Joy and Gladness will Come 6-29-09

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Show me the way, be my truth, breathe Your life into me today. ... "For the Lord will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her waste places, and will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song" (Isaiah 51:3). You are the God who turns the waste places into abundance and the wilderness into gardens. You redeem and restore, resurrect and revive. You give beauty for ashes, praise for depression, and joy for mourning (Isaiah 61:3). You see us as we are, never ignoring our suffering and pain. But You also see us as we will be, always redeeming our suffering into new testimonies of the comfort and glory of Your presence though the seasons we endure. So we can thank You now, for what will be evident then. We can praise You now, for all that will surely come to pass from the heart and hands of our redeeming God (Job 19:25). "Sing praises to the Lord, O you His faithful ones, and give thanks to His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.... You have turned my mourning into dancing; You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, so that my soul may praise You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I give thanks to You forever" (Psalm 30:4-12). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, I was really excited this weekend to be the final teacher for the inaugural class of graduate students receiving their Masters in Christian Leadership at Lindsey Wilson College, affiliated the Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church: www.lindsey.edu Dr. Terry Swan asked me to spend the final day with his students for a time of teaching, inspiration, and impartation for the prayer ministry of healing and deliverance. And this is the subject of my new book being printed for release at the Aldersgate Renewal Ministries' Conference on the Holy Spirit later this week, Free to Be Like Jesus -- Transforming Power of Healing & Deliverance. Please come join us if you can and pray for us if you can't at the annual Aldersgate Conference on Spirit-Filled Living, held this year in Greensboro, NC beginning this week, the first week of July: www.Aldersgate09.org I'm thrilled to be one of the Keynote Speakers this year with the Friday Night message on healing and also teaching two equipping sessions on healing of damaged emotions and healing prayer ministry. With deep, renewing worship and an atmosphere of people hungry for more of the Lord, Aldersgate is always a highlight of my year. Come if you can and also make plans to join us next summer. Please pray for a great move of God at this Conference! Becoming a People of Prayer Conference, Sept 17-19, 2009 in Brentwood, TN jointly hosted by the General Board of Discipleship and Aldersgate Renewal Ministries. Friends, I'm excited to be one of the speakers at this prayer conference for deepening personal and corporate prayer life for Christians of all traditions. Please register on-line, come join us and spread the word: www.GBOD.org/PeopleofPrayer Subscribe 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 Daily Archives at: www.morningbymorning.blogspot.com Order our Ministry Resources or Contribute to our vision and calling: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org