Morning by Morning, January 14 - Favor to Walk with God

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are my Father and Friend, my Savior and Lord, my God and King, my Counselor and Advocate, my All in All. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I worship You and welcome You into every moment of my day.  ...

"The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.... But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.... Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God" (Genesis 6:5-9).

The blood of Jesus has the power to change the thoughts and hearts of men. And only the blood of Jesus can make wicked men righteous and blameless before God. "You know that (we) were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from (our) ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish" (1 Peter 1:18-19).

Through the blood of Jesus that cleanses our souls from sin, we each have the honor to walk with God. We have the blessing to be called "children of God" (John 1:12). We have the outrageous fulfillment of Your promise to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). And we have the astounding truth of Your earth-shattering, divine decree that in Christ, we become the righteousness of God -- all by the power of the blood of Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Noah found favor and walked with God, blameless in Your sight. And now through Christ, we have "a better covenant" with ever "better promises" (Hebrews 8:6). We have favor because You have chosen in the sovereignty of Your mercy and grace to favor us with forgiveness so we can walk with You in relationship.

Lord, let me never take for granted the blessings and promises I have in You through the power of the blood of Jesus. Every day, cleanses me in Your blood and fill me with Your Spirit. Let me walk with You throughout the moments of my day, being forgiven of my sin and freed from the wicked nature that would consume me apart the ever-abiding Presence of Your holy nature within me by Your Spirit (Colossians 1:19-23). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,   I pray you would walk in favor with God today and every day. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

In the Love of Jesus,

Tommy Hays

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Morning by Morning, January 13 - Boundary Lines in Pleasant Places

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are the King of kings and the Lord of lords, the Word of God made Flesh. Be King and Lord of my day. By Your Presence and power and grace, let Your Word be made flesh through my life yielded to Your Life today.  ...

"The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; You hold my lot. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage.... Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices.... You show me the path of life. In Your Presence there is fullness of joy; in Your right hand are pleasures forevermore" (Psalm 16:5-11).

Lord, I choose to trust You to know what's best for me. I trust You to set my boundaries, to order my steps, to put Your desires in my heart and Your thoughts in my mind. I trust You to arrange the divine appointments and hold alignments that will bring the fullness of Your joy into my life by Your Presence and guidance.

Let the pleasures of God be the pleasures I seek. Let me experience and embrace the pleasant places that only obedience to Your boundaries can bring. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,   I pray for the fullness of joy in the Presence of God, as you trust Him to set your boundaries in pleasant places. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

In the Love of Jesus,

Tommy Hays

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Morning by Morning, January 10 - "The Unfolding"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Put Your thoughts in my mind and Your desires in my heart. Fill me with Your Spirit and make me more like You today.  ...

"The unfolding of Your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.... Keep my steps steady according to Your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me.... Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your law is the truth.... The sum of Your word is truth; and every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever" (Psalm 119:130-160).

Unfold Your Word to me. Open up the Word of God and give me deeper understanding of Your truth. Through the progressive revelation of Your Word, help me learn more of You and Your truth and Your ways every day.

Even more, give me a love for Your Word and a longing for Your ways. Give me with a deep desire for the honest and simple pursuit of a life fully entrusted and yielded to You. When "Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path," I know I will walk more confidently through every challenge along the journey of my life. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend, may You see the unfolding of God's words and plans in your life, as He empowers You to trust and walk in His ways. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

In the Love of Jesus,

Tommy Hays

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Morning by Morning, January 9 - Come to Me

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are One with the Father, One with the Holy Spirit. And You invite me to be one with You in the communion of prayer and the complete surrender of my life into the fullness of Your Life. Here I am, Lord. ... Make me one with You, one with Your Body of Christ, one in ministry to all the world, until I feast with You at Your heavenly banquet in final victory.  ...

I hear Your Spirit sing to my spirit:

Come to Me

Be one in Me

In the communion of prayer

I'll take You there

That wherever I Am you will be

Yes, Lord. I do come to You. I do surrender to You in trusting faith, embracing Your Life to be expressed through my life today. As You invited Your first followers to come and trust and believe, so You continue to invited me and to all who would be drawn to You:  "Everything that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and anyone who comes to Me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of the Him who sent Me. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I should lose nothing of all that He has given Me, but raise it up on the last day. This is indeed the will of My Father, that all who see the Son and believe in Him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day... Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me" (John 6:37-45).

Thank You for loving me and singing over me. Thank You for inviting me into the fullness of life I can only live in communion with You --Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (John 17:21-23). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,   I pray you would drawn by the Holy Spirit into a deeper place of surrender and communion with God this year, that you may live the fullness of the life He has for you. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

In the Love of Jesus,

Tommy Hays

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Morning by Morning, January 8 - Treasure in My Heart

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I lift up my face, open up my heart, and speak out Your name to begin my day in the Presence of God.  ...

"How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to Your word. With my whole heart I seek You; do not let me stray from Your commandments. I treasure Your word in my heart, to that I may not sin against You" (Psalm 119:9-11).

Lord, let Your word be treasure in my heart. Let Your word be the guiding principle of my life. Give me a deep desire to read Your word, hear Your word, honor Your word, obey Your word.

As I grow in knowing You, I grow in knowing Your word. As I grow in knowing Your word, I grow in knowing You. You are the Word of God -- the Word made Flesh (John 1:1-14). And You are my Treasure. So I seek You, my Treasure, the Word of God, and hold You in my heart.

Let Your Word change my heart. Let Your ways become my ways and Your desires become my desires. Let me be like the man who found treasure hidden in a field, who went and sold all he had to buy that field and have his treasure (Matthew 13:44). I have found You and the treasure of Your Word and Your Presence abiding in me. Let me treasure it and treasure You more than anything else in all my life. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,   I pray the Word of God will be Treasure in your heart. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

In the Love of Jesus,

Tommy Hays

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Morning by Morning, January 7 - "Created in Christ"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I worship You in spirit and truth -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  ...

"For we are what He has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life" (Ephesians 2:10).

Show me who I am and what I am to do. Let me know my identity and fulfill my destiny. By Your good grace, prepare me and empower me to live out Your good works as my way of life. I'm created in Christ, now living each day by the Spirit of Christ living through me (Romans 8:9). Come live through me today, as I grow up to become all I was created to be. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,   I pray you will know your identity and fulfill your destiny -- created in Christ for the good works of God through your life. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

In the Love of Jesus,

Tommy Hays

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Morning by Morning, January 6 - Born Anew to Live for You Good morning, Lord Jesus. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- I love You, Lord, with all my spirit, soul, and body. Be Lord of this day, Lord of my life, Lord of all.  ... "You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God" (1 Peter 1:23). As I begin this new year, awaken me each new day with Your name on my lips and Your Spirit in my heart. Let the living and enduring word of God arise in my spirit and send me forth into the destiny of my day. Remind me that I'm born anew to live for You. Let the seeds of life You've planted in my soul grow and mature into the full harvest of all You've planned through my life each day. ...  I am born Born anew Every day To live my life for You So let Your Word come forth Let Your Spirit rise up Let Your Name be glorified Through my life today In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Tommy,  may you filled afresh with God's Spirit, sent forth in His Word to fulfill His plans for Your destiny in Christ each day of this new year. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! Friends, I've been away with family and friends for the past couple of weeks. I pray you are off to a great start for this new year with expectant faith for all God has in store for you. Thank you so much for joining with me in this journey of prayer for another year. Thank you so much for all your prayers, encouragement, and support for me and our ministry! God bless you! Join with me in believing that best is yet to come! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries Healing from the Inside Out www.Messiah-Ministries.org     Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries 4 Dominion Drive, Building 1 San Antonio, Texas 78257 www.RaphaGodMinistries.com  Share this word to encourage a friend!

Morning by Morning, December 20 - Pondering the Promises, Shouting Our Praises

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are my focus and my foundation, as I begin my day seeking Your face and listening for Your voice.  ...

"So (the shepherds) went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made know what had been told them about this Child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them" (Luke 2:16-20).

The angels told the shepherds that Mary's Baby Child was the Messiah, the One who was born to be Savior and Lord of all (v. 2:10-11). And then the shepherds told Mary. The shepherds were shouting their praises, while Mary was pondering the promises.

In this Christmas season where we prepare our hearts with expectant faith to celebrate the birth of Christ, I thank You for the times of praise and joy. Like the shepherds, we are moved with Your good news of great joy, as we are glorifying and praising God for all we hear and see of Your great love for us. But at the same time, we are also moved, like Mary, to take time to ponder these things in our hearts, to let the deeper meaning of all You have done and all that this means settle deeply into our hearts.

Through the birth of Christ, God came near. You not only created us, You are with us. You not only watch over and care for us from Heaven, You abide with us and within us here on earth in our hearts. You not only forgive us of our sins, You also fill us with Your Spirit. You not only see us as servants, You love us as sons and daughters of God. And none of that would ever be possible if You had not come to this earth to be born as a Child who would die for our sins so we could live with You, now and forever (John 3:16). As we ponder that truth in our hearts, we can't help but shout our praises, glorifying and praising God.

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

My Friend,  in this Christmas season, I pray you'll ponder the promises of all God has done for us through Jesus Christ and shout His praises, glorifying and praising God with all your heart. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Friends, I'll be away with family for the next couple of weeks. I wish you a Merry Christmas and pray all the joy of Jesus Christ will fill your heart! Thank you so much for joining with me in this journey of prayer for another year. I hope you'll continue to the journey with me next year! Thank you so much for all your prayers, encouragement, and support for me and our ministry! God bless you!

In the Love of Jesus,

Tommy Hays

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Morning by Morning, December 19 - "A Sign for You"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Let Your good news of great joy fill my spirit and awaken my heart with a passion for You today.  ...

"'This will be a sign for you:  you will find a Child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.'... When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, 'Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.' So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Child lying in the manger" (Luke 2:12).

Lord, open my eyes to the signs of Your Presence around me. Let me be stirred with haste to follow the leading of Your Holy Spirit. Let the passionate pursuit of my life be to seek You and find You. Your Word promises us all, "When you search for Me, you will find Me; if you seek Me with all your heart. I will let you find Me, says the Lord ..." (Jeremiah 29:13-14). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray the Holy Spirit will open the eyes of your heart to see the signs and seek the Presence of Jesus all around you today. May you seek the Lord with all your heart and find Him faithful to His Word and His love for you every day. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

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Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

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Morning by Morning, December 19 - "A Sign for You"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Let Your good news of great joy fill my spirit and awaken my heart with a passion for You today.  ...

"'This will be a sign for you:  you will find a Child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.'... When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, 'Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.' So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Child lying in the manger" (Luke 2:12).

Lord, open my eyes to the signs of Your Presence around me. Let me be stirred with haste to follow the leading of Your Holy Spirit. Let the passionate pursuit of my life be to seek You and find You. Your Word promises us all, "When you search for Me, you will find Me; if you seek Me with all your heart. I will let you find Me, says the Lord ..." (Jeremiah 29:13-14). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray the Holy Spirit will open the eyes of your heart to see the signs and seek the Presence of Jesus all around you today. May you seek the Lord with all your heart and find Him faithful to His Word and His love for you every day. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

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Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

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Morning by Morning, December 19 - "A Sign for You"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Let Your good news of great joy fill my spirit and awaken my heart with a passion for You today.  ...

"'This will be a sign for you:  you will find a Child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.'... When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, 'Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.' So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Child lying in the manger" (Luke 2:12).

Lord, open my eyes to the signs of Your Presence around me. Let me be stirred with haste to follow the leading of Your Holy Spirit. Let the passionate pursuit of my life be to seek You and find You. Your Word promises us all, "When you search for Me, you will find Me; if you seek Me with all your heart. I will let you find Me, says the Lord ..." (Jeremiah 29:13-14). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray the Holy Spirit will open the eyes of your heart to see the signs and seek the Presence of Jesus all around you today. May you seek the Lord with all your heart and find Him faithful to His Word and His love for you every day. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

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Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

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San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Morning by Morning, December 19 - "A Sign for You"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Let Your good news of great joy fill my spirit and awaken my heart with a passion for You today.  ...

"'This will be a sign for you:  you will find a Child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.'... When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, 'Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.' So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Child lying in the manger" (Luke 2:12).

Lord, open my eyes to the signs of Your Presence around me. Let me be stirred with haste to follow the leading of Your Holy Spirit. Let the passionate pursuit of my life be to seek You and find You. Your Word promises us all, "When you search for Me, you will find Me; if you seek Me with all your heart. I will let you find Me, says the Lord ..." (Jeremiah 29:13-14). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray the Holy Spirit will open the eyes of your heart to see the signs and seek the Presence of Jesus all around you today. May you seek the Lord with all your heart and find Him faithful to His Word and His love for you every day. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

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Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Morning by Morning, December 19 - "A Sign for You"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Let Your good news of great joy fill my spirit and awaken my heart with a passion for You today.  ...

"'This will be a sign for you:  you will find a Child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.'... When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, 'Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.' So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Child lying in the manger" (Luke 2:12).

Lord, open my eyes to the signs of Your Presence around me. Let me be stirred with haste to follow the leading of Your Holy Spirit. Let the passionate pursuit of my life be to seek You and find You. Your Word promises us all, "When you search for Me, you will find Me; if you seek Me with all your heart. I will let you find Me, says the Lord ..." (Jeremiah 29:13-14). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray the Holy Spirit will open the eyes of your heart to see the signs and seek the Presence of Jesus all around you today. May you seek the Lord with all your heart and find Him faithful to His Word and His love for you every day. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.Messiah-Ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Morning by Morning, December 18 - Surrounded by the Glory of God

Good morning, Lord Jesus. My eyes are fixed on You, so I'm steady and secure to go everywhere You send me in the power of Your strength and the leading of Your Spirit.  ...

"Then an angel of the Lord stood before (the shepherds keeping watch over their flock by night), and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid; for see -- I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people:  to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord..." (2:9-11).

You cause Your glory to shine around us. If our spiritual eyes were open to see it, we might be terrified at the light and the power and the glory of God. But our praise should overcome our fear. We're surrounded by Your glory; why should our hearts fear? The One who is glorious in power and light is also the One who loves us and fills us with good news of great joy!

Lord, open my eyes to see that I'm surrounded by Your glory every moment of every day. You are Immanuel, God with us (Matthew 1:23). Let me hear afresh in my heart Your good news of great joy that I have a Savior and His name is Jesus. "Glory to God in the highest!" (Luke 2:14) In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  may you know you are surrounded by the glory of God and hear His good news of great joy in your spirit every day! Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

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Healing from the Inside Out

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Morning by Morning, December 17 - Protect and Nurture the Gift of God

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I speak out Your name as my first word and my first prayer today.  ...

"And (Mary) gave birth to her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in bands of cloth, and laid Him in a manger ..." (Luke 2:7).

You birth beautiful things in our lives. It's always in Your perfect timing, in Your perfect way, according to Your perfect plan -- "in the fullness of time" (Galatians 4:4). In so many different ways, in ways that we often don't even recognize at the time, You send Your Father blessings by Your Holy Spirit to bring forth the heart of Christ in our world through our lives. Now, "in the fullness of time," in the mystery of faith and the sovereignty of God, we are the very "body of Christ" in the earth, conceived by the Holy Spirit with the loving heart of our heavenly Father (1 Corinthians 12:27).

And just as Mary was to took great care for the Life entrusted to her, so are we. She took what she had in the place where she was and tenderly, lovingly protected and nurtured her Gift of God. You've entrusted much to each of us, to be protected and nurtured as the gift of God that it is -- a life conceived by the Holy Spirit to be an expression of the heart of the Father through the Life of Christ lived through us.

Lord, give me eyes to see the mangers You provide for protection and the swaddling clothes You provide for nurture for every Gift of God You birth in my life. Let me be found faithful, as the servant of God, to fulfill every calling and purpose You bring forth through me in the fullness of Your time. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray you will see the Gift of God that you are and protect and nurture all the Lord has entrusted to you. God bless you, my friend!

 

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Morning by Morning, December 16 - The Bethlehem of My Heart

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I look to You -- Lord God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, Savior of my soul, Lord of my life -- and listen for Your leading as I begin my day with You.  ...

"Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a Child. While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her Child. And she gave birth to her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in bands of cloth, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn" (Luke 2:4-7).

From centuries before, the prophet Micah foresaw the coming of this day in "Bethlehem of Ephrathah" -- the day the Messiah of Israel would be born. He would be the One who would rule in Israel and "to the ends of the earth" forever and ever as "the One of peace." He would be born as both a little baby in human flesh, but also eternally existent as the One "from of old, from ancient days" (Micah 5:2-5).

Come, Lord Jesus, I open up the Bethlehem of my heart. I make room for you in me. You foresaw long ago that I would choose to entrust my life to You as my Lord and Savior, for "in Your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed" (Psalm 139:16). Let Christ be born in me today and every day. Make me more like You, morning by morning and day by day. By the grace of God and the Spirit of Christ abiding in me, let me grow "in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor" to display Your life through mine (Luke 2:52). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray the Spirit of Christ would fill the Bethlehem of your heart every day, as He makes you more like Him. God bless you, my friend!

 

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Healing from the Inside Out

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Morning by Morning, December 13 - "Call Me Blessed"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Let Your Life fill my life today.  ...

"And Mary said, 'My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for He has looked with favor on the lowliness of His servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is His name!" (Luke 1:46-49)

Like Mary, I am blessed. Let all generations call me blessed. You have done great things for me, Mighty One, God my Savior. You've embraced me with Your love, saved me by Your grace, forgiven me by Your blood, and filled me with Your Spirit. You've helped me discover my identity and my destiny in Christ. You've never left me alone for a moment and promised You never will.

My soul magnifies You! My spirit rejoices in You! You've gathered me up from every lowly place and established me in the security and certainty of Your steadfast love that never fails. So I can't keep from praising Your name. Why would I? And why would anyone who truly begins to understand just how much You love us so? We are truly blessed. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

 My Friend,  I pray you will understand more every day the fullness of how blessed you are through our Mighty One, our God and Savior, who love you so. Please pray the same the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.Messiah-Ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

www.RaphaGodMinistries.com 

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Morning by Morning, December 11 - Leap for Joy, Filled with the Spirit

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I open my spirit to drink deeply of the Living Waters of Your Spirit in the holy communion of worship and prayer.  ...

"When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit..." (Luke 1:39).

Mary brought the Presence of Christ to Elizabeth's house. And the child in Elizabeth's womb "leaped for joy" in the Presence of the Child in Mary's womb (v. 1:44). Wherever Your Presence comes, so does Your Spirit, filling all who welcome You and embrace You with the "Spirit of Christ" (Romans 8:9). In Your Presence, we have "righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Romans 14:17).

Lord Jesus, I welcome You and embrace You in my house and my heart today. Fill me afresh with Your Holy Spirit -- the Spirit of Christ abiding in me as I abide in You. Awaken the fullness of Your righteousness and peace and joy within me today. Let "the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus set (me) free" (Romans 8:2). I want to leap for joy in the Presence of God and carry Your Presence everywhere I go. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray you would be filled with the Spirit of Christ today and all the righteousness, peace, and joy that the Presence of God brings into your life and everywhere you go. Please pray the same the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.Messiah-Ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

www.RaphaGodMinistries.com 

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