Morning by Morning, April 6 - Fearless and Relentless like Jesus
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I watch and wait to see what You're doing, to hear what You're saying, in the communion of prayer with You -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
"Then Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things there; and He said, 'It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer'; but you have made it a den of robbers.' Every day He was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill Him; but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were spellbound by what they heard" (Luke 21:45-48).
On Your way to the cross for us, You were unafraid to confront the powers that be and unafraid of what they could do. You were fearless in the face of death and in the face of their threats. While they were looking for a way to kill You, You were relentless in Your mission.
Lord, let it be so with us.
These are unprecedented times for us in our world right now, just as they were unprecedented times for You in Your world during that last, Holy Week of Your life on earth as the Son of Man and as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
As You were, so are we to be in our world (1 John 4:17). We're to "follow in (Your) steps" (1 Peter 2:21). We're to have "the mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16). We're to be filled with "the Spirit of Christ" (Roman 8:9). And we're to continue the ministry of Christ, with Your character being formed in our hearts and Your power flowing through our lives -- just as the Father sent You, so You send us with the character and power of Your Spirit in us (John 20:21).
May we be fearless in the face of death. Much of our world around us is dying of sickness and disease, dying to our sense of economic security, dying to our sense of peace and hope, dying to our sense of life as normal with a nagging angst that things may never get back to normal. May we not give in to the fear of death, but look to the One who overcame death with all its fears by the power of the resurrection. "So that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death" (Hebrews 2:14-15).
May we be relentless in our mission -- to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our world overwhelmed by fear and sickness and death, as "the body of Christ" (1 Corinthians 12:27). May we be relentless in our mission -- to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19). May we be relentless in our mission -- to "proclaim as (we) go, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons" all in the authority of Your name, the power of Your Spirit, with Your nature in our hearts (Matthew 10:8; Romans 8:29).
You were fearless and relentless on Your way to the cross. May we be fearless and relentless as we walk in Your steps, filled with Your heart, as we "take up (our) cross daily and follow (You)" (Luke 9:23). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you be fearless and relentless in your mission, like Jesus -- living like Christ in your world, being the message of Christ and filled with the Spirit of Christ, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
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