Morning by Morning,
December 17 - Holy Sign of the Virgin Birth
Good morning, Lord Jesus.
In these first moments of my morning, I speak out Your name and listen for Your
voice. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, I welcome You into my
day and trust You with the guidance of my steps. ...
"Therefore the Lord Himself
will give you a sign: Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall
call Him Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14, NKJ).
Almost eight hundred years
before Your virgin birth from the womb of a virgin girl named Mary, Isaiah
prophesied of Your coming as our Messiah (Matthew 1:23). In this holy mystery so
hard to fully grasp, the Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us as
Immanuel-God with us (John 1:14).
The nature of Your birth
was a "sign" to all of the nature of our God, a God willing to humble Yourself
even into the likeness of human flesh and blood to reveal to us Your great love
for us and desire to be near with us. "Let this mind be in you which also was in
Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be
equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a
bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men" (Philippians 2:5-7).
The Holy Spirit entered the
womb of Mary to conceive our Savior (Matthew 1:18). And now Your Holy Spirit is
a sign to us that You are still with us, the Spirit of Christ within us
(Colossians 1:27). Your Holy Spirit, abiding within us, is always reminding us
that You are still near to us and always reminding us of Your nature and Your
love for us (John 16:14). O Come, Immanuel. We will rejoice that God is with us.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love
of Jesus, Tommy
Hays
Friends, may
you be filled afresh with the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ today, carrying God
with you, abiding within you, everywhere you go. Please pray the same for
me. God bless you, my friend.
Friends,
thank you for your prayers for us this weekend at Cornerstone Assembly
of God in Danville, Kentucky, at our Brokenness to
Breakthrough! meetings. Two
men came forward to get down on their knees with me to pray for Jesus to come
into their hearts for the first time Sunday morning in
salvation. And the Holy Spirit moved mightily to bring healng
and freedom in many hearts. Praise God! Thank you so much for being a partner in
ministry with us through your prayers. I welcome them as I continue in personal
prayer ministry appointments this week in Lexington, Kentucky and southern
Indiana.
Tommy Hays | Messiah
Ministries
Healing from the Inside
Out
2800 Tates Creek
Road
Lexington, Kentucky
40502
