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Join me in my daily journey of prayer. I write these each morning send them out fresh "Morning by Morning" to start each day embraced by the Father, centered in Christ, and filled with the Holy Spirit. Subscribe to receive these prayers by email at Messiah-Ministries.org
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Morning by Morning, October 29 - Together "Face to Face"
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Continually come into my heart; continually flow out of my heart. Help me abide in You always, as You abide in me. ...
"Although I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink; instead I hope to come to you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete" (2 John 12).
You've created us for relationships that are close, personal, and intimate at varying levels that are appropriate to the levels of relationship and trust You've established in our lives. And while we can communicate through electronic technology and sometimes even paper and ink, there's something significant in speaking face to face, looking one another in the eyes, extending a touch, and exchanging an embrace. Your Spirit draws us out of isolation and loneliness into friendship and fellowship with one another, "not neglecting to meet together ... but encouraging one another" (Hebrews 10:22). And then "our joy may be complete."
Lord, free us from isolation and loneliness in Your Body. Align our hearts and relationships with You and with one another according to Your sovereign purposes and plans for our lives. "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help" (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10).
You're always with us to help; and at the same, You also position the ones You have chosen to walk with us in the relationships of our journey to be an extension of Your hands to help us and an expression of Your face to look into our eyes and encourage us. And then, together, "our joy may be complete."
You're a God of personal relationship -- relationship with You and with one another. Establish Your relationships in our lives. Give us courage and faith to trust You to know what's best for each one of us. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, I pray the Lord will establish His personal relationships in your life to fulfill all His plans and purposes for you so that your joy may be complete. Please pray the same the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Friday, October 25, 2013
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
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Monday, October 21, 2013
Morning by Morning, October 21 - "With My Whole Heart"
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I lift up my eyes and open up my heart to welcome You in to every area of my life and every moment of my day. ...
"I give You thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing Your praise; I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness; for You have exalted Your name and Your word above everything. In the day I called You answered me, and You increased my strength of soul... The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; Your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of Your hands" (Psalm 138:1-8).
With my whole heart, with an undivided heart, with a heart that holds nothing back, I worship You, I give You thanks, I give Your praise, I give You all that I have and all that I am, as best as I can and all by Your grace. Let there be nothing ever between us, nothing ever to take my heart or my focus away from You and Your purpose for my life.
You've filled my life with good things. And even in the most tragic and painful times, You've displayed over and again Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness to me. You constantly increase my strength of soul. You persistently awaken my spirit to arise into daily communion with Your Spirit. You unfailingly exalt Your name and Your word and Your will above every circumstance and challenge that would seek to derail Your plans for my journey of faith with You -- never because I deserve it, but always because You love me. By the grace of God to redeem it all, Your steadfast love for me, O Lord, endures forever. So how could I help but love You and thank You with my whole heart? In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, may you know the steadfast love and unfailing faithfulness of our God in every challenge and circumstance of your life. May you increasingly trust Him with your whole heart. Please pray the same the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Friday, October 18, 2013
Morning by Morning, October 18 - Obedient from the Heart
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be Lord of my spirit, soul, and body; Lord my mind, will, and emotions; Lord my past, present, and future; Lord of my identity, security, and destiny; Lord my possessions, positions, and promises; Lord my relationships, opportunities, and challenges; Lord of my hopes, dreams, and desires. Be Lord of all. ...
"Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that you, having once been slaves of sin, have become obedient from the heart ... and that you, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness... For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification" (Romans 6:16-19).
Lord Jesus, I choose You as my Master and Lord. I ask You to change me from the inside out until I "become obedient from the heart" -- not just obedient because I know in my heart it's right, but obedient because in my heart I long to be right.
Free me from the slavery of sin -- not just in my actions, but also in my thoughts and desires. "The end of those things is death" (v. 6:21). But create in me a clean heart; renew a right spirit within me. Cause me to desire the life You've chosen for me, with an honest desire for holiness of heart and life from the inside out. "The end (of that) is eternal life" -- not just a life of joy and peace in heaven when I die, but a life of joy and peace in my heart now (v. 6:22). So in the power of Your grace, Lord, make my heart right so I can be obedient from the heart. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, may Jesus be Lord of every area of your life, may His Holy Spirit change your heart from the inside out more and more every day to be more like Him. May He be your Master and Lord. May you desire holiness of heart and life so you can be obedient to God from the heart. Please pray the same the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Friends, I'm amazed at the healing and freedom that always takes place during our School of Ministry, even as we are learning God's principles of the Kingdom for inner healing and deliverance so we can minister that healing and freedom to others. We had another awesome night last night during our Level 2 School of Ministry on Thursday Nights for Six Weeks. Please keep us in prayer for the next four weeks of our School. And I pray for God's mighty healing and freedom in your life and through your ministry in Jesus' name! We have recorded our Level 1 and Level 2 Schools on DVD, which should be available soon(www.RaphaGodMinistries.com)
You can also order our Resources from my past preaching and teaching settings on Intercessory Prayer, Healing & Deliverance, Men's Retreats, Spiritual Warfare, City-Wide Revival and Strategic Prayer, and other similar topics (www.Messiah-Ministries.org) Be you be equipped and encouraged to fulfill your calling and ministry in Christ. Please pray the same for me!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Thursday, October 17, 2013
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Morning by Morning, October 16 - Vessel of Honor
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Let Your name be the first words from my mouth this morning. Let Your nature be in my heart throughout the moments of my day. ...
"But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart" (2 Timothy 2:20-22, NKJV).
I want to pursue You from a pure heart. I want to be a vessel of honor in the house of my God. I want to be useful the Master and every good work You've planned for my life. I want to be secure in my identity and fulfill my destiny. I want to seek first Your Kingdom and Your righteousness, knowing that all I'll ever truly need will be added unto me (Matthew 6:33).
So cleanse my heart and purify my soul. Give me right thoughts and right desires. Give me clean hands and a pure heart. Give me a passion to "pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace" -- all by Your power and all by Your grace at work within me. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, I pray the Holy Spirit will continually cleanse your heart and purify your soul, shaping you into a vessel of honor for our God. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Morning by Morning, October 15 - Constant, Steadfast God
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me start this day centered in You, grounded in Your Word, and filled with Your Spirit. ...
"God is not a human being, that He should lie, or a mortal, that He should change His mind. Has He not promised, and will He not fulfill it?" (Numbers 23:19)
You are my constant and steadfast God. Your Word is certain and Your promises are secure. You are faithful and true, unwavering and worthy of my trust. You'll never leave me nor forsake me; You're always with me. You're always at work to bring out the best in me and work out Your best for me. And that gives me peace and comfort and strength in the security of Your unfailing love for me. "He who did not withhold His own Son, but gave Him up for all of us, will He not with Him also give us everything else?" (Romans 8:32) "No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly" (Psalm 85:11).
You've given Your best for me. I want to give my best for You, as best as I can and all by Your grace. "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by Him, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15). I want to love You and honor You and serve You this day and every day because You are so good and faithful to me. I love You because You first loved me (1 John 4:19). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, may you know the constant, steadfast love of our God every day of your life. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Morning by Morning, October 10 - Holy Fire from the Heart
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, sanctify me in spirit, soul, and body. As best as I can and all by Your grace, I give as much of me to You as I can; and I receive as much of You within me as I can. I pray that tomorrow I'll be able to give You more -- more and more, every day until the day You come to embrace Your Body and receive Your Bride. ....
"May the God of peace himself sanctify (me) entirely; and may (my) spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls (me) is faithful, and He will do this. Beloved, pray for (me)" (1 Thessalonians 5:23-25).
Yes, Lord. Hear my prayer. Here I am. I can never be holy from the outside in, trying to be good enough or do all the right things to be righteous enough. But You can make me holy from the inside out -- holy from the heart (Philippians 2:13). Take the Holy Fire from Your altar in heaven and sanctify me; ignite Your Holy Fire in my spirit and send me (Isaiah 6:6-8). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, I pray the God of all peace would sanctify you entirely in spirit and soul and body, that He would burn within you with His Holy Fire from your heart. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Morning by Morning, October 8 - Harmony of the Heart
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I honor You and worship You -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I yield to You and welcome You into every area of my life and every moment of my day. ...
"Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony" (Colossians 3:13-14).
Forgive, love, embrace -- this is the harmony of the heart. Forgive one another; love one another; embrace one another. Don't focus on offences, but seek ways to mend fences. Don't pull away and isolate, but come together and celebrate. Perfect harmony flows from a pure heart that's willing embrace and be embraced, to love and be loved, to forgive and be forgiven.
Show us how to live this way -- to desire it and to do it. Empower us to be one in "one body and one Spirit" (Ephesians 4:4). Embrace us as we embrace one another in "the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Ephesians 4:3). When we are one in this way, in the harmony of the heart, the world will know that the Father has sent His Son and we are the body of His Son filled with the Spirit of God (John 17:23). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, I pray the Lord God will empower you to forgive, love, and embrace in the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace in all your relationships as the Holy Spirit leads. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Thursday, October 03, 2013
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