Morning by Morning—Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays: Honoring Moses, Arising as Joshua

Friday, April 24, 2020

Honoring Moses, Arising as Joshua - Morning by Morning, April 24, 2020

Morning by Morning, April 24 - Honoring Moses, Arising as Joshua

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I welcome You in my heart and every moment of my day. Now I ask You to lead me as I pray -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...

"Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel: 'Be strong and bold, for you are the one who will go with this people into the land that the Lord has sworn to their ancestors to give them; and you will put them in possession of it. It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed'" (Deuteronomy 31:7-8).

Father, we thank You for the past generations of faithful leaders and faithful followers of Jesus. We thank You for all they have done, all by the power of Your grace and the guidance of Your Holy Spirit to establish and build the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ and extend the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. We honor our fathers and mothers in the faith. And we honor their faith in You. As Your Word says, "Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you" (Exodus 20:12 and Ephesians 6:2-3).

And now it's time to move on. Now it's time to press in. Now it's time to advance and possess the "land" that You have set before us in our generation. It's time to look and see what You are doing in our day. It's time to receive Your anointing as Your faithful leaders and faithful followers of Jesus. It's time to embrace Your commissioning to go forward in the ways of Your will, in the guidance of Your Spirit, and all in the power of Your grace.

"A new day will dawn on us from above because our God is loving and merciful. He will give light to those who live in the dark and in death's shadow. He will guide us into the way of peace" (Luke 1:78-79). "I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert" (Isaiah 43:19).

Like the army of the dawn, may we arise and advance, "strong and bold," knowing You are with us, knowing You will lead us, knowing You are within us by the presence and power of Your Spirit. You will not fail us or forsake us. You will lead us to possess all You've purposed to fulfill in Your heart for our generation.

Holy Spirit of the Living God, cast away our fears and fill us with faith. Deliver us from doubt and clarify our focus. There will always be questions, but You provide the answers. There will always be battles, but You provide the victory. In You, we will not be afraid and we will not be dismayed. In You, we will be bold and we will be strong.

In preparation for the great advance of Your kingdom, You are making us ready -- more sensitive to the Your Spirit, more grounded in Your Word, more obedient to Your will, more unified in Your truth, more ready to advance and overcome at the command of Your word as the army of the Lord.

So as we honor Moses, we arise as Joshua. As we thank You for all You've done in the past, we're excited and expectant to see all You will do now and in the days to come -- in the day of the dawn now set before us. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

My friend, may you be filled with faith and free of fear, bold and strong in the presence and power of the Holy Spirit -- honoring the generations of the Moses' in your life and now arising as the generation of Joshua -- to arise and advance at the command of the Lord as the army of the dawn, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!