Precious Pearls 9-21-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Lord of Heaven, Lord of Earth, be Lord of my life today. ... "Because you are precious in My sight, and honored, and I love you, I give people in return for you, nations in exchange for your life" (Isaiah 43:4). Each of Your children are chosen and precious. Each one is unique, different from all others. Each one is a "pearl of great price" and a diamond in the rough (Matthew 13:46). Though others may not see our great value and immeasurable worth, You do. And You want us, each one, to know it -- to know that we are precious in Your sight, that You love us beyond our imagination, and that You would pay and You have paid a great price for our lives. A pearl is created through suffering, though a response of the oyster to turn irritations into something of great worth. And that hidden treasure that's only formed through the process and patience of time is only yielded and released through death. Through Your death, we are Your treasure. Through our death, as we die daily to this world and our will apart from Yours, letting You redeem our sufferings through the process and patience of time, the testimony of our lives become a precious treasure to You. And You don't cast your pearls before swine, You hold them close in Your heart. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, the presence of the Lord is so strong with us at our prayer retreat in Pennsylvania this weekend, as He is healing deep wounds and freeing us to be more like Him. I pray the same for you and I than you for praying for us. God bless you! 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