Morning by Morning, October 3 - "Filled with Fresh Joy!"
"Soon -- and it will not be very long -- the forests of Lebanon will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops. In that day the deaf will hear words read from a book, and the blind will see through the gloom and darkness. The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the Lord. The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.... My People will no longer be ashamed or turn pale with fear. For when they see their many children and all the blessings I have given them, they will recognize the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob. They will stand in awe of the God of Israel" (Isaiah 29:17-23 NLT).
You spoke these words of hope and healing to Israel through the prophet Isaiah at a time of deep darkness and gloom upon their land. There was much confusion, anger, and fear. They were suffering the consequences of their sins as a nation and experiencing the judgment of God. In the absence of repentance, more was to come. But even then, You were pointing them to Yourself and Your mercy and grace. Even then You were calling them to repentance and faith, to have eyes of hope for the time to come when they would humble themselves and "be filled with fresh joy from the Lord" (v. 19).
When we humble ourselves in Your sight, You always lift us up (James 4:10). You continually remind us of Your covenant of revival that begins with humility -- "If My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray, seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sin, and heal their land" (2 Chronicles 7:14). "For You deliver a humble people" (Psalm 18:27). "For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with victory" (Psalm 149:4).
As You said to Your first disciples, so You continue to say to Your disciples of every generation, "All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted" (Matthew 23:12). "For God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6).
Pride opposes Your presence. Humility draws Your presence. And "in Your presence there is fullness of joy!" (Psalm 16:11)
So as we humble ourselves in Your sight -- in our hearts and on behalf of our nation -- we welcome Your grace and embrace Your presence. Then our blind eyes can see again and our deaf ears can hear again! Then our hearts will become fertile fields again to yield the bountiful crops of Your great harvest in our land and in our generation! (Matthew 13:39; Mark 4:29; Luke 10:2; John 4:35) "Will You not revive us again, so that Your people may rejoice in You?" (Psalm 85:6). I believe You will! And we will be "filled with fresh joy from the Lord!" (Isaiah 29:19) In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
My friend, may you be filled with fresh joy in the presence of the Lord, as you humble yourself in His sight in your heart and on behalf of our nation, to see another great revival, awakening, and harvest in our generation, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
School of Ministry - Level 2 - in San Antonio
Friends, please keep us in prayer tonight as we begin our Level 2 School of Ministry by Rapha God Ministries and continue for 6 weeks on Thursday nights. We will be learning and experiencing personal prayer ministry of inner healing and deliverance, hosted at Oak Hills Church - Alamo Ranch in San Antonio. DVDs are available for our Level 1 and Level 2 Training: RaphaGodMinistries.com/resources
Preaching Ministry to Pakistan Report.
Praising God for another mighty move of His Holy Spirit in Pakistan through our Skype Internet Ministry Monday night! Each month we set up a big screen for me to preach through our interpreter on site in a different village. We just received this report fro Pastor Fazal with these pictures and exciting testimonies coming in so far! "Dear Pastor Tommy, Thank you very much to share Powerful Blessed Sermon with people of Pakistan in Village. Thanks Lord 304 Souls are saved and 109 People are healed by prayers from different things. One Lady healed from Eyes Problem and 5 Persons are healed and they can walk now clearly."
Amen!! Praise God!!
Thank you to all my friends who pray for us and support us to make this ministry possible! Each month, I am preaching in different villages around Lahore, Pakistan in the Punjab Region through Skype in these outdoor evangelistic meetings. We set up a big screen with our interpreter, Brother Suleman, and follow up prayer team in our partnership of ministry with Pastor Fazal.
God bless you! And please keep us in prayer to make arrangements for our meeting next month in Pakistan!
"And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come!" (Matthew 24:14)
Friends, Thank you for joining with me on this daily journey of prayer, seeking to grow in intimacy with God and the character of Christ. Thank you to all those who join with me in support and prayer of this ministry of helping people experience and encounter the Living God through intimate prayer and transformational ministry of healing and freedom in Christ -- "healing from the inside out" of "spirit and soul and body." God bless you!
For Speaking Engagements, Spiritual Retreats, Seminars, and Conferences, please contact me at: tommyhays@messiah-ministries.org 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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