A City of "Abundance of Prosperity and Security" 2-8-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I'm willing to admit my need of You and find my security in the desperate dependence of trusting You for everything. Apart from You, I can do nothing; but -- praise God! -- I never have to be apart from You. ... "I am going to bring (the houses of this city) recovery and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security. I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and rebuild them as they were at first. I will cleanse them of all the guilt of their sin against Me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against Me. And this city shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them; they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide for it" (Jeremiah 33:6-9). My friend Tommy Green had me on his radio program yesterday, "A City for God," to talk about our ministry's heart to see our city and region freed from the strongholds of darkness and sin and to be released into the destiny of Your calling and blessing for us and through us. Your heart is to restore, rebuild, and redeem. Your heart is to restore unto us the joy of our salvation as we experience Your "abundance of prosperity and security." But just like in our personal lives, in the life of our city we need the cleansing from sin by the blood of the Lamb that only comes through repentance and faith. We need the generational curses broken from our inheritance and the generational blessings released and increased. We need to break through the strongholds of darkness and the gates of hell, that You would be our Strength and Shield, establishing Your gates of righteousness, blessing, and peace. We need Jesus. So come into our city, Lord Jesus. We give you the key to our city and open the gates to our hearts, "that the King of glory may come in" (Psalm 24:9). Bless us with the fear of the Lord and the conviction of our sin, that we may turn to You in repentance and faith, in desperate dependence upon the power of Your grace. Deliver us from evil and cast down the strongholds of darkness. Let the holy fire of Your Spirit consume us and purify us; let the light of Your glory shine through us. In Your power and by Your grace, we will be the city for God we are destined to be as "a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth." I pray the same for Jerusalem and all the cities of the earth who will turn to You in humility and call on Your name in faith. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Last night at my home church of Centenary in Lexington, we joined in the one year birthday celebration of the Celebrate Recovery ministry at our church and heard many testimonies of changed lives from those in our city who have come to experience the healing love of God! www.CRLex.com I praise God for the committed team of people from our church who have experienced God's healing and deliverance and now want to see others free and whole. Thank you for joining with me in prayer for this dimension of our ministry and all the others where the Lord strategically positions us at different levels and in different seasons. Friends, as you and your churches make plans to budget your giving to the Lord's Church and the building of His Kingdom, please prayerfully consider joining with us as He would lead: Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Road; Lexington, KY 40502 I would be thrilled to talk with you or your pastor about the vision and calling of our ministry -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" (Isaiah 61:1-11; Luke 4:18-19). www.messiah-ministries.org Subscribe free 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