Holy Spirit, You've
been speaking to my wife and speaking to me through her words with You. I join
in agreement with all my heart with Sylvia's prayer, as we pray with You as
one:
"So Send I You"
Father, open my heart.
When You open my heart each morning I can receive Your nudgings, Your words,
corrections...whatever is on Your heart for me and all of mine...otherwise with
a closed heart I am empty and pouring from an empty pitcher.
As I awoke this
morning, I heard You whisper, "So send I you."
"Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, 'Peace be with you.' When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. So Jesus said to them again, 'Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, so send I you.' And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained' " (John 20:19-23, NKJV).
The disciples were
gathered together in fear, not faith. You came to them despite their weakness
and lack of faith and brought peace. Your agenda, the reason You came into the
earth, was to destroy the works of the devil, which certainly includes fear (1
John 3:8). But You gave all, and willingly suffered and died in order to
accomplish that task. You showed the disciples the scars on Your hands and side
to remind them of your sufferings...to which we are called...in order to live a
life of resurrection power (Philippians 3:10).
You bring peace in the
midst of the storm, in the face of fear. You call us to live our lives
destroying the works of the devil, refusing to give in to fear, as we interact
in situations and with others on a daily basis. As the Father sent You, Jesus,
to live a fearless life of radical love for Him and others, regardless of
results or cost, so You send us. Breathe Your Holy Spirit on us and cause us to
forgive the sins of others, that our wounds would be healed and the scars would
become our marks of being one sent by You (2 Corinthians 6:4-10). In Jesus' name
I pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
We're excited that the
registrations for our upcoming Level 1 School of Spiritual
Ministry indicate this may be our biggest class ever! Please come join
us in Lexington in October for our 4 Day School of Spiritual
Ministry for equipping and impartation in healing prayer ministry and
prophetic ministry. Scholarships are available as needed so all can come. Please
see our Events Calendar on the web site for details or to register on-line: www.messiah-ministries.org
Freinds, Sylvia and I have been
with Laura Beach in Louisville this week to teach and minister at
the National LifeServe Conference 2011 for spiritual leaders
Monday through Thursday: http://lifeserve.group.com/Please We've had
incredible times of ministry. Please keep us in your prayers!
Please come for healing prayer
ministry at The Healing Rooms of Lexington every Thursday
Night, hosted by our ministry team in Lexington. Details on our ministry web
site calendar: www.messiah-ministries.org
