"It is good to give
thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your
steadfast love in the morning, and Your faithfulness by night.... For You, O
Lord, have made me glad by Your work; at the works of Your hands I sing for joy"
(Psalm 92:1-4).
You make me glad and
Your fill me with joy. Every day is not easy and every task is not fun, but
regardless of what I may face and regardless of what I may feel, You are always
ready to fill me with joy. Your joy is my strength, O Lord (Nehemiah
8:10).
When I think of Your
steadfast love in the morning, You fill me with joy. When I think of Your
faithfulness at night, You fill me with joy. When I think about You and all
You've done for me and in me and through me, You fill me with joy. The gift of
joy is part of my inheritance as a child of the King of the Kingdom of God. "For
the Kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in
the Holy Spirit" (Romans 14:17).
So by the power of the
grace of God, I will not let anything steal my gift of joy. It is precious
treasure-to be guarded and cherished, to be taken in and given away-regardless
of what may try to come. Even the sufferings of the cross could not steel away
Your gift of the Father's joy from You. It was "for the sake of the joy that was
set before (You)" that You "endured the cross, disregarding its shame" (Hebrews
12:2). And it's for the sake of the joy that I praise You and thank You for the
adventures to come this day with You. You have made me glad and I will sing for
joy. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love
of Jesus, Tommy
Hays
Friends, Sylvia and I
will be spending the next few days with our collegues in the MorningStar
Fellowship of Ministries at the home base in Fort Mill, SC, led by Rick
Joyner. We're excited to be having a time of personal prayer, anointing and
impartation tonight from the leaders (www.morningstarministries.org). Please keep us in
prayer for this time of renewal, encouragement, and strengthening of
relationships. We pray the same for you!
Be empowered, equipped,
and encouraged to fulfill your destiny in Christ!
Tommy & Sylvia
Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the
Inside Out
