“As He is, So are We” 6-11-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I am Yours and You are mine. I trust Your will and Your way for the journey of my life. … “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as He is, so are we in this world” (1 John 4:17). As You are, so am I As You will, so I do As You lead, so I come As You are, so am I As You speak, so I hear As You move, so I feel As You love, so I praise As You are, so am I I want to see like You I want to speak like You I want to be free to be like You Yes, Lord. Shape these desires in my heart. Let this song Your Spirit is singing become the song of my life. Though all my thoughts are not yet Your thoughts and all my ways are not yet Your ways, I want them to be. I want Your nature to become my nature, more and more every day. “Thus, He has given us, through these things, His precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in this world because of lust, and may become participants of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4). As You know, some days are better days than others in my quest to seek You and pursue Your righteousness. I am forever in need of Your mercy and grace through the power of the blood of Jesus that forgives my sins, redeems my failures, heals my wounds, and breaks my chains. Hallelujah. Thank You, Jesus. But “on the day of judgment” to come, I would like to have the boldness to know that as best as I could and all by Your grace, I was a man after Your heart. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, here's a note from Laura Beach with Equipping Lydia Ministries about events coming up. We'll be celebrating Laura's ordination as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church at The Fountain next Friday Night, as we pray blessings for her at the conclusion of our three year mentoring journey for her. Please come join us next Friday Night! Friday, June 18, 2010 – Spiritual Refreshment Retreat Women of Faith, you are invited to come away with Equipping Lydia on Friday June 18. We will have our monthly spiritual refreshment retreat at A Quiet Place in Bryantsville, Kentucky. That evening, retreats are also welcome at the Messiah Ministries Fountain Healing Service which begins at 7 p.m. at Centenary Church on Tates Creek Road in Lexington. It will be a beautiful day of healing rest. To register for the retreat, email retreats@equipinglydia.org or go to www.equippinglydia.org for details. There is no need to register for the Fountain. Friday, June 25 - Mother, Are You Sitting Down? Lisa Baker's story of God's amazing love and faithfulness for a mother and her daughter. Lisa Baker’s testimony as a mother is one of yielding to God through the challenge of raising a beautiful but strong willed child. If you are a mother who needs a word of hope, come and be encouraged and strengthened by God’s love through Lisa’s journey with her daughter Jaime. 9 a.m. – 12 noon, Lexington, Kentucky. For details, go to: http://www.equippinglydia.org/PDFs/lisabaker.pdf or www.equippinglydia.org Please pass on these prayers to anyone who may be interested or encouraged by them. 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 To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!