Morning by Morning, September 2 - No More Sorrow, No More Pain!
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be at the heart and center of all I am and all I do today. ...
"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'See the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be His peoples, and God Himself will be with them; He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away'" (Revelation 21:1-4).
One day to come, we'll dwell in the holy city of our God, in the eternal presence of our God, when all things are made new. No more sorrow, no more pain. The Bridegroom and the bride, our God and Your people -- at home and at peace, at last. O glorious day!
But even now, even in this world where we live out our days before that glorious day to come, heaven breaks into the earth and into our hearts, in foretastes and measures, as we turn to You in worship and prayer, with expectant faith. When we pray as You taught us to pray, "Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven," it's our invitation to You for the glory of heaven to come shining into our lives -- like the first rays of dawn before the full rising of the morning sun.
When we woke up this morning (in a cozy little cottage some kind, new friends offered for the night while we're ministering out of town), my wife Rocio noticed her back pain was still gone! In a deep atmosphere of healing worship, deeply embracing the presence of the Lord last night at the healing academy we're teaching in Fredericksburg, we were all praying for freedom and healing from pain. With several others, Rocio noticed her pain was gone! But she wanted to "check it out" to see if it was still gone this morning. And it was! Praise God!
Thank You, Lord Jesus! You are our Healer! And we thank You for these times when we get to experience of foretaste of the coming of the kingdom of God -- here on earth, here in our hearts, even here in our bodies and places of pain and sorrow. Even these days can be glorious days, when we great each day with expectant faith and worshipping hearts!
All will not be healed and freed until You return in the fullness of the consummation of Your kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. All the tears will not be wiped away and all the mourning and crying and pain will not fully pass from every heartbreak in our broken and fallen world, until that glorious day of "a new heaven and new earth." But right now, we can celebrate all You are doing and every way the light of the dawn of that glorious day to come is already breaking into our lives and our world.
So we just cry out to You, "More, Lord! More of You! More of Your presence! More of Your power! More of Your glory breaking in and shining through our lives! Your kingdom come! Your will be done! Here on earth, as it is in heaven! (Matthew 6:10) May the knowledge of the glory of the Lord cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea! (Habakkuk 2:14) In Jesus' name I pray! Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you experience the kingdom of God breaking into your heart and your life, like the rays of the dawn of the coming glorious day of the Lord, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Healing Academy Last Night.
Friends, thank you so much for your prayers for Rocio and I ministering in Fredericksburg, Texas last night, teaching our Healing Academy at the Bridge Church. We experienced deep healing worship and a beautiful and powerful presence of the Lord! I pray those encounters for you!
I'm teaching from the Biblical principles on healing prayer from my book:
Free to Be Like Jesus!
--Transforming Power
of Inner Healing & Deliverance
New Mailing Address for Messiah Ministries:
Tommy & Rocio Hays
Messiah Ministries
17503 La Cantera Parkway, Suite 104407
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Tommy & Rocio Hays | Messiah Ministries
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