Stones Cry Out 1-12-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are the King of the kingdom of God, King of glory, King of my heart and soul. ... "As He was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power they had seen, saying, 'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven!' Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, 'Teacher, order Your disciples to stop.' He answered, 'I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out' " (Luke 19:36-40). We gathered together last night as Your disciples from across our city and surrounding region to welcome You as the King who comes in the name of the Lord into our city and into our hearts. As one body with one voice under our one Head as the city-wide church, we praised You joyfully and with loud voices, and welcomed Your deeds of power to change our lives and transform our city. We'll gather again today and tonight to humble ourselves in Your sight, to repent for the sins of our city in our day and throughout our generations, to embrace Your mighty deliverance from the strongholds of darkness over our land and into the kingdom of Your light. We will keep seeking Your face, welcoming Your Presence, and arising by Your grace and power into our calling and destiny as a city for God. In Your divine strategy, You led us to gather a pile of stones at the altar. They are soaking in the sounds of prayer, praise, and proclamation. They are being saturated in our worship, recording our adoration of our King and declaration of Your kingdom. We'll take those stones with us tonight to place them in the strategic places across our land where You lead. And these stones will cry out, groaning with all creation, for the coming of Your kingdom in the hearts of all who pass by and Your redemption of all things (Romans 8:22-23). When the world comes to Kentucky this year to celebrate the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, a deliverer You rose up to break the bondage of slavery in our nation, these stones will cry out. When the world comes to Lexington in two years for the World Equestrian Games to see the horses, they will see the One who rides the white horse, who is called Faithful and True, and these stones will cry out. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, in our hearts and in our land for the glory of Your name. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Come join us if you can in person or in prayer Today and Tonight! for our Greater Lexington Strategic Prayer Summit January 11-12 -- "Know Our Calling, Fulfill Our Destiny" this weekend at Church of the Savior on Brannon Road on the south side of Lexington (Friday night 7-9; Saturday 9-9). We'll have harp and bowl prayer and intercession with a number of teams, prophetic insight and prayer points for the coming year from many different leaders with interactive prayer, praise, and proclamation. Call for details to Marilyn Walker: 859-317-1591 I pray for the Lord to move mightily in Your city and nation! A flyer is attached. Subscribe/unsubscribe by email to Messiah Ministries -- MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 Order our Resources On-Line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org