First Eight Days 8-1-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. As best as I can and all by Your grace, I humble myself before You, silencing the voice of my self and the voice of my spiritual enemy, so that I hear the voice of my Good Shepherd alone (John 10:3). ... "They gathered their brothers, sanctified themselves, and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord. The priests went in to the inner part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and they brought out all the unclean things they had found.... They began to sanctify on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the Lord; then for eight days they sanctified the house of the Lord, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished" (2 Chronicles 29:17). I've been sensing Your call to fast and pray for the first eight days of this month of August. In eight days, it will be the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of this thousand year age of time, 8-8-8. In the days of the cleansing of the house of the Lord in the reign of King Hezekiah, the priests did as the king commanded to sanctify themselves and bring out all the unclean things from the temple. Now as King Jesus has commanded, the King of kings and Lord of lords, I take my place in the priesthood of all believers to gather my brothers and sisters to answer the call You're putting in our hearts to sanctify ourselves and the temples of our souls and our cities for the coming of Your glory in our midst. Your glory is Your Presence, and we hunger and thirst for the fullness of Your Presence in us and throughout our land. I know many are sensing the same call to be emptied of ourselves so we can be filled with You and the glory of Your Presence as never before. Many are pregnant with expectation, in faith believing, for the birthing of tremendous breakthroughs in the heavens to be manifested in the earth, as it is in heaven, as never before. And the greatest breakthrough of all is seeing more of You in the display of all Your glory in our lives. "Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with Him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while He was praying, the appearance of His face changed.... they saw His glory.... Then from the cloud came a voice that said, 'This is My Son, My Beloved; listen to Him!' " (Luke 9:28-35). The priests of Hezekiah's day were preparing the way of the Lord, longing for Your glory to come and fill Your temple. So are we. We are Your temple, our hearts are Your house, and we all are Your priests (1 Peter 2:9). You are cleansing and sanctifying the souls of Your people, exposing and bringing out all the unclean things so You can fill us with the fullness of Your Holy Spirit in this age as never before. "For thus says the Lord of hosts: Once more (it is a little while), I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,' says the Lord of hosts. 'The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,' says the Lord of hosts. 'And in this place, I will give peace,' says the Lord of hosts (Haggai 2:6-9, NKJV). Yes, Lord. In this age, You are shaking all that can be shaken, so that only what can't be shaken remains (Hebrews 12:26). Father, speak Your Voice from heaven. Holy Spirit, lift our eyes to the Son, the Desire of All Nations, that we may see Him and His glory. As we behold Him, we are changed into His image; and our lives and our land will never be the same (2 Corinthians 3:18). The glory of Your Presence will fill the temples of our souls and the cities of our land with Your Holy Spirit as never before (1 Corinthians 3:16). Your glory is arising upon Your people (Isaiah 60:1). And by the mercy and the power of Your grace, the glory of this latter house of hearts sanctified to the Lord, glorifying Your name by Your Spirit in us, will be greater than any generation before. "To them God will make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:27). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, please join with me and many others who are fasting and praying in the ways the Lord leads in this days of preparation for the days to come. 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