Morning by Morning, March 12 - Days of Noah, Favor of God
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I lift up my face and my heart to worship You and welcome You into every moment of my day, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ...
"The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that He had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved Him to His heart.... But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord" (Genesis 6:2).
You reveal in Your Word, "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man" (Luke 17:23). But even as wickedness and darkness may increase to cover the face of the earth, You will always have a people who find Your favor and carry Your light to display Your glory: "Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn" (Isaiah 60:1-3).
Noah was courageous in the face of the culture of his days. And Noah was obedient as he sought the face of his God. By the grace of God, he endured the darkness the covered the earth with a hope that was set on You. Then You blessed him and his family with Your favor, anointing them and commanding them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth," as You entrusted authority and dominion to their hands (Genesis 9:1-3).
These are the days of the Son of Man, with both good and evil growing up into full maturity for the harvest of souls to come at the end of the age (Matthew 13:36-43). And You still seek a people who will seek Your face to have Your heart to display Your glory with the light of Your Gospel. You still bless and anoint those who, like Noah, have found favor in Your sight because they have found You.
Like Noah, give us courage to overcome our world and wisdom to obey our Creator. With the authority we have in Christ, let us be fruitful and multiply, as we grow in maturity and make disciples of Christ to the ends of the earth. As Your light shines through us and Your glory arises upon us, "the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea" (Habakkuk 2:14). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, I pray you will find favor with God and shine with the light of His glory everywhere He sends you with the authority and dominion He has entrusted to you. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Friends, I'm excited to be speaking and ministering at the Heal The City Prayer Summit this weekend, March 14-15, sponsored by Healing Rooms of San Antonio. Please come join us if you can for this City-wide Prayer and Worship Gathering starting Friday Night (registration at www.HealingRoomsSA.com)
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
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