Ready to Rally 5-12-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. As I behold You, I want to become more like You. ... "And each of the builders had his sword strapped to his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. And (Nehemiah) said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, 'The work is great and widely spread out, we are separated far from one another on the wall. Rally to us wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet. Our God will fight for us" (Nehemiah 4:18-20). Lord, You position us and empower us all the walls of our city each day with our tools of ministry and our weapons of warfare. You give us courage to advance Your kingdom and courage to withstand the advance of the kingdom of the enemy. It is Your Spirit within us who builds and Your Spirit within us who fights. And as we build and as we fight, we must listen for the sound of Your voice. It is Your Spirit within us who sounds the trumpet and Your Spirit within us who rallies us to respond. Some want to focus on building, some want to focus on fighting, some want to focus on sounding the trumpet, and some want to focus on listening for the sound of Your voice. All are good, but we must each grow up in all. The builder must also know how to fight, and the fighter must also know how to build. The intercessor must also know how to speak Your Word, and the preacher must also know how to pray. And at a moments notice, we all must be ready to rally to the battle and fight alongside one another for the people and places entrusted to our care in the power and Spirit of the Lord. As You lead us and empower us to do our part to be prepared, we can rest in the faith of knowing "Our God will fight for us." In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, I'm excited to be going to Columbia, Kentucky in central Kentucky this weekend to lead a Prayer Revival, joining in all the Lord is already doing there. I pray for a Prayer Revival in your heart and in your land to prepare the way of the Lord, as He prepares us and empowers us to rally to His voice and join in the victory of His kingdom. God bless you! 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! every Monday night at 7 pm to pray for Israel and the peace of Jerusalem led by Doris and Bob McCray of our ministry. Hosted in the upstairs community room of First Southern National Bank at 3060 Harrodsburg Rd in Lexington. Contact Doris at bndmccray@windstream.net 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