Friday, April 24, 2020

Honoring Moses, Arising as Joshua - Morning by Morning, April 24, 2020

Morning by Morning, April 24 - Honoring Moses, Arising as Joshua
 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I welcome You in my heart and every moment of my day. Now I ask You to lead me as I pray -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
 
"Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel: 'Be strong and bold, for you are the one who will go with this people into the land that the Lord has sworn to their ancestors to give them; and you will put them in possession of it. It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed'" (Deuteronomy 31:7-8).
 
Father, we thank You for the past generations of faithful leaders and faithful followers of Jesus. We thank You for all they have done, all by the power of Your grace and the guidance of Your Holy Spirit to establish and build the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ and extend the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. We honor our fathers and mothers in the faith. And we honor their faith in You. As Your Word says, "Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you" (Exodus 20:12 and Ephesians 6:2-3).
 
And now it's time to move on. Now it's time to press in. Now it's time to advance and possess the "land" that You have set before us in our generation. It's time to look and see what You are doing in our day. It's time to receive Your anointing as Your faithful leaders and faithful followers of Jesus. It's time to embrace Your commissioning to go forward in the ways of Your will, in the guidance of Your Spirit, and all in the power of Your grace.
 
"A new day will dawn on us from above because our God is loving and merciful. He will give light to those who live in the dark and in death's shadow. He will guide us into the way of peace" (Luke 1:78-79). "I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert" (Isaiah 43:19).
 
Like the army of the dawn, may we arise and advance, "strong and bold," knowing You are with us, knowing You will lead us, knowing You are within us by the presence and power of Your Spirit. You will not fail us or forsake us. You will lead us to possess all You've purposed to fulfill in Your heart for our generation. 
 
Holy Spirit of the Living God, cast away our fears and fill us with faith. Deliver us from doubt and clarify our focus. There will always be questions, but You provide the answers. There will always be battles, but You provide the victory. In You, we will not be afraid and we will not be dismayed. In You, we will be bold and we will be strong.
 
In preparation for the great advance of Your kingdom, You are making us ready -- more sensitive to the Your Spirit, more grounded in Your Word, more obedient to Your will, more unified in Your truth, more ready to advance and overcome at the command of Your word as the army of the Lord.
 
So as we honor Moses, we arise as Joshua. As we thank You for all You've done in the past, we're excited and expectant to see all You will do now and in the days to come -- in the day of the dawn now set before us. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you be filled with faith and free of fear, bold and strong in the presence and power of the Holy Spirit -- honoring the generations of the Moses' in your life and now arising as the generation of Joshua -- to arise and advance at the command of the Lord as the army of the dawn, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

      

Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays



Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out ...
Preparing the Way of the Lord
  
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
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San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

"Jesus" -- A Simple and Powerful Prayer - Morning by Morning, April 23, 2020

Morning by Morning, April 23 - "Jesus" -- A Simple and Powerful Prayer
 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I begin this day "looking to Jesus" -- "the Author and Finisher of (my) faith" (Hebrews 12:2). ...
 
As I begin my prayer this morning, this simple prayer is rising up in my heart -- "Jesus." 
 
This simple name, but powerful name, that is above every name is rising up in my heart -- "Jesus."
 
The Word of God that comes to mind is this: "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Acts 2:21 and Romans 10:13).
 
To be "saved" is to have eternal life in You. But to be "saved" is also to have the fullness of Your life in us now. I've taught many times of all the Scriptures that speak of the fullness of Your salvation in every area of our lives through the power of Your name -- eternal life, healing, deliverance, freedom from all that would hold us back from being all we're created to be, released from every burden that would weigh us down, forgiveness of every sin that entangle us and trip us up. But this morning, I don't sense the desire to teach or to preach as much as I desire to simply pray Your name over everything in my life and my world -- "Jesus." ...
 
For the global pandemic of this virus and all its destruction to our global health and global economy, I pray -- "Jesus."
 
For the need for Godly wisdom for all our leaders and everyone making critical decisions that affect their lives and the lives of others, I pray -- "Jesus."
 
For the need of world-wide repentance and return, of world-wide surrender and trust, of world-wide revival and awakening, through the only One who is the Answer to all our questions, the Source of all our needs, and the Savior of all our world, I pray -- "Jesus."
 
For every personal need that I have and for those entrusted to my care, for forgiveness of our sins, for healing of our wounds, for freedom from our bondage, for overcoming of our fears, for clarity of our thoughts, for purity of our hearts, for transformation of souls and every area of our lives, I pray -- "Jesus."
 
I pray Your name. I speak Your name. I call on Your name. "Jesus."
 
For Yours is "the name that is above every name" (Philippians 2:9). "For there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Acts 2:21 and Romans 10:13).
 
So I Join with all those who humble their hearts and bow their knees to turn to You and call on Your name in this simple and powerful prayer -- "Jesus."
 
It's my prayer and my proclamation -- "Jesus." Around the world and in every area of our lives, let it be our prayer and our proclamation together  -- "Jesus." For there is power in the name of Jesus. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays

My friend, may you be filled a deep peace as you pray the name of Jesus, as you speak out and proclaim the name of Jesus over all that's on your heart and come to you mind in agreement with me and will who call on His name, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

     

Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays



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

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Wave after Wave of Glory!" - Morning by Morning, April 22

Morning by Morning, April 22 - "Wave after Wave of Glory!"
 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, filled with Your Holy Spirit -- I seek You and seek Your leading to begin my day in deep communion with You. ...
 
"For the waves of death encompassed me,
the torrents of perdition assailed me; 
the cords of Sheol entangled me,
the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called upon the Lord; 
to my God I called.
From His temple He heard my voice,
and my cry came to His ears" 
(2 Samuel 22:5-7).
 
We've been hearing now about this world-wide plague possibly coming in waves. It makes me think of a relentless army coming ashore in wave after wave of attack. But what You immediately bring up from my spirit and into mind is "wave after wave of glory." The glory of Your manifest Presence -- with us and within us -- that gives us the wisdom and the power to withstand every wave that would come against us.
 
In humility, we admit we cannot overcome in our own wisdom and power and confess we need Yours. In desperation and distress, we cry out to You, we call upon the Lord. In faith, we believe You hear the voice of our cries, You see the desperation of our needs. And in thanksgiving and praise, even before we see it made manifest with our physical eyes what we're believing with our spiritual eyes, we declare as the voice of the redeemed that "wave after wave of glory" will defeat this enemy and even cover the earth. "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!" (Psalm 107:2) For the Promise of Your Word will come to pass: "The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea" (Habakkuk 2:14).
 
You responded with wisdom and power for David when He cried out to You in his distress, as he faced the waves of destruction. And we thank You now that You are responding with wisdom and power as we cry out to You in our day:
 
Then the earth reeled and rocked;
    the foundations of the heavens trembled
    and quaked, because He was angry.
Smoke went up from His nostrils,
    and devouring fire from His mouth;
    glowing coals flamed forth from Him.
He bowed the heavens, and came down;
    thick darkness was under His feet.
He rode on a cherub, and flew;
    He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
He made darkness around Him a canopy,
    thick clouds, a gathering of water.
Out of the brightness before Him
    coals of fire flamed forth.
The Lord thundered from heaven;
    the Most High uttered His voice.
He sent out arrows, and scattered them
    -lightning, and routed them.
Then the channels of the sea were seen,
    the foundations of the world were laid bare
at the rebuke of the Lord,
    at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
He reached from on high, He took me,
    He drew me out of mighty waters.
He delivered me from my strong enemy,
    from those who hated me;
    for they were too mighty for me.
They came upon me in the day of my calamity,
    but the Lord was my stay.
He brought me out into a broad place;
    He delivered me, because He delighted in me"
(2 Samuel 22:8-20).
 
Deliver us, Lord! Draw us up out of the mighty waters of this strong enemy of destruction, too mighty for humanity to handle in our wisdom and power! Send Your waves of glory, "wave after wave of glory" to fill our heart and fill the earth with a great awareness of Your Presence, with all the wisdom and power we need to overcome. And we thank You now that You will even turn it all around into a world-wide repentance to see a world-wide salvation like the world has never seen! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you be filled with God's Holy Spirit, with wave after wave of the glory of His manifest Presence, trusting Him to give the wisdom and power we need in our world to overcome and even see the great salvation of the Lord in our day, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

    

Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays



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

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Chosen for These Days! - Morning by Morning, April 21, 2020

Morning by Morning, April 21 - Chosen for These Days!
 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Put Your thoughts in mind and Your desires in my heart to lead me to walk in Your ways today -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
 
"But now hear, O Jacob My servant, Israel whom I have chosen! Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you in the womb and will help you: Do not fear, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen. For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit upon your descendants, and My blessings on your offspring. They shall spring up like a green tamarisk, like willows by flowing streams. This one will say, 'I am the Lord's,' another will be called by the name of Jacob, yet another will write on the hand, 'The Lord's,' and adopt the name of Israel" (Isaiah 44:1-5).
 
Even when it's dry, You lift our eyes to see the time to come when new life will "spring up." Even when we're thirsty, You fill our hearts with hope of the living water that will flow again like rushing streams across our land.
 
There's no need to fear, for we are chosen. There's no need to give in to worry or fret about what will happen, for we were formed in our mother's womb to be alive and on the earth for just such a time as this.
 
Even when we're concerned for our children -- for their well-being, for their physical and emotional and mental and spiritual health through such unprecedented times and whatever times are to come -- there's no need to lose our peace or lose our hope, for You have said You will pour out  Your Spirit and Your blessings upon them. All in Your time, all in Your way, Your heart is to take everything they are going through to turn their hearts to You. "And we believe they will say, "I am the Lord's." You'll call them by name and they will find their identity in You as children of God. "For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us" (2 Corinthians 1:20).
 
Father, thank You for allowing me to be alive in these days. Thank You for choosing me to be one of those who will have the opportunity to love You and serve You and glorify You with my life and the lives of my children through these unprecedented days. You'll provide all the grace and guidance I need, for Your grace is always sufficient for me and Your power is even made perfect in my weaknesses (2 Corinthians 12:9).
 
Holy Spirit of the Living God, fill me up with Your Living Waters. Give me grace to keep looking up, to keep looking forward, to all You are doing in me and in my world in these days. "Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be (ours) made careful search and inquiry.... It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but (us), in regard to the things that have now been announced to (us) through those who brought (us) good news by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven -- things into which angels long to look!" (1 Peter 1:10-12).
 
Praise You, Lord Jesus! It's an honor to be chosen to be alive in these days! With You in our hearts, may Your name be exalted in our world. With every soul that is saved, with every life that is changed, may You receive Your reward for all You've done for all of us! May we be astonished by the magnitude of Your grace in our days in fulfillment of Your promises and Your heart for our world for all who will turn to You. "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with (us), not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you be filled with joy and hope and excited anticipation of all the Lord will do in us and our world in these days He chose in His sovereignty and love for us to be alive and make a difference in Him, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

   

Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays



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

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Monday, April 20, 2020

"Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So!" as We Pray and as We Say - Morning by Morning, April 20, 2020






Morning by Morning, April 20 -- "Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So!" as We Pray and as We Say
Good morning, Lord Jesus. As I begin my day, I take some time to come away with You -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
"O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
for His steadfast love endures forever.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
those He redeemed from trouble
and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south" 
(Psalm 107:1-3).
Lord, You are good. And Your love does endure forever. Whatever we face, You are still good. Whatever we go through, Your love still endures -- forever through whatever.
But as Your redeemed, as those You've "redeemed from trouble," as those You've "gathered in" from wherever we've been lost or scattered, at our wits' end or at the ends of the earth, You call us to "say so." Not just think so in our minds. Not just silently pray so in our hearts -- but "say so" with our mouths.
Our words have power. "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit" (Proverbs 18:21). Out of our mouths can come words of blessing or words of cursing, but You call us to use our words to bless and not curse what You desire to bring forth (James 3:10). When our tongues and our hearts are sanctified by Your Spirit, when we have the mind of Christ, when we speak with heart of our Father, then our words are like Your words -- "they are spirit and they are life" (John 6:3). Then Your words, spoken through our words, change the atmosphere around us.
Come, Holy Spirit. Sanctify our tongues. Anoint us and empower us to "say so." Heavenly Father, teach us how to take our authority in Christ -- as the body of Christ, filled with the Spirit of Christ -- submitted to the will of our Father to speak the words You give us to speak with the responsibility You've entrusted to us (John 12:49). Lord Jesus, You are the Word made Flesh, come express Your Word through our words and our Father's will through what we speak in the authority of Your name (John 1:14). "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!" 
Lord Jesus, You taught us to pray and to say. You said in Your Word, "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 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). "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!"
Yes, Lord. That's not some kind of control or manipulations of spiritual principles. That's some kind of charismatic witchcraft. When we seek Your heart and seek to speak Your words of spirit and life from the place of intimacy with You in the communion of prayer, that's obedience to the Word of God. That's honoring You with our thanks and praise for who You are and what You have done and what You are doing in our world today. That's taking our authority and our responsibility as disciples of Christ and faithful stewards of our world. "The heavens are the Lord's heaven, but the earth He has given to human beings" (Psalm 115:16). "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!"
By the power of Your grace at work within us, by the nature and character of Christ being sanctified within us, we are to speak with authority for what needs to be built up and speak with authority to what needs to come down. By the same Spirit that filled the mouth of Jeremiah "to pluck up and to pull down ... to build and to plant," Your Holy Spirit fills our mouths with Your words to speak words of spirit and life in our world (Jeremiah 1:9-10; Ephesians 5:18). Like You did with Isaiah, take a burning coal from the altar of Heaven and touch our lips to sanctify our words (Isaiah 6:6-7). "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!"
Lord, in Your goodness and in Your steadfast love, we give You thanks and we give You praise. And in our obedience we take our authority and responsibility to be Your good stewards in our world to speak the words we hear You speaking in our hearts and into our world. We are Your "ambassadors" in our world -- "we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making His appeal through us" (2 Corinthians 5:20). 
Your Word calls us and commands us, commissions us and empowers us, to take this authority and responsibility, in submission to Your will:  "Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. Whoever speaks must do so as one speaking the very words of God; whoever serves must do so with the strength that God supplies, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ. To Him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen!" (1 Peter 4:10-11).
Just has You are teaching us to pray, You are teaching us to say -- with expectant faith, in the authority of Your name, in submission to Your will, in the power of Your words spoken into our world through us. "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!" In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you speak words of spirit and life with a sanctified tongue and sanctified heart in your authority and responsibility as a disciple and ambassador of Christ, from a place of deep intimacy in prayer, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

  

Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays



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

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