Morning by Morning, May 20 - Returning with Joy!
Good morning, Lord Jesus. At the sound of Your name, let every knee bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of the Father. I bow down and confess out loud Your Lordship over my life today. ...
"After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He Himself intended to go. He said to them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.... The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, in Your name even the demons submit to us! ... At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, 'Thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was Your gracious will!" (Luke 10:1-21)
Thank You, Jesus! You sent us to Your harvest in Uganda, proclaiming the coming of the Kingdom of God and the Good News of the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ. And we saw You demonstrate the power of God through the words and prayers and love in action You gave us to give away to the people of that land. And after just a week that seemed like a life-time, we've returned with joy, shouting Your praises and telling the stories of Your wondrous grace to them and to us.
We are praising You, God, for an incredible time of ministry in the African cities, villages, and countryside where You sent us in Uganda -- Teaching on Healing Prayer Ministry at the Pastors and Leaders Conference with 560 pastors and leaders from all over the area around Mubende, Uganda; giving out Bibles to the pastors and evangelists in their own language, evangelistic ministry in the markets with many salvations and a dramatic deliverance seeing a tormented woman set free and embrace Jesus, with the gathering crowd seeing the power of the love of God in the mighty name of Jesus; ministry in the villages and countryside with salvations, ministry at orphanages and boarding schools with salvations; 28 students getting saved at the High School; getting to preach and pray on the radio broadcasting across the nation of Uganda one morning; preaching at two churches Sunday morning, with testimonies of healing and encouragement after the prayers. Even on the flight home, one of our team prayed inner healing all night for a pastoral counselor from Holland who wants us to bring out team there next.
Your harvest is ripe! O Lord, send us as Your laborers in Your vineyard declaring the word of the Lord!
And that we return home, help us hold on to these things and ponder them in our hearts. We are forever changed. Now help us not simply return to life as usual, but also help us re-enter life as usual without letting go of all You've done in each one of us. Let us be ready at any moment to say, "Here I am, Lord; send me" -- whether it's to the nations or across the street. Whenever we do, we'll always return with joy! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, I pray you would go out in the power of God's love and Spirit wherever He sends you into His harvest, knowing you will return with great joy in your heart! Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Friends, thank you so much for all of our prayers for us and our ministry to Africa in partnership with New Life Endowment Ministries. Everyone was healthy and filled with joy, sharing the love of God in Jesus Christ everywhere we went. We could never do this kind of ministry with your prayers and I thank God for you! Thank you so much for joining with me in this journey of prayer! Love you all, Tommy.
I've been posting some of our photos on Facebook and will include a few below. God bless you!
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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