Morning by Morning, July 7 - “Be Patient and Stand Firm”
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Your name be high and lifted up -- here in my heart and every moment of my day. ...
“You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near” (James 5:8).
Come, Lord Jesus. One day You’re coming again in the skies. And every day between now and then, You’re coming again in my heart. Every day You invite me, “Come near to God and He will come near to you” (v. 4:8)
So I pray for Your grace to “be patient.” I pray for Your grace to “stand firm.”
There’s a difference between being “patient” and being “passive.” You didn’t say “be passive.” You said “be patient.” So in my patience, may I actively continue to be prepared, to grow in grace, to be poised and ready, steadfast and standing firm.
In my patience, may You keep me grounded in Your Word and filled with Your Spirit, on call for Your command -- not just passively waiting for You to take me to heaven, but actively and patiently, persistently standing firm for what is right and true as You bring heaven into my heart and my world now.
That’s one of the ways “(Your) coming is near” and “(Your) kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 3:2). That’s one of the ways Your kingdom comes and Your will is done, here on earth and here in my heart, as it is in heaven (Matthew 3:10).
So by the power of Your grace, give me patience for that, as I stand firm in You. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you be patient and stand firm, as you actively, patiently, and persistently stand firm in what is right and true by the power of the grace of God in you, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy & Rocio Hays
Messiah Ministries
412 S. Adams Street #148
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
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