Morning by Morning—Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays: Things to Know at "The Time of the End"

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Things to Know at "The Time of the End" - Morning by Morning, April 28, 2020

Morning by Morning, April 28 - Things to Know at "The Time of the End"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Looking to You, I listen for Your leading to begin my day embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with Your Holy Spirit. ...

"At that time Michael, the great prince, the protector of your people, shall arise. There shall be a time of anguish, such as has never occurred since nations first come into existence. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book. Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contemp. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and the book sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be running back and forth, and evil shall increase" (Daniel 12:1-4).

Lord, we don't know just how close we are to "the time of the end." But we do know we see "a time of anguish" and a time where it seems like "evil shall increase." We do know it's a time when we need our Great Protector, our Great Savior, the only One who can "deliver (our) people" to arise in our hearts and in the earth as the King of King and Lord of Lords, sending Your Word and Your Spirit, Your angels and archangels and the hosts of heaven to join with us in the epic spiritual battles of these days.

We do know we want our names to be "written in the book" -- written on the palms of Your hands and sealed in center of Your heart. We do know we want to be among those who are "wise," who "shine like the brightness of the sky," who shine "like the stars forever and ever." And we do know we want to be found faithful through these times to be among those "who lead many to righteousness" -- for You are our Righteousness and You are the only One who can set things right in our hearts and in our world.

There's a lot we don't know in these days. That's why many are "running back and forth." But there are many things we do know. And these are the things that must be at the center of our lives to get us through these days.

Show us these things. Strengthen these things. These are the things that cannot be shaken. These are the things that will remain when all else fails. These are things like our salvation by grace through faith in You, being grounded in Your Word and filled with Your Spirit, humbling ourselves from all our pride to willingly choose to be desperately dependent upon You alone, drawing near to You in deeply abiding personal intimacy with You in every dimension of Your Being as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God, trusting and obeying and becoming more like You every day as we learn to love and receive Your love and express Your love in our world.

Show us, strengthen us, awaken us and empower us, to stand firm in You through these days, to learn all Your teaching us in these days. These may be the days where You're beginning to reveal the secrets and open the seals of the book. These may be the days where we are honored to be called and chosen to be alive, to awaken and arise and shine for just such a time as this! Lord God, let us not miss our part in these days! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you be found faithful through these days, secure in the One you need to know to arise and shine as one of His wise and bright ones, leading many to righteousness, leading many to the Righteous One, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!