. All are welcome. Call for details: 859-422-1794 Come to The Mountain! on Monday Nights for our ministry's weekly prayer for the peace of Jerusalem led by Doris and Bob McCray. 7 pm in the upstairs Community Room at First Southern National Bank on Harrodsburg Rd. in Lexington. All are welcome. Call for details: 859-422-1794