The Day "No One Shall Miscarry" 5-15-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. For these next moments of silence in the surrender of contemplative prayer, I seek to focus my thoughts and my heart on You alone. ... "You shall worship the Lord your God, and I will bless your bread and your water; and I will take sickness away from among you. No one shall miscarry or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days" (Exodus 23:25-26). I spent time at the hospital last night with some friends whose baby died in the mother's womb. Though every circumstance and every family that faces the death of a child is unique, I couldn't help but remember those times when it was my child who was lost before the first breath of life. They were young lives who could not fulfill the number of their days on this earth, so we entrusted them and released them into the arms of our Father in heaven, through the blood of our Savior, only by the strength and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Grief and sorrow are such painful reminders that we still live out our days in a broken and fallen world where the kingdom of heaven has not yet fully come to earth as it is in heaven. In heaven, there are no miscarriages, no barrenness, no sickness, no lack of bread or water, and no death. And it is Your desire to see heaven come down to earth, to see life triumph over death, healing triumph over sickness, abundance triumph over poverty, and joy triumph over sorrow. That's the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God. That's what You taught us to seek and to pray for and to hold on to in the midst of the this broken, fallen world where Your kingdom is still in the process of coming and Your will is still in the process of being done here on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10 and 6:33). So until the day this covenant in Your blood is fulfilled on earth as it is in heaven, "we do not lose heart" (2 Corinthians 4:16). But at the same time, sometimes our hearts break. And those are the times we need You to just come and be with us and hold our broken hearts in Your bloody hands. Only by Your wounds, are we healed (Isaiah 53:5). Only by Your grace can we keep holding on and pressing in until the day we see Your kingdom fully consummated and manifested here on earth as it is in heaven. On that day, "sorrow and sighing shall flee away" (Isaiah 35:10). Until that day of ultimate fulfillment, let Your kingdom come in me and in my world more every day by the power of Your grace. Despite the days when it seems the opposite is true, give me courage and faith to pray it and proclaim it until the day I see it as it should be and as You have said by the covenant of Your Word, sealed in Your blood that it will be. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, please keep this couple in prayer as we pray together for all who are broken and saddened with grief and sorrow. Even now, I pray for life in Jesus' name (Matthew 10:8). We won't see the kingdom come unless we're willing to pray in faith for it to come. Our part is to keep praying, despite all the spiritual opposition to the will and ways of God (Daniel 10:12-14). Come to the Fountain! This Friday Night 5/16 at 7 pm -- the 3rd Friday Night of every month -- for our ministry's monthly gathering of people from many different churches and streams of the body of Christ across our city for prayer, praise, and healing worship. This month Sandra White of Bethlehem Farm Ministries will lead in prayer on The Kingdom of God while Jeff Green will lead in worship. Hosted in the chapel of Centenary: 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY. Please come early for Intercessory Prayer at 6:15. Contact Marilyn at dirofministries@aol.com or 859-422-1794. All are welcome! I'd appreciate your prayers for us this weekend as I lead a Prayer Revival hosted at the First Methodist Church in Columbia, Kentucky (Fri, Sat, Sun nights) and teach on Healing and Deliverance Prayer Ministry all day Saturday. All are welcome! 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