Knocking at the Door 8-23-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Cleanse me from sin, awaken me from deep within, anoint me and empower me for my life today again. ... "Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking, if you hear My voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with Me" (Revelation 3:20). In my spirit, I hear Your hand knocking on the door of this region. I hear Your voice speaking to our hearts, "Open the door of your hearts to Me. Open the gates of Your cities to Me. Welcome Me in and I will come." Yes, Lord. When You said You stood at the door knocking, You were speaking to the people of Your church at Laodicea (Revelation 3:14). You want to come in to the hearts of those who have never let You in before, but You also want to come in to the hearts of those who already know You in a deeper way. There is always more. And there is more You want to do in this day in our lives. But You are a perfect gentlemen. You knock and You wait until we choose to open the door. Let us be humble enough to listen for Your voice. Let us be hungry enough to get up from whatever we're doing and open the door. You promise that if we will, You will come in. You will eat with us and share Your heavenly banquet with us (Song of Solomon 2:4; Matthew 22:2; Revelation 19:9). But as I hear Your gentle, but persistent knocking toward us, I also hear a violent banging on the gates of hell. The same hand that knocks on the door of our hearts is the same hand that bangs against the gates of hell. As welcome You into our hearts and allow You to strengthen us and empower us by feasting on Your Word and embracing the Spirit of Your Presence, the gates of hell will not prevail against Your church (Matthew 16:18). You are ready in this hour to enter in and to break through. "The one who breaks out will go up before them; they will break through and pass the gate, going out by it. The King will pass on before them, the Lord at their head" (Micah 2:13). Yes, Lord. Enter in so we can break through. Someone's knocking at the door. Let us let Him in. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, thank you so much for your prayers for us at our Preparing the Way of the Lord meetings in Winchester, Kentucky here in this strategic gateway city between the mountain region of eastern Kentucky and the bluegrass region of central Kentucky. There is great spiritual hunger here for the Presence of the Lord as He calls us to prepare the way for His coming in transformation, resurrection power. I pray the same for your region and the strategic places the Lord sends you to prepare the way for Him! Subscribe free by email to Messiah Ministries -- MessiahMin@aol.com Please Click Here to Order our Ministry Resources On-Line -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502