"In His Right Mind" 9-10-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are good, a great God in every dimension of Your Being -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ... "Then people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind.... The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with Him; but Jesus sent him away, saying, 'Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.' So he went away, proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him" (Luke 8:35-39). There's a war going on in our souls, a battle being waged for our minds (Romans 7:23; 2 Corinthians 10:5). We are ensnared and enslaved through the sin that opens the door to the enemy of our souls, "sold into slavery under sin" (Romans 7:14). Through the weapons of his warfare, our spiritual enemy seeks to deceive us and confuse us, trying to trick is into agreeing with his lies and submitting to his ways. And his ways always lead to destruction and death, whether immediate or most often, through the painful process slowly stealing our peace and joy. He seeks to corrupt our minds and mar the image of God we were created to reflect. He knows too well the spiritual principle that "as (a person) thinks in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7). His lies become our reality to the degree we accept them as our truth. But You come to set the captives free. You love to answer the prayer You taught us to pray, "Deliver us from evil" (from Matthew 6:13). You come to expose the darkness and deception, to reveal the truth in the light of Your glory and free us from destruction and death. Darkness cannot overcome the light; light always overcomes the darkness, just as truth always overcomes the lies. You are the Truth (John 14:6). And You promise us that when we humble ourselves to call on Your name, we shall know the Truth and Truth will set us free (John 8:32). "So if the Son make you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36). You win the war of our soul and the battle for our mind as You give us grace to agree with You and Your truth. You transform us by the renewing of our minds and restore us to our right mind in You (Romans 12:2). As we willingly choose by the grace of God to submit to You, agreeing with the truth of Your Word and Your ways, You empower us to "resist the devil and he will flee" (James 4:7). Then You send us out, restored in our right mind, renewed in Christ, to tell everyone we know how much You have done for us." Some will be afraid of that kind of power and some will take offense at the idea that they need deliverance from evil (Luke 8:37). But many will see and believe, and put their faith in the Lord. Many will humble themselves to seek Your help of healing and deliverance, being restored and renewed with "the mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, thank you for your prayers for our ministry session of inner healing deliverance yesterday. God was amazing! The Holy Spirit is cleansing and freeing the bride of Christ, restoring us to our right mind through the love of our Father's heart to fulfill our destiny in these amazing days. I pray the same for you. Let us know if you our church would be interested in our teaching resources on Biblical, spiritual principles of inner healing and deliverance prayer ministry called "Preparing the Way of the Lord." 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 or send a note to Marilyn at DirOfMinistries@aol.com 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. (Moving in October to Southland Evangelical Church on Clay's Mill Road). Contact Doris at bndmccray@windstream.net All are welcome! Subscribe free by email to me at 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 Ministry Resources On-Line at www.shop.messiah-ministries.org