Aglow 8-21-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Open my eyes to seek Your face; open my ears to hear Your voice. ... "Then all the people came, and Moses gave them the instructions the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai. When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face. But whenever he went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the Lord, he removed the veil until he came out again. Then he would give the people whatever instructions the Lord had given him, and the people would see his face aglow" (Exodus 34:32-35, NLT). Moses' face was aglow because he spent time in Your Presence. He couldn't help but be transformed by Your glory. And all who saw him could see that he had been with You. Your glory arose upon him and remained upon him, as a prophetic foretaste of Your heart for all Your people. "Arise, shine; for your Light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you" (Isaiah 60:1). That prophetic promise of experiencing the glory of the Lord that changes us and leaves us aglow is ultimately fulfilled in our personal, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ through the personal, intimate Presence of Your Holy Spirit within us. "And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into that same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit" (2 Corinthians 3:18). This week, I was honored and excited to pray a prayer of blessing and consecration, as an Area Advisor, over the new leaders for the Lexington Lighthouse prayer community for Aglow International being established in our city. You use this ministry so powerfully in the nations of the world to encourage, equip, and empower women of faith to walk in their calling and destiny in You, especially in intercessory prayer. And this is another reflection of Your city-wide church, beyond the walls of denominations and traditions in our region. As You have promised in Your Word, You release Your glory to Your church as we become one with You and one with one another. "The glory that You have given Me I have given them, so that they may be one, as We are One. I in them and You in Me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that You have sent Me and have love them even as You have loved Me" (John 17:22-23). Lord, let us each find our calling and destiny in You -- men and women alike -- as You reveal the Light of Your glory by Your Spirit living in us and shining through us. "Christ in (us), the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:17). Draw us into Your Presence every day, with unveiled faces, as we watch and wait for Your voice, embrace Your instructions, and obey Your will. Then as we come out of prayer and into our day, let all who see us know we have been with You. "And they realized that they had been with Jesus" (Acts 4:13). Keep changing us and changing our communities and regions from glory to glory -- all by Your grace and all for Your glory. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, please let us know if you sense the Lord's leading to be apart of this newly forming Lighthouse of intercessory prayer in Lexington. I've been serving as an Area Advisor for our region of Kentucky for several years. For the vision of Aglow International and their ministries in your nation or region: www.aglow.org Please come join us if you can and keep us in prayer as I lead a healing conference on Preparing the Way of the Lord in our spirit, soul, and body in Winchester, Kentucky starting tonight (Th night; Fri night; Sat, Sat night, and Sunday) co-hosted by Rapha Ministries and First United Methodist Church: http://winfumc.blogspot.com/ and www.winfumc.org Contact Marilyn at DirOfMinistries@aol.com Here's a note from Laura Beach, a Spiritual Director with our ministry, about upcoming women's retreats she's leading. Please come if you can and you'll be blessed: For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit… Isaiah 44:3 You are invited to day retreats of spiritual refreshment for women of faith led by Laura Beach, Equipping Lydia, in Association with Messiah Ministries 2008 Dates: August 26, September 24, October 16, November 17, and December 19 Like Lydia coming to the river for prayer (Acts 16), these day retreats are for women of faith who need to experience spiritual refreshment through prayer and communion with the saints. A love offering will be received each time we gather to help sustain this ministry. The location will be “A Quiet Place,” a beautiful Christian Retreat Center in Bryantsville, Kentucky, Located 26 miles from Lexington, www.aqpretreat.org Contact Laura Beach at LauraBBeach@insightbb.com or 859-523-3219 / cell 859-533-7257 for more information or to register your attendance and coordinate carpooling. 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