All Authority and In Control 1-5-09

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are Lord of all, in control of all. And I entrust complete control to Your Lordship in all of my life, as best as I can, all by the power of Your grace. … "And Jesus came and said to them, 'All authority on heaven and on earth has been given to Me' " (Matthew 28:18). All things are moving forward toward their intended destination. And even if, in the freedom of will that a relationship of true love requires, many decisions are made that You never intended, You are still in control. You are still in authority. You are still at work in it all, moving all things forward, causing all things to work together for good, according to You ultimate will. Let me not become frustrated, bitter, angry, or afraid by the things I see that cannot be Your will in a broken, fallen world. But let what I see lead me to seek Your face, to know Your heart, to hear Your voice, and to pray the prayers that Your Spirit moves in my spirit to pray until those things yield to Your authority. In the end, all enemies of Your will, all rulers and powers in resistance to Your authority must yield and bow to Your eternal purposes. "Then comes the end, when (the Lord Jesus Christ) hands over the kingdoms to God the Father, after He has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet" (1 Corinthians 15:24-25). And in the end, "at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Philippians 2:10-11). Lord Jesus, move forward in me. Move me to move forward in You. Crush all of my resistance under Your feet. Crush fear and worry, doubt and unbelief, pride and rebellion, insecurity and selfish control, bitterness and resentment, and all other things seeking to rule in powers self-will rather bow in humility and faith before You. As You do this in me, I join in prayer that You do this in all things in heaven, on earth, and under the earth to the glory of God my Father. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays For my friends in Kentucky, please come join us for our 2nd Annual 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 of the Prayer Summit to share a word for Kentucky with us!( www.selahministries.com ). Margaret Therkelsen, Tom Monroe, David Fultz, Tommy Green, Bob Hale, Rob Poindexter, Mark MacDonald, Laura Beach and other citywide prayer leaders will be speaking and leading in prayer as well throughout the weekend. Please spread the word! Friday, January 9th from 6am to 6am, we are hosting a 24 hour prayer and worship vigil at Church of the Savior to join with Kentucky Prayer Focus' 31 days of Prayer for Revival. All 120 Counties of Kentucky are being covered in prayer every day throughout the state at different prayer sites. Come join us on January 9th. Jan 5-8, come join us at Cornerstone International House of Prayer (CI-HoP) in Wilmore, Kentucky for harp and bowl worship and prayer leading for the Prayer Summit( http://www.cornerstoneinternational.org/prayer/ ) Please Register Now for our next Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry (Level I & II) January 14-17, 2009 Registration and Information: ClickHere Equipping and Empowering Spiritual Leaders in Ministry to Proclaim the Kingdom of God, bind up the brokenhearted, and set the captives free in the name of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit 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 Please Click Here to Order our Ministry Resources or Contribute On-Line