Morning by Morning, October 5 - “Looking Unto Jesus,” Let the Kingdom Come! Good morning, Lord Jesus. Looking to You, I’m listening to follow Your leading. ... “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:1-2). Cheered on by those who have gone before us in our faith, let us take up their mantles, let us stand on their shoulders, let us honor their legacies, as we now run our race in our generation toward the finish line of “the times of restoration of all things” (Hebrews 11:1-40; Acts 3:21). As we continue to pray, continue to worship, continue to war against the kingdoms of darkness and the kingdoms of this world, all by the power of Your grace and moving of Your Spirit, we will see Your Kingdom come and Your will be done, as Your Kingdom keeps breaking into our world, “on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). We’re to run this race of faith so as to win the prize (1 Corinthians 9:24). And You are our Prize! That’s why we run our race with our eyes on You--“looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith!” (Hebrews 12:2) So give us the grace to keep laying aside every weight that would weigh us down and every sin that would trip us up (Hebrews 12:1). Stir in our spirits to get up and move! To run for the Prize and win! We win when allow You to make us like You. For as we run this race of faith, You use everything we endure and overcome to make us more like You. To be conformed into the image of the Son of God (Romans 8:29). To be transformed in the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2). To be changed into Your image from glory to glory as we look to You and behold Your glory (2 Corinthians 3:18). For as You are, so are we to become (1 John 4:17). “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is” (1 John 3:2). “Now we do not yet see all things put under Him. But we do see Jesus!” (Hebrews 2:8-9) Let us keep looking to You, Jesus. Let us keep seeing You, Jesus. And may one day soon, may we see You coming in the clouds of Your glory! (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18) Like a Groom coming for His bride! (Ephesians 5:25-27; Isaiah 62:5; Revelation 19:7) Like a soon and coming King coming to rule and reign in all the authority of His domain as King of Kings and Lord of Lords! (Revelation 19:16) Like the full manifestation of the Promise of Your Word when our race is run and Your Words are fulfilled--“The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” (Revelation 11:15) Yes, Lord! As we keep running our race, looking to You, laying aside the weights and the sins and everything that’s anything less than Your character in our lives, let Your Kingdom come! Let Your will be done! Here on earth. Here in our world. Here in Your body and Your bride. Here in me and everyone running this race of faith. Right here. Right now. And forevermore! In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today. In the love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you be empowered to keep running your race of faith, looking unto Jesus, so as to win the Prize, as He makes you more like Him each day, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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