Freedom 7-4-09

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Good morning, heavenly Father. Good morning, Holy Spirit. I love You and honor You and worship You, O Lord my God, in every dimension of Your Being with every dimension of my being. ... "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom" (2 Corinthians 3:17). Today is Independence Day in America. With fireworks, hotdogs, watermelons, and parades across this nation, we will celebrate freedom. And if nations have prophetic destiny, and I believe they do, our destiny throughout the generations of the people of this land is to be a people who love, honor, and defend freedom. Like all prophetic destiny, we have to agreed with it, embrace it, being will to fight and die for it, and be willing to humble ourselves and confess our sin when we fail to live into it. But I believe it is who You've created us to be and it's an expression of Your heart and Your nature You've called us to display. Ultimately, the celebration of freedom and independence we share as a nation in the natural realm is a sign and calling to seek and live out the freedom and independence we can all know in the spiritual realm. We can be free from the law of sin and death through Jesus Christ (Romans 8:2). We can be independent of the satanic powers of this present darkness that seek to keep us bound up, held back, crushed down, and oppressed from fulfilling our prophetic destiny as children of God, living in the fullness of our inheritance of God. "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36). Holy Spirit of the Living God, arise in our nation and the nations of the earth today. Lift our eyes to Jesus, our Deliverer who stills comes to set the captives free (Luke 4:18). Open our hearts to our Father who still longs to embrace all who will freely come and receive the grace and love of God (2 Peter 3:9). As we shout out in joy in the natural realm, let us also cry out to God in the spiritual realm for the true freedom You long for us all to experience and celebrate forever. "Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress; He brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder. Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love, for His wonderful works to humankind. For He shatters the doors of bronze, and cuts in two the bars of iron" (Psalm 107:13-16). Lord, let Your freedom ring! In the Jesus' name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, thank you for covering us in prayer at the Aldersgate Conference and for my teaching, preaching, and ministry of healing yesterday and last night. And know the Lord was moving in the power of His love in the spirits, souls, and bodies of His people through the prayer teams. It will be exciting to hear all He has done and all He is yet to do. I pray the same for every dimension of your life in Jesus' name! And for my fellow countrymen, Happy Fourth of July! 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