Morning by Morning—Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays: Overcoming in the Character of Christ

Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Overcoming in the Character of Christ - June 3, 2020

Morning by Morning, June 3 - Overcoming in the Character of Christ

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are the One who is "named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). Fill me and my land with Your Peace today. ...

There's nothing we'll ever face that You've not already faced. There's nothing we'll ever face that You've not already faced for us. Whatever we face, whatever we endure -- we face it with You, we endure it with You, we overcome it with You, because You've already overcome it for us.

Injustice. Riots. Murder. Oppression. Violence. Rage. Senseless Destruction. Rejection and temptation to despair. You faced it all. You endured it all. You overcame it all. And now You call us to give it all to You (1 Peter 5:7).

"Now that we know what we have -- Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God -- let's not let it slip through our fingers. We don't have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He's been through weakness and testing, experienced it all -- all but the sin. So let's walk right up to Him and get what He is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help" (Hebrews 4:14-16 from The Message).

O Lord, our God -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- we need You. We need Your mercy. We need Your help. We need You to come show us the way, to come show us how to pray, to come show us how to stay true to Your character and nature in our hearts as we overcome what we face in these days. We need You to come as our Christ in the midst of our chaos, to come as our Messiah in the midst of our mess.

Even as we ask, we know You hear (1 John 5:14). Even as we seek, we know we'll find (Jeremiah 29:13). You'll provide all the wisdom we need (James 1:5) and all the courage we lack (Joshua 1:6).

By the power of Your Spirit empowering Your people, in the anointing of Your abiding Presence and grace, we will be found faithful in You instead of fearful in our world, courageous to speak up and stand firm, bold to confront and overcome -- all in the power of Your truth and Your love. For the power and the character of Your love in us "does not rejoice in in iniquity, but rejoices in truth; (it) bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails" (1 Corinthians 13:6-8).

With You by our side (Matthew 28:20), with Your Spirit filling us up inside (Ephesians 5:18), we will keep our character, we will hold fast to our love, we will speak out in truth, and we will overcome whatever we face and whatever confronts us in our hearts and in our land in the power and authority of Your name (Philippians 2:10). Whatever we overcome in Your name develops Your character in our hearts:

"Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us" (Romans 5:1-5).

Fill us with Your hope and form Your character in us, as we overcome and stand firm in Christ today. The Spirit and the character of "Christ in (us), the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:27). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend, may you be empowered by the grace and the Spirit of God to overcome in the character of Christ all that you face in your heart and all that we face in our land, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. May we join together in our prayers for America and the nations of our world to experience God's Spirit and power and love, in His righteousness and justice, and even in great revival and awakening in these days. God bless you, my friend!