Morning by Morning, October 6 - We Are What We Think

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Put Your thoughts in my mind and Your desires in my heart, as You lead me in the way that leads to life in You today.  ...

 

"As he thinks in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV).

 

Lord, let the thoughts of my heart be right. "There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death" (Proverbs 14:12). So align my heart with Your heart and align my mind with Your mind, so that my thoughts and my desires align with Your will and Your way of life. 

 

How to I do that, Lord?  ...

 

It seems I hear You saying, "By asking and by believing. Ask Me to shape your heart and your mind, your desires and your thoughts. Then believe that I Am."

 

Yes, Lord. I know it's a process. Your Word says I'm transformed by the renewing of my mind (Romans 12:2). And Your Word invites me to embrace "the mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16). As You are, so am I to be in this world (1 John 4:17). "We know the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life" (1 John 5:120).

 

So I know this is Your will for me -- for my heart and for my mind. And I can trust in Your promise that "this is the boldness we have in (You), that if we ask anything according to (Your) will, (You) hear us. And if we know that (You) hear us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of (You)" (1 John 5:14-15). 

 

By the grace of God, in response to Your invitation, I am asking and I am believing. As I think in my heart, so will I be. So as I begin each day thinking in my heart with the thoughts You've put in mind and the desires You've put in my heart, You will be making me more like You each day (Romans 8:29). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

I pray you will become what you think, as you allow God to put His thoughts in your mind and His desires in your heart, to make you more like Jesus each day, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 

 

 

Friends, please come join us if you can and spread the word for our Ministry Fundraiser Golf Tournament and Silent Auction, with a few special golfers coming out to encourage and support us 

-- Jeremy Camp, Max Lucado, Randy Frazee, and Jim Barker on October 8th! Even if you don't play golf, come join us for the lunch and Silent Auction. We welcome any contributions to our ministry as the Lord leads your heart.

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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, October 5 - "Steadfast in the Faith"

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I welcome You here at the center of my heart and the beginning of my day. Let me live and move and have my being in You -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  ...

 

"And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, He has now reconciled in His fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before Him -- provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you hearted, which ahs been proclaimed to every creature under heaven" (Colossians 1:21-23).

 

By the power of the grace of God, You've begun a good work in me. And You will be faithful to complete it (Philippians 1:6). So by that same grace, I need that same power at work within me each day to "continue securely established and steadfast in the faith." 

 

I started well the day I welcomed You into my heart. I want to finish well. And every day in between, I want to live well. I want to "walk in newness of life" by welcoming the One who is the Source and Sustainer of my life to walk with me in my heart each day (Romans 6:4).

 

I will be "steadfast in the faith" as I "hold fast to the confession of (my) hope without wavering, for He who has promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23). O Lord, my God -- my Lord and Savior -- You are so faithful to me. By the power of the grace of God, empower me to be faithful to You this day. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

I pray you will live well and hold fast to the confession of your hope, as you walk in newness of life by the power of the grace of God at work within you today, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 

 

Friends, please come join us if you can and spread the word for our Ministry Fundraiser Golf Tournament and Silent Auction, with a few special golfers coming out to encourage and support us 

-- Jeremy Camp, Max Lucado, Randy Frazee, and Jim Barker on October 8th!

Register Here:  Golf Tournament Registration

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, October 3 - Power and Wisdom

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Awake me to seek You. Ignite my soul with a flash of the fire of Your Presence. Let me hear what You're saying and see where You're leading, as I begin my day with You in the communion of prayer.  ...

 

"For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and wisdom of God.

 

Lord Jesus, You are the power and the wisdom of God. And whether we struggle with a need to see miracles of power to trust and believe in You or whether we struggle with a need to have it all explained and explored with scientific precision before we choose to put our hope and faith in You, You keep reaching out to us all. "For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (v. 1:18). And it's Your heart to save us all and embrace each one, no matter our struggle. "For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on Him. For, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved'" (Romans 10:12-13).

 

So rather than demanding and desiring what I want and what I think I need, I choose to humble my heart before the One who knows me better than any other, before the One who knows the best and wants the best for me every day. And all along the journey and adventure of my faith in You, I'll see more of Your power and grow in more of Your wisdom -- not because You have to keep proving Yourself to me, but because I believe in my heart and confess with my mouth that You already have -- once and for all -- at the cross of Christ (Romans 10:0). 

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

I pray you will see the power and experience the wisdom of our God in your journey and adventure of faith in Him, in Jesus' name. And even on the days where you feel you especially need a touch of His power and a measure of His widow, I pray Your faith will be made even stronger, as You choose to keep trusting Him no matter what. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 

 

 

Friends, please come join us if you can and spread the word for our Ministry Fundraiser Golf Tournament and Silent Auction, with a few special golfers coming out to encourage and support us 

-- Jeremy Camp, Max Lucado, Randy Frazee, and Jim Barker on October 8th!

Register Here:  Golf Tournament Registration

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, September 30 - Mountain-moving Faith

 

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

 

"Have faith in God. Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:22-24).

 

Your Word commands me to "have faith in God." And Your Word invites me to exercise my faith in You with my words and without my doubts. As You remove the doubts from my heart, I can move the mountains in my life. It will come to pass; it will be done for me.

 

Lord, these are Your words, not mine. These are Your promises and principles, not mine. So teach me how to grow in this dimension of my journey of faith. You taught me much about persevering faith and the grace to get through the valleys. Also teach me about mountain-moving faith that speaks with authority and expectancy, ground in Your Word, Your promises, and Your principles, I pray.

 

Help me expect more. Help me experience more. With both humility and authority, help me grow in the confidence of knowing my identity as a child of God and living into my destiny as a disciple of Jesus Christ -- as best as I can and all by Your grace. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

I pray you will grow in faith and confidence in our God and His Word to move the mountains in your life with both humility and authority, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 

 

Friends, please come join us if you can and spread the word for our Ministry Fundraiser Golf Tournament and Silent Auction, with golfers Jeremy Camp, Max Lucado, Randy Frazee, and Jim Barker on October 8th.

Register Here:  Golf Tournament Registration

Thank you so much for your prayers for us at our Rapha God Ministries' Level 2 School of Ministry we started last night and will continue for the next 7 weeks on practical prayer ministry training and equipping. We heard testimonies of God's power and love in the mighty name of Jesus after the prayer times last night. Praise God! I pray the Holy Spirit equips you for every good work according God's plan and destiny for your life and ministry. God bless you!

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, September 29 - The Best is Yet to Come!

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be with me at the beginning of my day and every moment after.  ...

 

"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love Him" (1 Corinthians 2:9).

 

I love You and I'm looking forward to see what You have prepared for me today. With my life and my days in Your hands, I can always say, as I begin each day, the best is yet to come. With my path entrusted to Your purpose for my life, I can trust in Your promise every day that "the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day" (Proverbs 4:18). And I thank You and all Your mercy and grace for me that it's not on the basis of my righteousness, but Yours, that my feet and my future are set on this path.

 

I can look back on yesterday and every day of the past season to see You were faithful to bring me through every battle -- healing my wounds, breaking my chains, forgiving my sins, cleaning up my mess, and restoring my soul. I can also admit, only by the grace of God, that You even touched a few lives through my life -- as messy as it was -- all along the way. And it gives me faith to look forward to tomorrow and the next season ahead, excited to see what will yet unfold. "Let (my) eyes look directly forward, and (my) gaze be straight before (me). Keep straight the path of (my) feet, and all (my) ways will be sure" in You (Proverbs 4:25-26). And by the grace of God I know in my heart the best is yet to come. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

I pray you will know in your heart the best is yet to come, in Jesus' name. Your eyes haven't seen, your haven't heard, neither has it entered into your heart all the good that our God has planned for you! Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 

 

Friends, please come join us if you can and spread the word for our Ministry Fundraiser Golf Tournament and Silent Auction, with golfers Jeremy Camp, Max Lucado, Randy Frazee, and Jim Barker on October 8th.

Register Here:  Golf Tournament Registration

We're excited to be starting our Rapha God Ministries' Level 2 School of Ministry tonight for the next 7 weeks on practical prayer ministry training and equipping. Please keep us in prayer and I pray the Holy Spirit equips you for every good work according God's plan and destiny for your life and ministry. God bless you!

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, September 27 - Hillary and Donald Are Not Our Hope

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Rule and reign as Lord and Savior in my heart and my life today.  ...

 

"Is not this the fast that I choose:

to loose the bonds of injustice,

to undo the thongs of the yoke,

to let the oppressed to free,

and to break every yoke?

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, 

and bring the homeless poor into your house;

when you see the naked, to cover them,

and not to hide yourself from your own kin?

Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,

and your healing shall spring up quickly;

your vindicator shall go before you,

the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.

Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;

you shall cry for help, and He will say, Here I Am.

If you remove the yoke from among you,

the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,

if you offer your food to the hungry

and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, 

then your light shall rise in the darkness

and your gloom be like the noonday.

The Lord will guide you continually,

and satisfy your needs in parched places,

and make your bones strong;

and you shall be like a watered garden,

like a spring of water,

whose waters never fail.

Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;

you shall raise up the foundations of many generation;

you shall be called the repairer of the breach,

the restorer of streets to live in" (Isaiah 58:6-12).

 

Hillary and Donald can argue all they want. And it's our responsibility to discern and to judge, with the right and the privilege we have, to vote the choice we make. At the same time, our nation will not be judged by the leader we choose in Washington as much as by the way we lead our lives as a nation from our hearts. "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats..." (Matthew 25:31-46).

 

One day, You'll come to judge the earth, but every day before that day to come, You invite me to judge my own heart and the heart of my nation (John 7:24). Every day, You invite me to humble my heart and pray, to turn to You and embrace Your heart and Your ways in my heart and on behalf of my nation (2 Chronicles 7:14). And every day You invite us to remember the promise of Your Word, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.... Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, just as we hope in You" (Psalm 33:12-22 NKJV).

 

We can thank You, O Lord our God, that Hillary and Donald are not our Hope, but You are. Let Your mercy be upon us, as we hope in You. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

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

I join with you in prayer for our hearts and the heart of our nation to embrace the heart of our God, as we hope in Him, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! 

 

Please come join us and spread the word for our Ministry Fundraiser Golf Tournament and Silent Auction, with golfers Jeremy Camp, Max Lucado, Randy Frazee, and Jim Barker on October 8th.

Register Here:  Golf Tournament Registration

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, September 23 - "Come and See"

 

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

 

"Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, 'Come and see a Man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can He?' They left the city and were on their way to Him" (John 4:28-30).

 

Like the woman at the well, Your Holy Spirit invites every heart to "Come and see" -- to come and see the One who knows everything we've ever done and yet still loves us, to come and see the One who welcomes us to drink the living water of life in Christ, to come and see the One who takes all our pain and shame to turn it into a passion and joy of sharing our hope and faith with everyone we know and all who will listen.

 

Holy Spirit, who will You bring across my path today who desperately needs a deep drink of the Living Water, who desperately needs a personal encounter with the Living God who longs to turn their pain into praise and their shame into shouts of joy? At one time or anther, we've all been like the woman at the well -- wounded by our world or pounded by our past -- and we can also become the one whose life has been changed forever by an encounter with Jesus, the Messiah -- the One sent from God our Father to offer us a life of peace and joy, finding freedom from our past and fulfillment in Him. 

 

By the grace of God, I'm choosing to drink deeply from the well of Your living water today. And I'm choosing to be available and willing to invite someone else to come and see what You've shown me in the power of Your mercy and love. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

I pray you will be filled with peace and joy, as you drink deeply of the living waters of our Messiah today and invited someone else to experience the One who knows all about us and loves us still, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 

     

Friends, thank you so much for your prayers for us during our Level 1 School of Ministry, intensive course, the past two weeks. We had a powerful time to communion and blessing together last night and will begin our Level 2 School with practical prayer ministry training over the course of the next seven weeks. Please keep us in prayer for equipping and anointing to minister the healing love of God in the mighty name of Jesus! DVDs of our Schools of Ministry are available from the Rapha God Ministries website. God bless you!

Please come join us and spread the word for our Ministry Fundraiser Golf Tournament, with celebrity golfers Jeremy Camp, Max Lucado, Randy Frazee, and Jim Barker on October 8th.

Register Here:  Golf Tournament Registration

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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