Morning by Morning, December 26 - After Christmas Morning
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I'm listening for Your leading -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God -- as I begin my day in the communion of prayer with You. ...
"The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them" (Luke 2:20 NKJV).
After Christmas morning, "the shepherds returned" to where they had been and went back to what they had been doing. But they were different. And their lives were forever changed. They returned "glorifying and praising God" after their encounter with You!
Now that Christmas is passed, now that the presents are opened and the pies are eaten and the parties are over, we begin to return to where we were and what we were doing. But we are different now. We've drawn closer to You through these days of Advent, full of anticipation and expectant faith, excited to see the King and encounter our Savior.
A moment in Your Presence changes us forever. And those moments are meant to be so much more than one morning on the calendar. Morning by morning, moment by moment, You wake us up and draw us near for each new day and each fresh encounter with the Living God. And as we behold You, again and again, we are forever changed every time. "We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord" (2 Corinthians 3:18).
Now, as You send me out into my day, filled afresh with Your Spirit and forever changed from a fresh encounter alone with You in Your Presence, I go out "glorifying and praising God for all the things (I've) heard and seen!" I've been changed and send me out to be Your ambassador of change everywhere I go and in everything I do (2 Corinthians 5:20). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
My friend, may you go out into your day glorifying and praising God, forever changed by your fresh encounter with the Living God in the communion of prayer with Him, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. Merry Christmas and God bless you, my friend!
Thank you for joining with me on this daily journey of prayer.
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Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
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San Antonio, Texas 78257
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