Morning by Morning, February 13 - “Put on the Armor of Light” Good morning, Lord Jesus. I worship You and wait upon You -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ... “The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light” (Romans 13:12). As we travel each day from my room to the places of ministry here in South India, we pass many, many temples to the “gods” who are worshipped in this land. They are “gods” made of stone or cement, mixtures of male and female and animals, often with fierce and angry faces. They’re in cities and the countryside, by the roadside and up on the hills. There’s a giant, golden-colored one up on the high place of the hillside just down the road from my room. They’re everywhere. As I pass them by, I sense You saying in my spirit, “Glance and be aware, but do not stare.” From the Truth of the Word of God, these are idols. And what is worshipped in the places and sacrificed to these “gods” opens up a darkness over the land and over the people of this land. The precious people of this land are very, very spiritual with a deep hunger for spiritual things. But the enemy of our souls offers a counterfeit supply to their spiritual hunger, as they consume a darkness thinking it’s light. But there is One who is the Light. You said, “I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness, but have the Light of Life” (John 8:12). Your Word says, “If we walk in the Light, as He is in the Light, we have followship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 5:7). In that way, by the power of Your grace at work within us, by the Light of Your Life shining through us, we fulfill Your Word over every one of us who are Your disciples, following You in Your Light, saying, “You are the light of world” (Matthew 5:14). So today, as I rise from my place of prayer and go out into my day of ministry, I “cast off the works of darkness” and I “put on the armor of Light” (Romans 13:12). Greater is Your Light who is in me than any darkness I will encounter today (1 John 4:4). Light always overcomes the darkness; and that darkness will never overcome the Light (John 1:5). O God, push back the darkness today! Open up Your heavens over us! Let Your Light shine forth with salvations, healing, deliverance, and revival -- here in my heart and here in the hearts of the precious people of this beautiful and spiritual land! In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today. In the love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you "put on the armor of Light" today and every day, filled with the Light of the One who is the Light of the world, that no darkness can every overcome, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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