"As Jesus was walking
along, He saw a man called Matthew sitting at a tax booth; and He said to him,
'Follow Me.' And he got up and followed Him. As He sat at dinner in the house,
many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Him and His disciples. When
the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat
with tax collectors and sinners?' Be when He heard this, He said, 'Those who are
well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this
means, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have come to call not the
righteous but sinners'" (Matthew 9:9-13).
Three hands went up in
the air to pray to receive You as their Lord and Savior last night at a dinner
meeting of the Full Gospel Businessmen's Association at Anglesey, Wales! Sylvia
shared her testimony from her years as a business owner and financial advisor,
while I shared mine from my years as a trial lawyer. Your Holy Spirit drew each
of them there to that place in the hotel restaurant and there to that place in
their hearts to say: "Yes, Lord Jesus; I give my life completely to You, with
full assurance of my salvation in the peace of my heart." Praise God!
Lord, You're not
willing that any should perish, but that all would repent and be saved (2 Peter
3:9). You want all to know they can be forgiven of every sin, freed from every
burden of guilt and shame, and draw near to God through the sacrifice of Christ
(John 3:16). And when You bring Your businessmen and women into Your Kingdom,
You intend to express Your Kingdom through their lives in their business world.
And so "the kingdoms of this world have become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of
His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever!" (Revelation 11:15, NKJV).
Praise God!
Lord, use my life in
whatever sphere of influence You send me and strategically position me each day.
Let Your light shine in me and shine through me to bring others to You. I want
to shout for joy with the angels of heaven over every person who comes to faith
in You! (Luke 15:10) Keep sending me to my neighborhood and sending me to the
nations, with hope in my heart to see souls saved in Your name and lives changed
in Your power. In Jesus' name I pray Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Friends,
thank you so much for your prayers for us as we travel through Wales this week
in ministry. Sylvia
and I are ministering with our good friend Heather Butler in Wales and
England in a variety of settings Heather has arranged for us. www.ourchurch.com/member/keys At the end of
this week, we'll be travelling down to South Wales to preach on
Friday, then go to Somerset in southern England to lead a
retreat on Saturday and preach on Sunday. Please keep us in prayer for the
Lord's protection to be upon us, His provision to sustain us, and His power and
love to flow through us.
At home, we would welcome your
prayers to cover our ministry through some financial
challenges. But we know our God is faithful and will bring us through
as we keep our eyes on the Lord and humble ourselves to listen for His voice.
Please keep us in prayer, and we are praying for you too! God bless
you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
