Thursday, October 06, 2011

Contend for the Faith We Share - October 6

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are One with the Father and One with the Holy Spirit. I worship You, Lord, in every dimension of Your Being and welcome You, Lord, into every dimension of my being. ...

"Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the faith we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints" (Jude 3).


With every believer of every nation and every generation, I share a faith. With all the saints of heaven and all the saints on earth, I share a faith. With those You used to write Your Word, with those who've been willing to lay down their lives, and with those who are willing to live their lives for You today, I share a faith. It's a faith that believes that You are God and You are good. It's a faith that believes that You are love and You love us. It's a faith that believes that You love us so much that You took upon Yourself all our sins and failures, all our sicknesses and diseases, all our curses and consequences, that we might be free from everything that would hold us back from a loving relationship with You and being all You created us to be.


And this faith we share is a faith that's worth fighting for, worth dying for, worth living for. By the power of Your grace, I willingly choose to answer Your call to "contend for the faith." In the name of Jesus, I renounce and reject all passivity and complacency, all hesitation and timidity, all fear of rejection and failure; and I embrace this faith that's founded in the One Who can never falter and never fail, Who has always loved me and always will. "Now to Him Who is able to keep (me) from falling, and to make (me) stand without blemish in the presence of His glory with rejoicing, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time and now and forever" (Jude 24-25). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays


Friends, please keep us in prayer for our Level 1 School of Spiritual Ministry this week in Lexington! We're off to a great start, with healing already happening among our students in a weighty Presence of God's glory in our times of worship and prayer. This is our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School 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


For those who can't come join us in person, we have our Level 1 and Level 2

4-Day Schools of Spiritual Ministry available on DVD, as well as my books and our other ministry resources: www.messiah-ministries.org/resources