"A new heart I will
give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your
body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit
within you, and make you follow My statutes and be careful to observe My
ordinances. Then you shall live in the land that I gave to your ancestors; and
you shall be My people and I shall be your God" (Ezekiel 36:26-28).
Sylvia and I have been
speaking in Brady, Texas this past weekend at the First Methodist Church and at
Brady Community Church on spiritual leadership and spiritual gifts. On the way
to the meeting last night, we drove by the courthouse at the center of town and
saw a big granite monument in the shape of the state of Texas. At the center was
a bright red heart, declaring, "Brady, The Heart of Texas." Though it's a
fitting declaration of this city at the geographical center of the state, it's
also a fitting declaration of the vibrant heart of the people here as
well.
At the same time, there
is a sense of a spiritual dryness and even hardness in the region for those who
need to know You and those who need to encounter Your intimate Presence and Your
mighty power. During worship last night, it seemed I heard You say to this land,
"I am breaking the hardness of your heart of stone, and I am giving you a tender
heart, wide open to My Presence and My power and My love." As I shared this
word, we came into agreement in Your declaration on behalf of this land and
prayed it out as far as Your grace would go to the heart of this region, this
nation, and this world.
Lord, break the
hardness of our hearts. Give us Your tender heart. Fill us with Your Holy
Spirit. Create in us a clean heart and renew a right spirit with us, in our
generation throughout the earth (Psalm 51:10). Let it be so in Brady and let it
be so in the Body of Christ, filled with the Spirit of Christ, continuing the
ministry of Christ, with Your tender heart and in Your mighty power. In Jesus'
name I pray, Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy
Hays
Friends, Thank You! for praying
for us as we ministered in Brady, Texas this weekend. The Holy Spirit was moving
mightily at our weekend conference. We were led to personally prophesy over
every person at the meeting last night when the pastor of another local church
invited us to come minister at his church.
Please keep us in prayer as we speak in
Kerrville, Texas on Monday and Tuesday night at Impact Christian Fellowship ( www.impactkerr.com ) with inner healing and
prophetic ministry. Come join us if you can!
