One Betrayed, All Deserted - April 4

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit, I seek to begin my day focused on You, O Lord, my God. ...

"When it was evening, He came with the twelve. And when they had taken their places and were eating, Jesus said, 'Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me, one who is eating with Me.' ... When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them, 'You will all become deserters; for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered.' But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee" (Mark 14:17-28).

One would betray You. All would desert You. Yet, You shared Your last meal with them, even as Your very Body and Blood with them (v. 14:22-24). You loved them and forgave them. Then You encouraged them to keep the faith and hold fast to the hope within them.

Though we can be faithless, You are always faithful. Though we can so often give in to our fears and failures, You are always giving of Yourself and forgiving of our sins. In so many ways we so often betray You or desert You in the weakness of our human flesh. We so often find it hard to always stand by You and continue to fully follow You on the journey of Your cross and ours. Peter protested that he would (v. 14:29). But in the end, he could not (v. 14:66-72).

Forgive us, Lord. Like Peter and all the others, our spirit is strong, but our flesh is weak (v. 14:38). Our good intentions abound, but our commitment often waivers. Despite their failure to endure to the end, there was another day for Your disciples (v. 16:7). And for us on this side of the cross, every day is another day to repent of every failure of the day before and arise in newness of life by the mercy and power of Your grace to choose to follow You again. "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:22-23). Praise You, O God, for loving us so. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

My friends, God bless you in your journey with Jesus during this Holy Week of remembering His journey to the cross.

Be empowered, equipped, and encouraged to fulfill your destiny in Christ!

Tommy & Sylvia Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out

www.messiah-ministries.org

Pressing Ahead, Leading the Way - April 3

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me center my thoughts and ground my day in Your Word and in Your Spirit. ...

"They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was to happen to Him, saying, 'See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death; then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles; they will mock Him, and spit upon Him, and flog Him, and kill Him; and after three days He will rise again" (Mark 10:32-34).

The cross before You with all its sufferings - to be betrayed, rejected, condemned, mocked, humiliated, tortured, and killed. Those closest to You were filled with fear, but You were filled with faith. Even with certain knowledge of all that was to come, You were pressing ahead, leading the way, determined to accomplish all that the Father had put in Your heart to do. "When the days drew near for Him to be taken up, He set His face to go to Jerusalem" (Luke 9:51).

Lord, give me courage to follow You even when I'm afraid. Give me a determined spirit to accomplish all You've put in my heart to do, no matter the cost. Fill my heart with faith to trust Your plan for my life. Your Word gives us certain knowledge that there will be times of suffering for those who choose to follow Christ, but also the promise of great joy to come as we rise with You. This is our inheritance as the children of God and followers of Christ. In You, we are "heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ - if, in fact, we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him" (Romans 8:17). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Be empowered, equipped, and encouraged to fulfill your destiny in Christ!

Tommy & Sylvia Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out

www.messiah-ministries.org

The Journey to the Cross - April 2

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Open the eyes of my heart and the ears of my spirit, as I watch and wait for You. ...

"I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, 'Where are You going?' But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.... I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.... A little while, and you will no longer see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me" (John 16:4-16).

In those last days on earth as the Son of Man on the journey to the cross, Your first disciples didn't understand. They had begun to think You'd be with them forever in the flesh. They had begun to think they'd see You establish an earthly kingdom in their physical realm, where there would always and only be miracles and joy. But as You began to prepare their hearts for the tragic and traumatic days to come, their hearts were filled with sorrow.

They didn't understand the necessity or the significance of the cross. They didn't understand what You meant when You said, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit" (v. 12:23-24).

So You continued to encourage them in hope that there would joy beyond the cross. What would seem as death and defeat would become victory and life. "Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will have pain, but your pain will turn into joy.... So you have pain now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you" (v. 16:20-22).

As with Your first disciples, You let us hear what we can bear. You let us know that the servants are not above our Master, nor the disciples above our Teacher (v. 13:16). The world persecuted You and the world will persecute us, as we take up Your cause and our cross to follow You on the journey to the cross. But as You encouraged Your first disciples, so You continue to encourage us: "In Me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world!" (v. 16:33).

As we enter into the Holy Week, remembering the journey to the cross, help me keep my eyes fixed on You. I'm not looking for You to build an earthly kingdom in the physical realm, I'm longing for You to establish Your spiritual kingdom in my heart - for the kingdom of God is within me (Luke 17:21). By the power of Your grace, I will keep "looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Please come join us for our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry April 18-21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky, focusing on healing prayer and prophetic ministry Click Here for Our Events Calendar Please spread the word to your friends who may have a calling and passion to be equipped and empowered for this type of ministry. You can also order our Level 1 and Level 2 Schools, and other healing and equipping resources, recorded live on DVD and CD Click Here for Our Ministry Resources

Thank you for praying for our Spiritual Gifts Weekend. The Presence of the Holy Spirit was very thick with us! Please let us know if you'd like to have the DVD.

Be empowered, equipped, and encouraged to fulfill your destiny in Christ!

Tommy & Sylvia Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out

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Out of Great Love - March 30

Good morning, Lord Jesus. As best as I can and all by Your grace, I entrust all that I am and all that I have to You today. ...

"But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ - by grace you have been saved - and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come, He might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:4-7).

O how You love us. Not just when we're good, not just when we're obedient, not just when we're productive - You always love us. The riches of Your grace are immeasurable; the security of Your love is immovable. "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:22-23).

Lord, let me never doubt Your love for me. Let me never question the intentions of Your heart toward me. Even before I ever opened my heart to let You in, You loved me and gave Yourself for me. Let the unbending truth of Your unfailing love keep me secure.

In the name of Jesus, I renounce every insecurity and every sense of unworthiness of the love of the One who created me and calls me by name and seated me in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Come Holy Spirit. Come fill me afresh every moment of every day with this powerful sense of the security.

O how great is the Father's love for us. O how vast beyond all measure. By Your grace, I choose to embrace all the love You have for me. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

If You're in the Lexington Area, please Join us This Weekend March 30-31, Friday Night and Saturday, for our Spiritual Gifts Weekend in Lexington, Kentucky for Activation and Impartation of Spiritual Gifts Click Here for Our Events Calendar Sylvia and I will be teaching and we will be recording the sessions live if you'd like to order it on DVD shortly.

Come join us for our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry April 18-21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky, focusing on healing prayer and prophetic ministry Click Here for Our Events Calendar Please spread the word to your friends who may have a calling and passion to be equipped and empowered for this type of ministry. You can also order our Level 1 and Level 2 Schools, and other healing and equipping resources, recorded live on DVD and CD Click Here for Our Ministry Resources

"Rider in the Heavens" - March 28

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I steady my soul and rest in Your Spirit, as I listen for Your voice and wait for Your leading. ...

"O Rider in the heavens, the ancient heavens; listen, He sends out His voice, His mighty voice" (Psalm 68:33).

Lord Jesus, You are the Rider in the heavens. You are the mighty Voice of God, the very Word of God: "Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse! Its Rider is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name inscribed that no one knows but Himself. He is clothed in a robed dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God" (Revelation 19:11:13).

O Rider in the heavens, I want to hear Your voice. I want to fully trust in Your faithfulness and truth. I want to seek Your kingdom and Your righteousness. I want to see You move mightily in the heavens , on the earth, and here in my heart, as You establish the fullness of the victory of Your cross through the power of Your blood. And I want to celebrate with You now and throughout eternity that "the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ" (Revelation 11:15, NKJ). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

If You're in the Lexington Area, please Join us This Weekend March 30-31, Friday Night and Saturday, for our Spiritual Gifts Weekend in Lexington, Kentucky for Activation and Impartation of Spiritual Gifts Click Here for Our Events Calendar Sylvia and I will be teaching and we will be recording the sessions live if you'd like to order it on DVD shortly.

Come join us for our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry April 18-21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky, focusing on healing prayer and prophetic ministry Click Here for Our Events Calendar Please spread the word to your friends who may have a calling and passion to be equipped and empowered for this type of ministry. You can also order our Level 1 and Level 2 Schools, and other healing and equipping resources, recorded live on DVD and CD Click Here for Our Ministry Resources

Press In to the Promise of Intimacy - March 27

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I open my heart and welcome You in, as we begin this day together in prayer. ...

Press in

Press in

I press in to You

Come in

Come in

Let Me come in to you

For you are here

And I Am here

For you are near

And I Am near to you

Press in

Yes, Lord. I hear You stirring this song in my spirit, calling me to press in to You. And I hear my spirit responding. Thank You for Your promise of intimacy with all who respond to Your call: "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you" (James 4:8).

I want to begin this day pressing in, drawing near to You. And I also want to continue pressed in, drawn near throughout all the moments of my day. That's another one of Your great promises of intimacy: "Abide in Me as I abide in you" (John 15:4). "By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit" (1 John 4:13).

You give us of Your Spirit so we can live every moment of every day abiding in You. How could we neglect such a great promise? By Your grace, I will not. By Your grace I will embrace Your great promise of intimacy with me. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Come join us for our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry April 18-21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky, focusing on healing prayer and prophetic ministry Click Here for Our Events Calendar Please spread the word to your friends who may have a calling and passion to be equipped and empowered for this type of ministry. You can also order our Level 1 and Level 2 Schools, and other healing and equipping resources, recorded live on DVD and CD Click Here for Our Ministry Resources

Join us This Weekend March 30-31, Friday Night and Saturday, for our Spiritual Gifts Weekend in Lexington, Kentucky for Activation and Impartation of Spiritual Gifts Click Here for Our Events Calendar

Put Your Gifts into Practice - March 26

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Draw me into that deep place of communion in prayer. ...

"Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders. Put these things into practice, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress" (1 Timothy 4:14-15).

You want us to know our gifts of God. You want us to put them into practice with devotion and passion. You want us to keep learning, keep growing, keep serving. "Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received" (1 Peter 4:10).

In living out our gifts, we are allowing You to live out that expression and dimension of Yourself through each of us. You have given us Your Spirit, Your great Gift. And with the Spirit of Christ abiding in us, we can be Your Body, bearing Your gifts, touching lives in the power of Your grace (1 Corinthians 12:1-31). In devotion to You, help me put into practice all You've entrusted to me today. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Thank you for praying for our Revival at All Nations Church. We had an incredible move of God's Spirit. One lady had a tremendous breakthrough from fear Saturday night, among many more lives the Lord touched and changed in the power of His love. Your prayers and support make this ministry possible. God bless you!

Come join us for our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry April 18-21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky, focusing on healing prayer and prophetic ministry Click Here for Our Events Calendar Please spread the word to your friends who may have a calling and passion to be equipped and empowered for this type of ministry. You can also order our Level 1 and Level 2 Schools, and other healing and equipping resources, recorded live on DVD and CD Click Here for Our Ministry Resources

Join us March 30-31, Friday Night and Saturday, for our Spiritual Gifts Weekend in Lexington, Kentucky for Activation and Impartation of Spiritual Gifts Click Here for Our Events Calendar

Persisting in the Promises - March 23

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Led me beside Your still waters in these first moments of my morning, as I watch and wait for the leading of Your Spirit. ...

"Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son. Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be delivered in one moment? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor she delivered her children. Shall I open the womb and not deliver? says the Lord; shall I, the One who delivers, shut the womb? says your God. Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her... For thus says the Lord: I will extend prosperity to her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream.... As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem" (Isaiah 66:7-13).

As a people, You chose Israel as the apple of Your eye and a light to the nations. Yet she so often turned from Your face and rejected Your embrace. She spurned the correction of Your prophets and rejected the leading of Your Spirit. Her selfishness was great, her stubbornness was strong, and her sins were many (v. 66:3-4).

Yet, You promised to never leave her nor forsake her. You continue to reach out to her and love her. Your covenant is eternal and Your promises are certain. And even when it may seem that all is lost and too far gone to have any hope of change, Your word will still go forth and will fully accomplish all that You have purposed and promised (v. 55:11). "And so all Israel will be saved; as it is written, 'Out of Zion will come the Deliverer; He will banish ungodliness from Jacob. And this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins'" (Romans 11:26-27).

Is not their journey our journey? Are not their cycles of sins and failures, repentance and mercy, discouragement and hope an example for us? (1 Corinthians 10:6). "Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness toward you, provided you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off. And even those of Israel, if they do not persist in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again" (Romans 11:22-23).

It's Your severity that judges our doubt and unbelief, our resistance and pride. And it's Your kindness that pours out Your mercy and refuses to allow us to persist in our rejection of all Your promises that await fulfillment if we'll entrust ourselves to You. You can change everything in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. Like a woman crying out in the pains of labor, You deliver us from our distress and bring to life all You've sown and purposed within us. You will be faithful to bring to completion all You have begun (Philippians 1:6). Thank You, Lord. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Friends, we would love for you to join us for our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry April 18-21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky, focusing on healing prayer and prophetic ministry Click Here for Our Events Calendar Please spread the word to your friends who may have a calling and passion to be equipped and empowered for this type of ministry. You can also order our Level 1 and Level 2 Schools, and other healing and equipping resources, recorded live on DVD and CD Click Here for Our Ministry Resources

This weekend March 23-25, we'll be speaking at the Healing Revival at All Nations UMC with Pastor Hahn Choi in Nicholasville, KY. Come join us if your're in the area! Click Here for Our Events Calendar

Join us March 30-31, Friday Night and Saturday, for our Spiritual Gifts Weekend in Lexington, Kentucky for Activation and Impartation of Spiritual Gifts Click Here for Our Events Calendar

"The Lamb at the Center" - March 22

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be at the center of all that I think, all that I feel, all that I am, and all that I do. ...

"For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and He will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes" (Revelation 7:17).

Lord Jesus, You are the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. You forever dwell at the center of the throne of God. And I ask You to dwell forever at the center of my heart. Let my life be centered in Christ.

Guide me each day to Your living springs. Help me drink deeply each day from Your waters of life. Wipe away my tears, heal my wounds, forgive my sins, break my chains. Lamb of God, be at the center of the throne of my life. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Friends, we would love for you to join us for our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry April 18-21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky, focusing on healing prayer and prophetic ministry Click Here for Our Events Calendar Please spread the word to your friends who may have a calling and passion to be equipped and empowered for this type of ministry. You can also order our Level 1 and Level 2 Schools, and other healing and equipping resources, recorded live on DVD and CD Click Here for Our Ministry Resources

This weekend March 23-25, we'll be speaking at the Revival at Lexington UMC with Pastor Hahn Choi in Nicholasville, KY. Come join us if your're in the area! Click Here for Our Events Calendar

Join us March 30-31, Friday Night and Saturday, for our Spiritual Gifts Weekend in Lexington, Kentucky for Activation and Impartation of Spiritual Gifts Click Here for Our Events Calendar

"Tremble at My Word" - March 21

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I love You, Lord. Thank You for first loving me. ...

"But this is the one to whom I will look, to the humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word" (Isaiah 66:2).

To be humble in spirit is to willingly choose to be desperately dependent upon You alone. To be contrite in spirit is to willingly choose to be tenderly sensitive to Your correction and guidance. To tremble at Your word is to willingly choose to highly reverence Your will above our ways in the holy fear of the Lord.

This is the heart that pleases You; this is the life that draws Your favor and embraces Your Presence. "For thus says the high and lofty One, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I will dwell in the high and holy place, and also with those who are contrite and humble in spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite" (v. 57:15).

When we tremble at Your word, we'll no longer tremble at the world. When we humble ourselves in the sight of the Lord, You will lift us up. When we yield to leading of Your Spirit, You'll lead us in the paths of Your righteousness, beside Your still waters, as Your restore our souls. "The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise" (Psalm 51:17). Lord, let it be so in me today and every day. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Friends, we would love for you to join us for our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry April 18-21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky, focusing on healing prayer and prophetic ministry Click Here for Our Events Calendar Please spread the word to your friends who may have a calling and passion to be equipped and empowered for this type of ministry. You can also order our Level 1 and Level 2 Schools, and other healing and equipping resources, recorded live on DVD and CD Click Here for Our Ministry Resources

Thank you for all your prayers for us as we've been ministeing (non-stop!) in Georgia and South Carolina this week. The Lord has been moving mightily through inner healing and prophetic ministry! There's was standing room only in the Partner's Lounge at MorningStar and last night we were led to pray and prophecy over every person at the meeting in Lexington, SC! Please keep praying for us as we move on to some personal ministry times in Charlotte, NC today and tonight, before returning home.

This weekend March 23-25, we'll be speaking at the Revival at Lexington UMC with Pastor Hahn Choi back in Nicholasville, KY . Come join us if your're in the area! Click Here for Our Events Calendar

Join us March 30-31, Friday Night and Saturday, for our Spiritual Gifts Weekend in Lexington, Kentucky for Activation and Impartation of Spiritual Gifts Click Here for Our Events Calendar

Be empowered, equipped, and encouraged to fulfill your destiny in Christ!

Tommy & Sylvia Hays | Messiah Ministries

www.messiah-ministries.org

The Cross and the Cup - March 19

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me start this day and every day embraced by the Father, centered in Christ, and filled with the Holy Spirit. ...

"James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to Him and said to Him, 'Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.' And He said to them, 'What is it that you want Me to do for you?' And they said to Him, 'Grant us to sit, one at Your right hand and one at Your left, in Your glory.' But Jesus said to them, 'You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?' " (Mark 10:35-39)

There's something in us that drives us to seek to sit "in Your glory." We often find ourselves striving for position, struggling for place. We're full of pride and full of ourselves. And that can be true of each of us, even after we've been walking with You in the midst of us for awhile.

But in our zeal to do great things for You and think great things of ourselves, You keep pointing us to Your cross; You keep offering to us Your cup. That's where we truly die to ourselves so we can truly live for You. That's where You crucify us in our flesh and baptize us in Your fire.

There is a cross for each of us to bear and there is a cup for each of us to drink (Mark 8:34). It's along the journey toward spiritual maturity where we come to place of seeking Your glory instead of our glory, seeking Your Kingdom instead of trying to build our own kingdom. That's where You remind us, "To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.... It is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ - if, in fact, we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him" (Romans 8:6).

Lord, keep leading me to the cross and the cup by Your Spirit. Bring me to the place where I can say, "I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me" (Galatians 2:19-20). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Friends, we would love for you to join us for our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry April 18-21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky focusing healing prayer and prophetic ministry Click Here for Our Events Calendar Please spread the word to your friends who may have a calling and passion to be equipped and empowered for this type of ministry. You can also order our Level 1 and Level 2 Schools, and other healing and equipping resources, recorded live on DVD and CD Click Here for Our Ministry Resources

We're very excited to be speaking and ministering on inner healing, deliverance, and prophetic ministry next Monday Night 3/19 in the Partner's Lounge at MorningStar in Fort Mill, SC. We'll be speaking and ministering Tuesday Night 3/20 in Lexington, SC hosted at Boiling Springs UMC. Please come if you can! Click Here for Our Events Calendar

Join us March 30-31, Friday Night and Saturday, for our Spiritual Gifts Weekend in Lexington, Kentucky for Activation and Impartation of Spiritual Gifts Click Here for Our Events Calendar

Be empowered, equipped, and encouraged to fulfill your destiny in Christ!

Tommy & Sylvia Hays | Messiah Ministries

www.messiah-ministries.org

"Philip the Evangelist" - March 16

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I surrender all, entrusting to You all the moments of my day. ...

"The next day we left and came to Caesarea; and we went into the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the seven, and stayed with him. He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy" (Acts 21:8-9).

Philip was one of the seven, set apart for ministry, along with Stephen and the others, by Your first apostles (v. 6:5). They were "seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom" (v. 6:3). You gifted him as an evangelist and You gifted his daughters as prophets.

Thank You for the gifts and the calling You have for each of us in the Body of Christ. Help us discover them for ourselves and encourage them in our children. "To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.... All of these are activated by the one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses" (1 Corinthians 12:11).

Philip became known by his gifting and calling - "Philip the evangelist." No doubt, it was a consuming passion in his life. When we seek first You and Your Kingdom, Your Holy Spirit awakens us to our identity, empowers us with authority, and sends us forth into our destiny. Finding our own identity then frees us to recognize and affirm the distinct identity of our children and others, freeing them to be all You created them to be just as You've freed us to be all You've created us to be.

Lord, help me know the security of who I am in Christ and who You are in me. Reveal to me my gifting and calling; help me recognize it and affirm it in my children and others. May we be activated, equipped, anointed, and empowered, consumed with passion to live our lives for You. With great diversity, we are joined and fitted together as Your body to reveal Your heart in the ways You've chosen among the lives You touch through each of us. "As it is, there are many members, but one body" (1 Corinthians 12:20). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Friends, we would love for you to join us for our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry April 18-21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky focusing healing prayer and prophetic ministry ( www.messiah-ministries.org/events ). Please spread the word to your friends who may have a calling and passion to be equipped and empowered for this type of ministry. You can also order our Level 1 and Level 2 Schools, and other healing and equipping resources, recorded live on DVD and CD (www.messiah-ministries.org/resources).

Please keep us in prayer as Sylvia and I speak and minister this weekend, along with Margaret Therkelsen at St. Simons Island, Georgia at the Lay Witness Ministry Annual Retreat (http://aldersgaterenewal.org/ministry-events/local-church-renewal-events/lay-witness-mission).

These next two weeks, we'll be speaking and ministering in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Please come join us if you can and spread the word

( www.messiah-ministries.org/events ).

We're very excited to be speaking and ministering on inner healing, deliverance, and prophetic ministry next Monday Night 3/19 in the Partner's Lounge at MorningStar in Fort Mill, SC. We'll be speaking and ministering Tuesday Night 3/20 in Lexington, SC hosted at Boiling Springs UMC. Please come if you can!

Holy Spirit Set-ups - March 15

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Draw me close to You. ...

"The the Spirit said to Philip, 'Go over to this chariot and join it.' So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. (Philip) asked, 'Do you understand what you are reading? He replied, 'How can I unless someone guides me?' And he invited Philip to get in beside him.... Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this Scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus" (Acts 8:29-35).

Holy Spirit, make me more sensitive to hear Your voice and sense Your leading where I'm to go, whom I'm to see, and what I'm to say. Help me recognize Your holy set-ups for the divine encounters You've planned for me today. Let me not waste any opportunities to share the love of God revealed in the good news about Jesus. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Friends, we would love for you to join us for our Messiah Ministries' 4 Day School of Spiritual Ministry April 18-21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky focusing healing prayer and prophetic ministry ( www.messiah-ministries/events ). Please spread the word to your friends who

Please keep us in prayer as Sylvia and I speak and minister this weekend, along with Margaret Therkelsen at St. Simons Island, Georgia at the Lay Witness Ministry Annual Retreat (http://aldersgaterenewal.org/ministry-events/local-church-renewal-events/lay-witness-mission).

These next two weeks, we'll be speaking and ministering in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Please come join us if you can and spread the word

( www.messiah-ministries/events ).

We're very excited to be speaking and ministering on inner healing, deliverance, and prophetic ministry next Monday Night 3/19 in the Partner's Lounge at MorningStar in Fort Mill, SC. We'll be speaking and ministering Tuesday Night 3/20 in Lexington, SC hosted at Boiling Springs UMC. Please come if you can!

"Complete in Everything Good" - March 14

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I speak out Your name and lift up my prayer as an offering of my life and this day to You - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ...

"Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, make you complete in everything good so that you may do his will, working among you that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever" (Hebrews 13:20-21).

When things are set right, there is peace. There was no peace until Jesus was raised from the dead. And there can be no peace within us until we die to ourselves so that Christ may live in us and through us. This is when we are made compete in everything good so that we may do Your will. "May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 5:23).

I know You have not yet made me complete in everything good, but You've given me this desire and moved upon me to venture forward in this journey. Like a sheep, I sometimes go astray; but Your are the Great Shepherd of the sheep. And by the blood of Your eternal covenant with me, I know You will be faithful to bring to completion all You have begun. "The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do this" (1 Thessalonians 5:24). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

 

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays 

Friends, please keep us in prayer as Sylvia and I speak and minister this weekend, along with Margaret Therkelsen at St. Simons Island, Georgia at the Lay Witness Ministry Annual Retreat (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109525929192&s=0&e=001JqSkm04gmm2OFdUBKRkfUjKerlxTczVIASA5zCe-YI4iSZwBlIEQKCRC_WPw4Ws1pw5qXnvdRpFS9Zql1_PGr9taCquSU-aAodJP5hUQENVOpILDHp6iaEnDG5MDwEu7-inrHyxaNArUDQDYe6D6sF9ojUEq7MRQ4z41m8JE1WNDpRlcEJNyPXUSPGQAV80veaedKUrQL7XRxE_mJjl43Q==).

  

These next two weeks, we'll be speaking and ministering in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Please come join us if you can and spread the word

 ( http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109525929192&s=0&e=001JqSkm04gmm2OFdUBKRkfUjKerlxTczVIASA5zCe-YI4iSZwBlIEQKCRC_WPw4Ws1pw5qXnvdRpEYSFn5m2mCLNEHr9nayXVsckcoV8WOMj3v8lgBgUsEODMJdPamPp3F ). 

We're very excited to be speaking and ministering on inner healing, deliverance, and prophetic ministry next Monday Night 3/19 in the Partner's Lounge at MorningStar in Fort Mill, SC. We'll be speaking and ministering Tuesday Night 3/20 in Lexington, SC hosted at Boiling Springs UMC. Please come if you can!

"Stephen, Full of Grace and Power" - March 12

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Intentionally, deliberately, I turn my attention to You, watching and waiting for Your leading, as I begin my day in the communion of prayer. ...

"Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue ... stood up and argued with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke" (Acts 6:8).

Stephen was a simple man, willing to wait on tables, willing to serve You however he was needed. He wasn't full of himself; he was "full of grace and power." He wasn't full of pride or striving for place and position; he was "full of the Spirit and of wisdom" and "full of faith and the Holy Spirit" (v. 6:3-5). And though he was willing to do the lowly things, You also used him to do mighty things in Your Kingdom and for Your glory.

Because Stephen humbled himself, You lifted him up (James 4:10). Because he chose to serve, You caused him to lead. "Whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many" (Mark 10:43-45). His life and his death are an inspiration and model of serving and leading in the fullness of the Spirit.

Even his opponents "saw that his face was like that of an angel" (v.6:15). And even in the face of death, Stephen was "filled with the Holy Spirit" and "saw the glory of God" (v. 7:55). He willingly chose with all his heart to live and then give his life for Your sake (v. 7:60).

Lord, I want to be a servant like Stephen and be filled with Your Spirit like Stephen. Help me slay my pride; help me choose the humble path. Fill me with Your grace and power, Your wisdom and faith. Help me see Your glory until I am changed into Your nature (2 Corinthians 3:18). Help me willingly, wholeheartedly choose to life and give my life for Your sake. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

Friends, please keep us in prayer as Sylvia and I speak and minister this weekend, along with Margaret Therkelsen at St. Simons Island, Georgia at the Lay Witness Ministry Annual Retreat (http://aldersgaterenewal.org/ministry-events/local-church-renewal-events/lay-witness-mission).

These next two weeks, we'll be speaking and ministering in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Please come join us if you can and spread the word

( www.messiah-ministries/events ).

We're very excited to be speaking and ministering on inner healing, deliverance, and prophetic ministry next Monday Night 3/19 in the Partner's Lounge at MorningStar in Fort Mill, SC. We'll be speaking and ministering Tuesday Night 3/20 in Lexington, SC hosted at Boiling Springs UMC. Please come if you can!