Morning by Morning, May 10 - First and Foremost
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Let my spirit arise in worship and praise to You -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God -- as I begin my day in right alignment: First the spirit. Then the soul. Then the body. ...
“Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you” (Matthew 6:33).
Before I study my calendar and all I’ll do today, I seek You first. Before I go through my correspondence and phone messages, my bills and my blessings, I seek You first. Even before I get out my list of prayers and needs, of battles to fight and souls to win, I seek You first.
It’s not that I won’t try to practice the presence of God throughout the moments of my day and with every breath I breathe. But at the same time, I want to give You first place in my heart, first place in my thoughts. I want Your name to be the first thought in my mind and the first word from my mouth, as I deliberately, intentionally, begin my day focused upon You before anything else.
Then when the struggles and challenges of the day come, when the pressures of the problems start to build, when “the evil one comes (trying to) snatch away what was sown in (my) heart,” I’m already steadfast in You, taking hold of the One who has taken hold of me (Matthew 13:19). I’m already “rooted and grounded” in You, “filled with all the fullness of God” because I already began my day with You and entrusted my day to You (Ephesians 3:14-19). “Like a tree planted by the waters” I shall not be moved (Jeremiah 17:8). I’m already abiding in You and You’re abiding in me (John 15:4). I’m already “filled with the Spirit” before the world, the flesh, and the devil try to fill my plate with all the tyranny of the urgency and the perceived priority of everything else besides You and Your Kingdom and Your righteousness (Ephesians 5:18).
So thank You for the gift of giving my first focus to You. I’m only responding to Your invitation (Matthew 11:28). I’m only giving my first love and attention to the One who first loved me (1 John 4:19). So here I am to worship. Here I am to welcome You here in my heart right now and into every moment of my day -- first and foremost. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you embrace the ministry of the Holy Spirit to divide your soul from spirit and set every dimension of your being into right alignment of spirit and soul and body to live out this day in Spiritual Alignment, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy & Rocio Hays
Messiah Ministries
17503 La Cantera Parkway, Suite 104407
San Antonio, Texas 78257
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