Good morning, Lord Jesus. I am Yours and You are mine. ..
“I have set watchmen on Your walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent, and give Him no rest until He establishes and till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth” (Isaiah 62:6-7, NKJV).
Throughout our city and across our region, You have set Your watchmen upon the walls. Throughout the watches of the night and the watches of the day, we worship You and welcome You into our hearts and into our land. We look for signs of Your coming and we look for signs of the enemy. We sound the alarm and blow the trumpet of prayer and praise and proclamation that “the King of glory may come in” (Psalm 24:7).
As I write the Scripture “Psalm 24:7” just now, it strikes me that this is a call to 24/7 prayer, praise, and proclamation. It’s a call to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), that keeps welcoming without ceasing the glory of Your Presence in our hearts and in our land. Yet, none of us can do this alone. We need one another. We need many watchmen, taking their positions at many places upon the wall throughout many watches of the night and day. Together, You call us to give You no rest until You establish Your name and Your nature in our city and region.
This coming weekend, You are gathering Your watchmen to come together from the various streams, traditions, and tribes of the Body of Christ from across our city and region for our Greater Lexington Strategic Prayer Summit. Together, we’ll seek Your face, call upon Your name, and welcome Your Presence into our hearts and our land through prayer, praise, and proclamation in the authority of the name of Jesus. In the bond of unity, we believe You’ll pour out the oil of Your Spirit and command Your blessing according to Your Word (Psalm 133).
As Francis Frangipane has said, “It takes a city-wide Church to win a city-wide war.” And this annual gathering that You’ve called our ministry to lead for four years now is an expression of Your city-wide Church that will go to war in worship and praise, in confession and repentance, in proclamation and prayer, in the unity of the Spirit (2 Corinthians 10:3-6). As we lift up the gates of Your righteousness and open up the doors of our hearts, let the King of Glory come in—not only this weekend, but 24/7 until Christ comes again in final victory! (Psalm 24:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:16) In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Friends, please keep us in your prayers and come join us if you can for our 4th Annual Greater Lexington Strategic Prayer Summit this weekend, Feb 4-5, being hosted this year at Consolidated Baptist Church. Please see our web site calendar for details: www.messiah-ministries.org/calendar
All are welcome for this city-wide and regional gathering of prayer, praise, and proclamation: "Let the walls come down!" Please pray and spread the word!
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