“Come and See What God has Done” 3-19-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are mighty to save and worthy of praise. … You are mighty to save And worthy of praise We lift our hearts to You With our voices raised There is no God like You To whom all glory is due We magnify Your holy name And forever honor You … “Say to God, ‘How awesome are Your deeds! Because of Your great power, Your enemies cringe before You. All the earth worships You; they sing praises to You, sing praises to Your name.’ Come and see what God has done: He is awesome in His deeds among mortals!” (Psalm 66:3-5) Lord God Almighty, You are so awesome! I just love being Your son, being Your servant, being Your friend. I love You and how You love people. You love to save them, and raise them up, and set feet on solid ground. You love to heal them and free them. You love to embrace them and let them know how much You love them. And You love to let us be apart of what You’re doing and how You do it through our hearts and our hands given over to You. I praise You, Jesus, for another year of ministry. We’ll be celebrating thirteen years of “preparing the way of the Lord … ministering the healing love of God” just like You called me to do in the power of Your grace to the glory of Your name that many years ago. You told me this ministry, to be named “Messiah Ministries”, would be founded upon Isaiah 61, to keep teaching what You taught, to keep doing what You did, in the power that You had by Your Holy Spirit living in us: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; He has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to provide for those who mourn in Zion— to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display His glory” (Isaiah 61:1-3). You declared these words from this Scripture as You began Your ministry as Son of Man on the earth (Luke 4:14-21). And at the end of Your earthly ministry, You called Your disciples to receive Your Spirit and continue Your ministry: “As the Father sent Me, so I send you” (John 20:21). Thank You, Lord, for the awesome deeds and wonders of Your great power I have seen, as one of Your disciples, through these years. I’ve seen You healing the broken and setting the captives free. I’ve seen You gather in the lost and embrace the lonely. I’ve seen You speak Your words of life and hope into the discouraged and doubting. I’ve seen You pour out Your Holy Spirit in the power of Your love so many times in so many ways that I could never doubt Your goodness or Your mercy that flow so freely from the Father heart of God. Sometimes healing and freedom have come dramatically, instantaneously in the miracles of a moment. Most of the time, I’ve seen it come little by little, layer by layer, and step by step in a journey of wholeness and holiness of heart and life. But always I’ve seen the heart of the Father, sending His Holy Spirit, preparing a Bride for His Son—a people being prepared for the coming of the King—healed and free, emptied of themselves and filled with Your Spirit, being set free of everything that holds them back from being all You created them to be. You’ve used this ministry to help Your people—sometimes in a gathering of community, but often one at a time—come to know their identity and fulfill their destiny in Christ. Lord Jesus, I thank You that You’re still working Your wonders in me. And in the mercy and power of Your grace that I could never earn or deserve, You’re still choosing to do that through me and this ministry by Your Spirit and in Your name. Everyday, let us celebrate Your goodness and glory. Every day, let us “come and see” what God has done! In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, please keep us in prayer and come join us if you can This Friday Night for our Celebration Evening March 19th in Lexington and bring some friends to learn more about all the Lord is doing through Messiah Ministries. Come and See! Come and Celebrate! Come and Be a Part of What God is Doing! This year will have many exciting gifts contributed to our Silent Auction to raise funds for our ministries. I will be sharing stories of God's glory from my ministry trips to Pakistan, Israel, Estonia, the Philippines, around the world and here at home. We want to share our vision and calling of Messiah Ministries with all who want to learn more and may want to join with us. For more information & to RSVP please click here: Information/RSVPCelebrationDessert Please Spread the Word, Invite some Friends, and Forward this on to everyone who may want to join us! God bless you and see you there! This is one of the ways we raise support for Messiah Ministries each year. You may not be able to come to Lexington tonight to join our Celebration, but I welcome you to give generously to vision and calling of our ministry as the Lord would lead you. I'll be happy to be in touch with you about our ministry and our sense of calling and vision: MessiahMin@aol.com Please join us! www.messiah-ministries.org Subscribe for free 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