Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 25 - "One Spirit"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Draw me close to You. Let me sense Your heartbeat and hear Your voice in the intimacy of communion in prayer -- Spirit to spirit, Deep to deep -- in these first moments of my morning with You.  ...

"But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him.... Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body" (1 Corinthians 6:17).

In the mystery of faith, I'm now "one spirit" with You -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I am Yours and You are mine. I abide in You and You abide in me. My body is Your temple; my heart is Your home; my life is Your life.

Lord, help me understand and embrace all that that means. Help me "live (my) life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ ... standing firm in one spirit ... with one mind for the faith of the gospel" (Philippians 1:27). May "the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with (me and) with all of (those who are called by Your name, seeking Your face, and embracing Your Spirit)" (2 Corinthians 13:13). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friend,  may you understand and embrace the fullness of the intimacy and communion you have with God in Christ. 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

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 20 - A Pure Heart at Peace with God

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Fill me with Your Spirit and lead me in Your ways today.  ...

"Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before Him whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything. Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; and we receive from Him whatever we ask, because we obey His commandments and do what pleases Him" (1 John 3:18-22).

Empower me to do what pleases You today, Lord. Stir in my heart with Your love -- love for You, love for Your people, love for Your word and Your truth and Your ways. Be at work in me by Your Spirit within me to will what is right and to do what is right (Philippians 2:13). Then my heart will be pure and at peace, embraced by Your Presence and the tender mercies of Your steadfast love.

Your love for me never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8). Your mercies for me never come to an end. Great is Your faithfulness (Lamentations 3:22). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My friend,  may the Lord put His thoughts in your mind and His desires in your heart, empowering you to will what is right and to do what is right, with a pure heart at peace with God. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Friends, please keep us in prayer as we begin our Level 2 School of Ministry for inner healing and deliverance prayer ministry tonight. We'll continue on Thursday nights for seven weeks, led by Rapha God Ministries and hosted at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. And I pray the Lord will equip and anoint you for every way He desires to minister His love and power through your life.
  

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 19 - "Filled with the Knowledge of God's Will"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be Thou my vision, O Lord my God.  ...

"For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God. May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from His glorious power..." (Colossians 1:9-11).

Fill me with the knowledge of Your will, Lord. I need the wisdom and understanding that comes from Your Holy Spirit. I need the strength that comes from Your glorious power, leaning not on my own understanding, but trusting You to direct my paths in the way that's fully pleasing to You (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Let Your will be the desire of my heart. Draw my heart closer to Your heart; draw my spirit into deeper communion with Your Spirit, so I can better know Your heart, hear Your voice, and sense Your leading, saying, "This is the way; walk in it" (Isaiah 30:21). Then, and only then, will the decisions I make and the labors of my life bear good and lasting fruit, worthy of the Lord. "Not my will, but Your will be done" (Luke 22:42). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friend,  may you be filled with the knowledge of God's will, as He draws your spirit into deeper communion with His Spirit to know His heart, hear His voice, and follow His leading. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Friends, please join with me in prayer for Jonathan Dow and the leaders of Aldersgate Renewal Ministries in their board meetings the next few days, seeking the Lord's guidance and will for their ministry to help the Church understand and experience the Presence and power of the Holy Spirit. I'm excited to be teaching at their National Conference in Springfield, Illinois this summer (www.aldersgate2014.org). Please come join us if you can. It's often the spiritual highlight of my summer!
  

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 18 - Faith that Conquers the World

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Lead me in the way that leads to life today.  ...

"Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God.... For whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?" (1 John 5:1-5)

My faith in You empowers me to conquer the world. If I could fully trust You and fully entrust myself to You, there's nothing in this world that could hold me back or shut me down. Instead I would be part of Your movement to change the world with all who believe. I would be like Your first fiery disciples who were "turning the world upside down" (Acts 17:6).

Come, Holy Spirit. Help me trust Jesus more and more every day (John 16:14). Help me believe, and help my unbelief. Cause my faith to arise with a fiery and fearless passion to follow Jesus to the ends of the earth and turn this world upside down. In Jesus' name I pray.

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


My Friend,  I pray the Holy Spirit will increase your faith in Jesus more and more every day until you have faith to overcome the world and turn it upside down. 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

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Monday, March 17, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 17 - Words of Spirit and Life

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Speak to my spirit Your words of spirit and life. ...

"It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.... Simon Peter answered Him, 'Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God'" (John 6:63-69).

Lord Jesus, You are the Holy One of God. You are the Word of God, made Flesh, then crucified, buried, raised from the dead, and ascended into heaven. Now You have poured out Your Holy Spirit upon our flesh that we might live our lives by the guidance and power of Your Spirit abiding in us every day.

As I wait on You to guide me and empower me with Your Spirit today, what are the words of spirit and life You would speak into my spirit this morning? ...

It seems I hear You say, "I Am your Father and your Friend, your Savior and your Lord. You are My son, a holy one of God by the blood of the Lamb of God. I give you My Spirit to express My words of spirit and life through you today."

Yes, Lord. I am Your child, a son of God (John 1:12). By the cleansing of Your blood and the mercy of Your grace, I am a holy one of God (1 John 1:9). Thank You for filling my heart with Your Spirit and my mouth with Your words. "By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent His Son as the Savior of the world. God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God" (1 John 4:13-15).

As best as I can and all by Your grace, may the life I live in my flesh today be lived fully in the faith of the Son of the God living through me (Galatians 2:20). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friend,  I pray the Holy Spirit of the Living God will fill you heart with His Spirit and your mouth with His words of spirit and life today. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 
  

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Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Friday, March 14, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 14 - Sent to the Harvest

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Here I am, Lord. I'm available for You today. Where You lead me, I will follow; where You send me, I will go -- as best as I can and all by Your grace.  ...

"Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.... After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He himself intended to go. He said to them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Go on your way...'"  (Luke 9:1-10:3).

The kingdom of God is within me, because the King of the kingdom of God is within me. And everywhere You send me, I carry the message and power of Your kingdom with me.

In these first moments of my morning, You draw me close into the intimacy of Your Presence, You fill me afresh with the fullness of Your Spirit, and You go before me to order the steps of my day. Then You send me out with those You've aligned to come alongside me in a labor of love into the fields of Your harvest, speaking Your words of life and ministering the power of Your love, to heal the wounded and free the captives in the authority of Your name.

Lord, I do pray, as You commanded, that You would raise up more laborers to send into Your harvest. Call them, equip them, empower them. Conform them into the image of the Son of God, that they can go forth in the power of Your Spirit, with the authority of Your name on their lips and the hunger for Your nature in their hearts. And let me be one of them.

Lord, don't leave me out or leave me behind. Let me be up in the middle of all You're doing in my generation to prepare the way of the Lord in the earth and in the hearts of Your people. This is my time to shine with the light of the glory of God to the ends of the earth (Isaiah 60:1; Matthew 28:18-20). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friends,  I pray the Lord sends you with power and authority to heal the wounded and free the captives, proclaiming the kingdom of God everywhere you go in the authority of the name of Jesus. I pray He anoints you and aligns you with those He has chosen for you for this season of harvest Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
  

Friends, I'm excited to be speaking and ministering at the Heal The City Prayer Summit this weekend, March 14-15, sponsored by Healing Rooms of San Antonio. Please come join us if you can for this City-wide Prayer and Worship Gathering starting Friday Night (registration at www.HealingRoomsSA.com)
  
  

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 13 - Empowered to Overcome

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Speak into my heart; lead me in the way that leads to Life. You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. ...

"He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels" (Revelation 3:5 NKJV).

You've called me and equipped me and empowered me to overcome. By the power of the grace of God at work within me to will what is right and to do what is right, I am an overcomer. I'm in personal, powerful, passionate relationship with the One who has overcome the world, and so can I by the grace of God. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13).

You are my "white garments." You are my "robe of righteousness" (Isaiah 61:10). Because I abide in You and You abide in me by the Spirit of Christ within me, I am clothed with Christ (Galatians 3:27). In Christ, my name is in Your Book; and in Your Book it says I am one who is empowered to overcome. Thank You, Jesus. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friend,  may you know and experience the power of God within you to overcome all that may ever come against you. You are more than a conqueror in Christ (Romans 8:37). Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Friends, I'm excited to be speaking and ministering at the Heal The City Prayer Summit this weekend, March 14-15, sponsored by Healing Rooms of San Antonio. Please come join us if you can for this City-wide Prayer and Worship Gathering starting Friday Night (registration at www.HealingRoomsSA.com)
  
  

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 12 - Days of Noah, Favor of God

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I lift up my face and my heart to worship You and welcome You into every moment of my day, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  ...

"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. And the Lord was sorry that He had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved Him to His heart.... But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord" (Genesis 6:2).

You reveal in Your Word, "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man" (Luke 17:23). But even as wickedness and darkness may increase to cover the face of the earth, You will always have a people who find Your favor and carry Your light to display Your glory:  "Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn" (Isaiah 60:1-3).

Noah was courageous in the face of the culture of his days. And Noah was obedient as he sought the face of his God. By the grace of God, he endured the darkness the covered the earth with a hope that was set on You. Then You blessed him and his family with Your favor, anointing them and commanding them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth," as You entrusted authority and dominion to their hands (Genesis 9:1-3).

These are the days of the Son of Man, with both good and evil growing up into full maturity for the harvest of souls to come at the end of the age (Matthew 13:36-43). And You still seek a people who will seek Your face to have Your heart to display Your glory with the light of Your Gospel. You still bless and anoint those who, like Noah, have found favor in Your sight because they have found You.

Like Noah, give us courage to overcome our world and wisdom to obey our Creator. With the authority we have in Christ, let us be fruitful and multiply, as we grow in maturity and make disciples of Christ to the ends of the earth. As Your light shines through us and Your glory arises upon us, "the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea" (Habakkuk 2:14). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. 

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


My Friend,  I pray you will find favor with God and shine with the light of His glory everywhere He sends you with the authority and dominion He has entrusted to you. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Friends, I'm excited to be speaking and ministering at the Heal The City Prayer Summit this weekend, March 14-15, sponsored by Healing Rooms of San Antonio. Please come join us if you can for this City-wide Prayer and Worship Gathering starting Friday Night (registration at www.HealingRoomsSA.com)
  
  

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 11 - Overcome the World

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are the King of kings and Lord of lords. Be King and Lord of my life today.  ...

"They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with Him are called and chosen and faithful" (Revelation 17:14).

Every day the world is at war with our faith. The wisdom of the world is at war with the wisdom of heaven; the ways of the world are at war with the ways of heaven. But we should not be surprised, as if something strange were happening. You said from the beginning, "In Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (John 16:33 NKJV).

You have overcome the world. You are the King of the kingdom of God and "(Your) kingdom not is of this world" (John 18:36). And now through faith in You, Your kingdom is within me (Luke 17:21). Because You have overcome, I can overcome, for You are in me and I am in You (John 15:5). In relationship with You and by the Presence and power of Your Spirit at work within me, I am one of Your "called and chosen and faithful."

You've not called me out of this world, but to overcome this world--all by the power of the grace of God at work within me (John 17:14-19). Empower me to overcome the wisdom and ways, the temptations and trials, of the world around me today. Let Your kingdom come, Your will be done, here in my heart in the midst of my world today. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friend,  I pray the Spirit of Christ within will overcome the spirit of the world around you, as You make Jesus King of kings and Lord of lords in every area of your life. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Friends, I'm excited to be speaking and ministering at the Heal The City Prayer Summit this weekend, March 14-15, sponsored by Healing Rooms of San Antonio. Please come join us if you can for this City-wide Prayer and Worship Gathering starting Friday Night (registration at www.HealingRoomsSA.com)
  
  

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Monday, March 10, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 10 - Tender Heart, Humble Mind

Good morning, Lord Jesus. As I begin my day, I deliberately choose to begin it with You -- embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with Your Spirit.  ...

"Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse; but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing" (1 Peter 3:8-9).

By the power of Your mercy and grace at work within me, make my heart more tender and make my mind more humble. Increase my desire and capacity for unity, sympathy, and love. Empower me to pray for those who persecute me, bless those who curse me, and love those who hate me (Matthew 5:44).

Help me have Your heart and mind; make more like You each day (Philippians 2:5). I confess I have far to go, but I do believe it is my heart for You to take me there. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friend,  may the Holy Spirit, sent from our Father God, make you more like Jesus each day. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Friends, I'm excited to be speaking and ministering at the Heal This City Prayer Summit this weekend, March 14-15, sponsored by Healing Rooms of San Antonio. Please come join us if you can for this City-wide Prayer and Worship Gathering starting Friday Night (free registration at www.HealingRoomsSA.com)
  



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Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
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Thursday, March 06, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 6 - Steady Steps

Good morning, Lord Jesus. As I journal my prayers, I open my heart and focus my thoughts on You alone in these first moments of my morning to set the course for my day. ...

"He will guard the feet of His faithful ones ..." (1 Samuel 2:8).

Guard my feet and guide my steps. "Keep my steps steady according to Your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me" (Psalm 119:133). Lead me in the paths of Your righteousness.

Lord, I need You to put Your thoughts in my mind and Your desires in my heart. I need you to continually give me the desire and the power to "follow in (Your) steps" (1 Peter 2:21). By Your Spirit leading my spirit, help me choose each day and throughout the moments of my day to "walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the just" -- as best as I can and all by Your grace (Proverbs 2:20). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friend,  may the Spirit of God guard your feet and guide your steps, leading you into the fullness of the promises and favor of God today. 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

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Wednesday, March 05, 2014

Healing Service with Max Lucado & Tommy Hays Tonight in San Antonio

Please join us if you can or join us by prayer or by Live-Stream if you can't tonight for our Healing Prayer Service at 7PM Central Standard Time at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas

I'm excited to be joining Max Lucado at the Crownridge Campus of Oak Hills Church on I-10 in San Antonio to share a message on hope and healing. Our Rapha God Ministries Prayer Team will be joining the Oak Hills Prayer Team and Elders to pray personally for everyone at the altar. We'll also have Spanish-speaking prayer teams.

May the name of Jesus be high and lifted up as we encounter the healing love of God in spirit, soul, and body. May you also experience the Lord's power and Presence in your church and community. Thank you for your prayers!

God bless you, my friend!
  
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Bldg 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Morning by Morning, March 5 - Ashes and Honor

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I humble myself in Your sight and pray You would lift me up in Your embrace. Help me begin this day and every day embraced by the Father, centered in Christ, and filled with the Spirit.  ...

"But Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore the long robe that she was wearing; she put her hand to her head, and went away, crying aloud as she went" (2 Samuel 13:19).

In many traditions and streams of the Body of Christ today, people put ashes on their head or receive the imposition of ashes on their heads from their priest or pastor to mark Ash Wednesday. Part of the meaning is to speak of an attitude of humility and repentance for sin on this first day of the Lenten season of forty days before Easter Sunday. And any cultures and traditions in the world also celebrate Fat Tuesday the night before as one night of revelry before forty days of repentance.

But regardless or our traditions and rituals, You are a God who "draws near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit" (Psalm 34:18). "A broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise" (Psalm 51:17). As we humble ourselves in Your sight, You lift us up (James 4:10). You are our God who "raises up the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them set with princes and inherit a seat of honor" (1 Samuel 2:8).

Thank You for the forgiveness of sins and the embrace of Your love. Rather than just a day on the calendar or a ritual in the Church, help me live a lifestyle of humility of heart so I can also live a life fully embraced in Your Presence and lifted up into the place of honor in Your heart. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friend,  may you be lifted up by the Holy Spirit into the place of honor in the heart of our God as you humble yourself in His sight today. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!


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Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 4 - Words of Life

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I seek Your face, call out Your name, and listen for Your voice, here in these first moments of my morning to start my day deliberately in Your Presence.  ...

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits" (Proverbs 18:21).

Sanctify my tongue, Lord. Fill my heart with Your Spirit and my mouth with Your words. Help me keep in communion with Your throughout the moments of my day so that I only speak the words I hear You speak. "Whoever is from God hears the words of God" (John 8:47).

Let my words bring life and not death, build up and not tear down. Let the blessings from Your heart be released through the words of my mouth into the hearts and lives of those You bring across my path today. "Let the words of my mouth and the mediation of my heart be acceptable to You, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer" (Psalm 19:14). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friend,  may the Holy Spirit fill your heart and mouth with the words of God today. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!


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Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Monday, March 03, 2014

Morning by Morning, March 3 - "Equip the Saints" for Maturity in Christ

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I look to You and listen for the leading of Your voice. ...

"The gifts He gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ" (Ephesians 4:11-13).

Equip us and mature us. Build us up and grow us up as the body of Christ with the heart of Christ. Put Your thoughts on our mind and Your desires in our heart. Make us more like You each day. "We must no longer be children.... But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ" (v. 14-15).

As You are doing with the body of Christ as a whole in this season, also show me personally within myself where I need to be built up and to grow up. Show me what is still immature within me. I want to embrace Your will to conform me into the image of the Son of God (Romans 8:29).

"When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways" (1 Corinthians 13:11). Lord, I want to be an adult in the Spirit and mature in Christ. And I want to know my part and take my place in the mature and healthy, equipped and empowered body of Christ that has grown into "the measure of the full stature of Christ" (Ephesians 4:13). Give me grace to embrace all You desire to do in me to accomplish Your will. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friend,  may the Holy Spirit equip you and mature you, together with the body of Christ, to be built up and grow up into the full measure of the stature of Christ. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Friends, thank you for praying for us this past weekend for  ourLevel 1 School of Ministry helping equip the Body of Christ for the ministry of inner healing and deliverance -- "healing from the inside out." We had another full class of 80 again at Rapha God Ministries, being hosted at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio! The Holy Spirit moved mightily among us with students from many different streams and churches of the body of Christ. We'll be staring our Level 2 School in a couple of weeks on Thursday Nights for seven weeks. God bless you as God equips you for the work of ministry where He has strategically positioned you.


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Healing from the Inside Out
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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