Seek and Find Jesus 12-24-08

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Lord of the highest heaven, Lord of the lowest heart, Lord of everything in between, be Lord of everything in me today. … "When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, 'Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us' " (Luke 2:15). Seeing the angels moved the shepherds to seek Jesus. They didn't worship the angels. They didn't build a shrine to their supernatural experience. They said, "Let us go. Let us see. Let us seek Jesus." That's the purpose of all supernatural, spiritual signs and wonders and encounters -- to move us to seek Jesus. Though the angel said, "I am bringing you good news," the shepherds knew the Source of the message (Luke 2:10). As stunning and amazing as their spiritual encounter was, their focus was not on the messengers, but on the One who sent the message. They knew it was the Lord who made known to them this "good news of great joy for all people." You are still making Your good news of great joy know to us. You are still sending Your heavenly messengers and inviting us into spiritual encounters and supernatural experiences. In fact, it seems there is a great increase in spiritual activity in our days. There is a growing hunger to both know the Truth and experience the Truth (John 8:32). But even so, You want both our knowledge and experience to always lead us to seek You. And like the shepherds, when we seek You with all our hearts, we will find You (Luke 2:16). Just as You have always promised those who would follow the signs and the leading of their hearts, "When you search for Me, you will find Me; if you seek Me with all your heart, I will let you find Me, says the Lord" (Jeremiah 29:13). Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays On this Christmas Eve of 2008, I pray the Lord will increase our passion to seek Him, know Him, and experience in this coming year of 2009 as never before. Thank you for joining with me in the journey of prayer and passion for Jesus. God bless you and Merry Christmas! -- from your friend and fellow traveler, Tommy In the first 10 days of January 2009, many of us are sensing a call to try to spend as much of those days in prayer and worship as we can in the upper room of the presence of the Lord. Cornerstone International House of Prayer (CI-HoP) in Wilmore, Kentucky ( http://www.cornerstoneinternational.org/prayer/ ) will be joining with us to host a place for these days of prayer leading up to our Greater Lexington Strategic Prayer Summit set for January 9-10, 2009, hosted at Church of the Savior. Ray Hughes of Selah Ministries is coming Saturday night to share a word for Kentucky with us!( www.selahministries.com ). Send me a note if you're interested in joining in. And please keep us in prayer. God bless! Subscribe free by email to 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 Daily Archives: www.morningbymorning.blogspot.com Please Click Here to Order our Ministry Resources or Contribute On-Line