Morning by Morning—Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays: "Take Root, Take Hold, and Don't Let Go!"

Thursday, September 03, 2020

"Take Root, Take Hold, and Don't Let Go!" - September 3, 2020

Morning by Morning, September 3 - "Take Root, Take Hold, and Don't Let Go!"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. King of Kings and Lord of Lords, come rule and reign in my heart and my day. ...

I hear in my heart this morning: "Take root, take hold, and don't let go!" ...

Yes, Lord. Now this Word comes to mind, as Your Holy Spirit keeps speaking to my heart:

"(Jesus) began to teach them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them: 'Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil. And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since it had no root, it withered away. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.' And He said, 'Let anyone with ears to hear listen!'" (Mark 4:1-9)

Those with no depth of soil, that have no root, will wither away. Those who "refuse to love the truth and so be saved" will not be able to withstand the days of "rebellion" and "lawlessness" before "the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gather together to Him."

As Your Word warns us to prepare us: "As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here. Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first ("a falling away" KJV) and the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction ("the son of perdition" KJV). He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God. Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you? And you know what is restraining him, so that he may be revealed when his times come. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but only until the one who now restrains it is removed. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of His mouth, annihilating him by the manifestation of His coming. The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan, who uses all power, signs, and lying wonders, and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved" (2 Thessalonians 2:1-10).

Holy Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me. Do Your deep work within me. Make my heart good soil -- broken up of pride, weeded out of sin, and ready to receive the penetrating, uncompromising truth of the Word of God to go deep and take root. Deeper still, more every day. Let It grow and take hold. And empower me to never let go.

Through the withering winds of lawlessness in our world, through the scorching sun of the spirit of rebellion seeking to harden our hearts and weaken our faith, give us the grace and power of Your Spirit for Your Word to take root, to take hold, that we may never let go. Instead, may we even grow and increase in these days of the great harvest at hand, to yield even "thirty and sixty and a hundredfold" -- deeply "rooted and grounded" in Your Word and in Your love, that You may produce through us exceedingly, abundantly far more than we could ever ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:14-21). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you let the Word of God by the Spirit of God go deep into the good soil He has prepared in your heart, that you may withstand and increase through these days of both great challenge and great harvest at hand, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Thursday Night, October 1st. Save the Date!

I'm excited to be the Keynote Speaker at the Hill Country Aglow Meeting at the Kendall Inn of Boerne, Texas next to Peggys-on-the-Green. My wife Rocio and I will be ministering the healing love of God after the message, in a deep atmosphere of worship and prayer. Come join us at 7:00 pm and spread the word! More details to follow.

Free to Be Like Jesus!

--Transforming Power

of Inner Healing & Deliverance