"The woman said to Him,
'I know that Messiah is coming' (Who is called Christ). 'When He comes, He will
proclaim all things to us.' Jesus said, 'I Am He, the One Who is speaking to
you.' Just then, His disciples came. They were astonished that He was speaking
to a woman, but no one said, 'What do you want?' or, 'Why are You speaking with
her?' Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to
the people, 'Come and see a Man Who told me everything I have ever done! He
cannot be the Messiah, can He?' " (John 4:25-29)
You are the Messiah,
the Christ. You are God the Son, the Anointed One of God the Father through God
the Holy Spirit. You are Emmanuel, God with us (Matthew 1:23). You are the Word
of God, filled with the Spirit of God, revealing in human flesh and blood the
Heart of God for all the world to see.
And like the Samaritan
woman at the well, what we see in You is a holy God, filled with compassion and
mercy for an unholy people who desperately need to know the love of God revealed
in Jesus the Christ. Our hearts are bare before You; our past is open toward
You; our thoughts and motives and desires are known to You. You know everything
about us.
And yet, You still love
us. You still come to us and reach out to us and embrace us. You expose and
uproot everything within us that would keep us from being able to fully know You
and trust You and give our lives completely to You. "The steadfast love of the
Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness. 'The Lord is my portion,' says my soul, 'therefore I
will hope in Him'" (Lamentations 3:22-24).
Thank You for helping
us trust You to go into all the ages and moments of our lives to forgive the
sin, heal the wounds, break the chains, and reveal the truth. Your perfect love
casts out our fears. Your cleansing grace redeems our failures. You draw out our
pain and shame to fill us with Your peace and love. And then we can't wait to go
tell everybody we know to come see this God Who knows everything about us but
loves us more than we can ever imagine. O Lord, our God, there is none like You!
In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
You're Invited to the
Messiah Ministries Christmas Gathering on December 2nd! Please come
join us for a festive time with all our friends, 7-9 PM in the Foyer at
Centenary UMC in Lexington, 2800 Tates Creek Road. Please let Marilyn Walker
know if you're thinking of coming to help with our planning: DirOfMinistries@aol.com or 859-317-1591
Please keep us in prayer, as
Sylvia and I are in San Antonio, Texas to minister together
this week with inner healing prayer and prophetic ministry. Please let us know
if your church or community would like to make arrangements for us to come to
your area as well. God bless you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
