Hosanna in the Highest, Christ is Among Us 9-10-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in my heart and my mind and in every moment of my day. … “The blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He cured them. But when the chief priests and scribes saw the amazing things He did, and heard the children crying out in the temple, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David,’ they became angry and said to Him, ‘Do You hear what these are saying?’ Jesus said to them, ‘Yes; have you never read, ‘Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise for Yourself?’” (Matthew 21:14-16). Those steeped in the words and laws of religion could not rejoice at Your compassion for Your people and the healing power of Your love. They were jealous and they were angry. They were offended and they were mean. They rejected You and hardened their hearts against You. Then they plotted ways to discredit You and destroy You. All their teaching and doctrines had tainted their minds and blinded their eyes from recognizing the very One they said they were teaching about. All their rules and rituals had hardened their hearts into a religion that was void of the compassion and love that flows from a personal relationship with God. But not the children. Not those with the child-like faith of the Kingdom of God. They saw the blind see; they saw the lame walk; they sensed the love and power of the Presence of God. And they rejoiced! They shouted Your praises at the top of their lungs. They were excited and they were happy. They were thrilled that the God who created heaven and earth had humbled Himself to live and move among His creation with such healing and freedom and joy in the power of His love. They may not have yet realized that You were fulfilling every Messianic prophecy that the priests and scribes had read and taught but couldn’t embrace. They may not have yet understood that You were Emmanuel, God with us, the Word made Flesh (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; John 1:14). But they had faith to believe with their hearts what they could see with their eyes. They saw the Messiah, the Living Christ, moving in power among the people and moving in love within their hearts. They couldn’t help but declare with their mouths what they knew by faith in their hearts: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” (Matthew 21:9) Move in my heart today, Lord Jesus. Stir up my child-like faith, the faith it takes to truly enter into the Kingdom of God (Mark 10:15). You are the Messiah, the Living Christ. You are God with us, Immanuel. You’re still moving among us in the power of Your Holy Spirit, healing the blind and the lame, the discouraged and depressed, setting the captives free, and restoring unto us the joy of our salvation. Let me shout out Your praises at the top of my lungs by living my life today as a vessel of Your love in the power of Your Spirit as You move among Your people through Your Body of Christ in the earth (1 Corinthians 12:12). With the Spirit of Christ in us, we are blessed to be sent forth by You in the name of the Lord (Colossians 1:27). Hosanna in the highest! In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, come join us if you can This Sunday Night, 6:00 pm at Georgetown First United Methodist Church in Georgetown, Kentucky where I'll be leading a healing and forgiveness service with my great friend Pastor Greg Gallaher. All are welcome! The Church is at 1280 Lexington Rd. Friends, please keep us in prayer this week for our four day intensive School of Spiritual Ministry that I'll be leading in Lexington. The Presence of the glory of the Lord with us has been unusually deep already and a couple of our students already experienced a physical healing as the Lord ministers His teaching and impartation in the power of His love. Please let me know if you'd be interested in coming to our Level I or Level II School sometime at various times throughout the year. For those who can't come, you can order the dvd's from our past schools and I'll be glad to send along the powerpoint presentation of the teaching to help equip the saints for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:11). MessiahMin@aol.com or www.shop.messiah-ministries.org 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 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!