Morning by Morning—Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays: "The People Who Know Their God" will "Stand Firm and Take Action" with "Great Exploits"

Friday, October 23, 2020

"The People Who Know Their God" will "Stand Firm and Take Action" with "Great Exploits" - October 23, 2020

Morning by Morning, October 23 - "The People Who Know Their God" will "Stand Firm and Take Action" with "Great Exploits"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I welcome You here in my heart and every moment of my day -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirt of God. ...

"Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits" (Daniel 11:32 NKJV). "He shall seduce with intrigue those who violate the covenant; but the people who are loyal to their God shall stand firm and take action" (NRSV).

Daniel spoke of the days of spiritual battle to come. Many of his words have come to pass at various levels of prophetic fulfillment, and yet some are reserved for ultimate fulfillment at "the time of the end" (Daniel 11:40 and 12:9). And certainly our days are days filled with spiritual battles of aggressive wickedness against the Covenant of God, filled and fueled with corruption, flattery, intrigue, seeking to deceive and ensnare even the people of the Covenant of God.

But in the face of the battles and in the midst of the darkness, those who "who know their God," those "who are loyal to their God," "shall be strong and carry out great exploits;" they "shall stand firm and take action!"

If we are to be strong and stand firm in these dark days, we must know our God in deeper intimacy. We must be determined to persevere in loyalty to our God and in faithfulness to the Covenant of our God. Not in our power, not in our strength. Not in our wisdom, not in our plans. But only in the power of Your Spirit, standing firm in Your Word, will we prevail. Yet not only prevail, but also overcome and advance with "great exploits" by authority in the name of our God in our words and the nature and character of our God in our hearts as our witness!

Through these battles, "some of the wise will fall victim to persecution" (Daniel 11:35). But even then, "they will be refined and cleansed and made pure until the time of the end, for the appointed time is still to come" (v 11:35 NLT). Even in the midst of the darkness, in the face of the onslaught of wickedness and deception in rejection of the Covenant of God and the persecution of the people of God, "Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever!" (Daniel 12:3). At "the time of the end," at the height of intensity of these spiritual battles, "Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined by these trials" even though "the wicked will continue in their wickedness, and none of them will understand" (v. 12:9-10).

Come, Holy Spirit! Come purify us, cleanse us, and refine us through these trials we face and persecution we endure. Draw us nearer to You, in deeper intimacy with You -- our Father God, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit of the Living God. May we be a people who know their God, knowing both the truth of Your Word and the power of Your Spirit. May we stand firm and take action! May we do great exploits in the power of Your name, with Your nature being formed in our hearts! And may we lead many to righteousness, as You continue to establish Your righteousness in us! As we go through these times of the end in all the spiritual battles we face, may we "Arise (and) shine; for (our) Light has come, for the glory of the Lord has risen upon (us)!" (Isaiah 60:1) In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you drawn into deeper intimacy with God, knowing the truth of His Word and the power of His Spirit, as you stand firm and take action through these days of spiritual battle, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Ministry in Kentucky This Weekend! Come join us if you are in the Lexington, Kentucky Area (Nicholasville) on October 23-24th where I'll speaking at our Setting Hearts Freeconference at Ignite Church in Nicholasville just west of Lexington. Friday Night at 7PM and Saturday 9-4. No registration or fee. Come for any part you can.
All are welcome! Spread the word!

More details: tommyhays@messiah-ministries.org

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