"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
