Morning by Morning—Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays: A Sign of the Times -December 23, 2020

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

A Sign of the Times -December 23, 2020

Morning by Morning, December 23 - A Sign of the Times

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me begin my day with You in my heart -- embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with Your Holy Spirit. ...

"This will be a sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger" (Luke 2:12)

There are many signs of our times. Signs in the heavens and signs on the earth. Some good and some not so good. But even among the signs of darkness and gloom, You're always our Sign of Light and Hope.

You came as a Babe, wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger. And You still come as our Savior and the Light of the World -- wrapped in the hands and feet, in the words and prayers, in the love and joy of those who are called by Your name and seeking to live in Your ways, with Your Spirit and Abiding Presence resting in the manger of our hearts. "Christ in (us), the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:27).

Lord Jesus, let us be signs of hope, filled with Your Life and Your Light in our world. As You are, so are we to be in our world (1 John 4:17). We're to walk in Your ways and display Your love and reveal Your hope (1 Peter 2:21).

In this mystery of the union of Your heart with Your people, in this this mystery of the fellowship of Your Holy Spirit abiding within our human spirits, the One who came stills comes. With our eyes on You and with You in our hearts, let us be an expression of Your Light and Hope as a sign of our times. "May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with (us) all" (2 Corinthians 13:14). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you be filled with the Holy Spirit and overflowing with the love and grace of God in your world as sign of Christ in our world, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. And I keep joining with you and so many in prayer, standing firm in faith for our nation and our world through this challenging time. God bless you, my friend!