Strengthened for the Battles to Come 4-16-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Your name be glorified here in all the earth; Your name be glorified in me. … “Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him” (Luke 22:43, NKJV). You know the battles that lay ahead for each of us. You know the battles that rage in the mind, will, and emotions of our souls every day. But as we entrust our will to Your will, our thoughts to Your thoughts, our desires to Your desires, You strengthen us for every battle to come. You send Your angels to fight for us; You send Your Holy Spirit to empower us; You send Your people to encourage us. And You remind us that You have already gone before us and You will be going with us into the battles that are already won for us by the victory of the cross. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). So in the daily battles of the mind, we can take every negative thought captive, and bring them into submission to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). We can overcome the thoughts of fear, worry, anxiety, and stress that seek to steal our peace and rob our joy—not in our own strength, but by Your power; not in our own wisdom, but by Your grace. “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Romans 8:37). Two mighty weapons of our warfare You put in our hands and seal in our hearts are the promises of Your Word You’ve set before us and the remembrance of Your faithfulness through the battles behind us. As we think on these things, You strengthen us and encourage us so You can send us forth in courage and faith into the days of the battles ahead. The faithful courage of one will inspire many others to rise in the strength of the Lord and follow “the Commander of the Army of the Lord” into the battles to posses the land of our inheritance in You (Joshua 5:14). “But command Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will see” (Deuteronomy 3:28). You are our Joshua, our Yashua—the salvation of God and the Commander of the Army of the Lord. You are the One who strengthens us. You are our Strong and Mighty One, dwelling within us and rising up in us in the power of Your Spirit and in fulfillment of Your Word. “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? … Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war may rise against me, in this I will be confident” (Psalm 27:1-3). In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Come to The Fountain! This Friday Night April 16th at 7PM, the 3rd Friday Night of every month, for our Messiah Ministries monthly city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Led by Messiah Ministries and hosted at Centenary United Methodist Church, 2800 Tates Creek Rd.; Lexington, Kentucky. Come drink deeply from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His Holy Spirit. I will be leading in Prayer while Brooke and Shannon Barrett will be leading in Worship this month. All are welcome and please spread the word! Contact Marilyn Walker, our Dir. of Ministries for details 859-317-1591 or DirOfMinistries@aol.com Friends, please keep us in prayer next week as I preach the Spring Revival at Villa Rica First United Methodist Church in Georgia with Pastor James Smith, starting Sunday April 18-21: www.vrfumc.com They have been fasting and praying with great expectations to see what the Lord will do! The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry, Level 2, April 28-May 1, 2010 A focused time of teaching, mentoring, discipleship, personal ministry, equipping, worshipping and prayer led by Tommy Hays and a Messiah Ministries teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. This time, Dan Van Nice from Austin and Lisa Preston will be joining us to teach. We will continue to study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. Level 2 gives deeper experience, opportunity, and practice in healing ministry. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: Information/RegisterSchoolOfMinistryLevel2 Also, you can contact Marilyn, our Messiah Ministries Director of Ministries for more information: DirOfMinistries@aol.com 859-317-1591 Subscribe by email to Tommy Hays at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY