Morning by Morning, January 16, 2026 — “Hidden with Christ in God”

 

Morning by Morning, January 16, 2026 — “Hidden with Christ in God” Good morning, Lord Jesus. I entrust my life and this day to You as my Lord and Savior, both my Everlasting Father and my Best Friend, embracing Your Spirit within me and Your will before me. ... “For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). In this sense, what does it mean to be both dead and alive, at the same time? ... As I journal what I believe I hear back in my heart is this: “To the degree that you entrust your life to Me, that you surrender your will to Mine, that you choose to follow Me by the guidance of My Spirit moving in your heart and your mind, you have died to yourself and are alive in Me. ‘To the degree’ is entirely dependent upon the measure of your willingness to surrender to Me. And your willingness to surrender to Me is entirely dependent upon your trust in Me. How much you trust Me will determine how must you surrender to Me. How much you surrender to Me will determine how much you are dead to your own will and alive to My will, how much you are insisting on your own way or choosing to embrace My way. Your life is ‘hidden with Christ in God’ to the degree you are dead to yourself in this way and alive in Me because you allow Me to live in you and live My life through you.” ... Yes, Lord. As I test these words I sense I’m hearing against the Word of God, these Scriptures come to mind in confirmation: “Then (Jesus) said to them all, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me’” (Luke 9:23). “I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily” (1 Corinthians 15:31). “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). These Words are more than poetic language. They are Your calling to a lifestyle. A life that dies daily. Daily dying to myself and my will and my ways, apart from You and Your will and Your ways. Lord, help me trust You more today than yesterday. Help me entrust more of me to more of You today than yesterday. Here at the beginning of my day and throughout the moments of my day, as best as I can and all by Your grace, I choose to die to myself and live in You—“hidden with Christ in God.” In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My friend, may you be empowered by the grace of God trust Jesus more, to surrender to Jesus more, that your life may be hidden in Christ in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day! Click Here to Listen to Today's Prayer: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2375760 Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries 502 North Milam Street Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 Please share this word to encourage a friend! Anyone can sign up for free at: https://messiah-ministries.org My Books on Inner Healing, Spiritual Freedom and Spiritual Intimacy with God are Available on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/author/tommyhays “Setting hearts free to be all you were created to be —Free to Be Like Jesus— secure in your identity, growing in maturity, fulfilling your destiny" https://messiah-ministries.org/partner/contribute

Please Keep us in Prayer for These Messiah Ministries Events Every Tuesday Night: (Starting up our 2nd Semester on Tuesday January 13 at 6pm) Teaching my annual 9 Month Discipleship and Equipping Course Free to Be Like Jesus! at Bridge Church Fredericksburg, Texas. 6:00PM Central Time. Zoom Link to join us at 6PM CST: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81392201741?pwd=H8iHgLeWaxF01SZ30BYIPsYZmY9Dud.1 Based on My Books: Free to Be Like Jesus and First the Spirit https://www.amazon.com/author/tommyhays January 19 Join in Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Honoring Day with the Gillespie Country Ministerial Association at the the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Fredericksburg, Texas at Noon. All are welcome. January 22-23 Teaching at the Equipping Retreat with Wallshakers Intercessory Prayer Teaching Team for Mid-Texas Conference of the Global Methodist Church at Bracken Church, San Antonio, Texas January 28-31, 2026. Setting Hearts Free Revival Meeting at Goshen First Church, Global Methodist Church, in Goshen, Indiana. Bilingual Services in English and Spanish, with Rocio Hays interpreting.  February 17-18. Healing From the Inside Out Seminar at Hondo Methodist Church, Global Methodist Church, in Hondo, Texas February 2025 Return Ministry in Cartagena, Colombia March and April Return Ministry to Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan April 25 Preaching for the Revival Meeting at The Empty Cross on the mountain overlooking Kerrville, Texas at The Coming King Sculpture Prayer Garden May 23 Officiate the Wedding of Judith and Tom in Fredericksburg, Texas June 14 Preaching both Services at Bridge Church Fredericksburg, Texas. My past sermons available in the Sermon Archives: https://www.bridgefbg.com/messages Personal Ministry Appointments Spiritual Direction Sessions and Personal Prayer Ministry Sessions of Inner Healing & Spiritual Freedom by Appointment in Person and Online through Zoom. tommyhays@messiah-ministries.org  Sessions are without set cost and all contributions help support the calling and vision of Messiah Ministries. https://messiah-ministries.org/partner/contribute

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