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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Favorite of God - November 16
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. I lift up my eyes, open up my heart, waken up my spirit, and listen up
for Your voice. Speak, Lord, for Your servant, Your son, is listening.
....
"Now these are the last
words of David: The oracle of David, son of Jesse, the oracle of the man whom
God exalted, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the favorite of the Strong One of
Israel ..." (2 Samuel 23:1).
David dared to believe
he was Your favorite-"the favorite of the Strong One of Israel." Was that the
most prideful, most arrogant, most self-centered declaration in all of history?
Who did he think he was? How could he believe that You had a favorite and David
was it?
It seems I hear You
say: "My son, David was My favorite. He was blessed and highly favored. My favor
was upon him; My grace was sufficient for him; My heart delighted in him. And so
it is with you. And so it is with each of My children who open up their hearts
to embrace the gift of My mercy and love for each of them. These are My
favorites."
Yes, Lord. I want to be
Your favorite. I want to be a man after Your own heart (1 Samuel 13:14). I want
to be one of Your children, blessed and highly favored-not because I'm better
than anyone else, but because I'm as blessed with Your favor as I can possibly
be. And I know that's only possible in Christ-the Son of David and the Son of
God, over Whom alone the voice of heaven declared, "You are My Beloved Son, with
You I am well pleased" (Luke 3:22).
By the grace of Your
mercy and love, I am "in Christ" and Christ is in me (Romans 8:1). And in
Christ, I am "not in the flesh; (I am) in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God
dwells in (me)" (Romans 8:9). "So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new
creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new .... so
that in Him we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:17-21).
In Christ alone, the Son of David and the Son of God, I am a man after Your own
heart. And in Christ alone, the Son of David and the Son of God, I am Your
favorite, just as David was Your favorite. In Jesus' name I pray,
Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Come to The Fountain!
This Friday Night, Nov. 18 at 7 pm for our Messiah Ministries monthly
city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Come drink deeply
from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His
Holy Spirit and the loving embrace of the Father heart of God. Brooke Barrett
will be leading in worship and Linda Dulin-Moore will be leading in prayer this
month. All are welcome! Please come and spread the word!
You're Invited to the
Messiah Ministries Christmas Gathering on December 2nd! Please come
join us for a festive time with all our friends, 7-9 PM in the Foyer at
Centenary UMC in Lexington, 2800 Tates Creek Road. Please let Marilyn Walker
know if you're thinking of coming to help with our planning: DirOfMinistries@aol.com or 859-317-1591
Friends, please keep us in prayer
as Sylvia and I minister in San Antonio, Texas this week and then lead a
Pastor's Retreat near Amarillo with the Northwest Texas Conference of the United
Methodist Church this weekend. Please let us know if you'd like us to come
minister in healing prayer and prophetic ministry in your area. God bless
you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
www.messiah-ministries.org
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Wisdom and Faith - November 15
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. I am Yours and You are mine; so I entrust this day and my life into Your
hands. ...
"If any of you is
lacking in wisdom, ask God, Who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it
will be given to you. But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts
is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind; for the doubter, being
double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything
from the Lord" (James 1:5-8).
Lord, give me
wisdom-wisdom for every choice that's set before me, wisdom to know to trust You
above all, and wisdom to rest in knowledge that You know my every moment and
hold them all in Your hands. Lord, give me faith-faith that doesn't doubt, faith
that doesn't worry, and faith that's single-minded in focus upon You to be my
steady rock and steadfast hope. In the gift of wisdom and the gift of faith You
give to me and all who humble themselves to ask, I wait expectantly to receive
Your guidance and entrust myself to Your governance. In Jesus' name I pray,
Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Come to The Fountain!
This Friday Night, Nov. 18 at 7 pm for our Messiah Ministries monthly
city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Come drink deeply
from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His
Holy Spirit and the loving embrace of the Father heart of God. Brooke Barrett
will be leading in worship and Linda Dulin-Moore will be leading in prayer this
month. All are welcome! Please come and spread the word!
You're Invited to the
Messiah Ministries Christmas Gathering on December 2nd! Please come
join us for a festive time with all our friends, 7-9 PM in the Foyer at
Centenary UMC in Lexington, 2800 Tates Creek Road. Please let Marilyn Walker
know if you're thinking of coming to help with our planning: DirOfMinistries@aol.com or 859-317-1591
Friends, please keep us in prayer
as Sylvia and I minister in San Antonio, Texas this week and then lead a
Pastor's Retreat near Amarillo with the Northwest Texas Conference of the United
Methodist Church this weekend. Please let us know if you'd like us to come
minister in healing prayer and prophetic ministry in your area. God bless
you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
www.messiah-ministries.org
Monday, November 14, 2011
"Come Up Here" through the Open Door - November 14
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. Make me more like You today. ...
"After this I looked,
and there in heaven a door stood open! And the first voice, which I had heard
speaking to me like a trumpet, said, 'Come up here, and I will show you what
must take place after this.' At once I was in the Spirit, and there in heaven
stood a throne, with One seated on the throne!" (Revelation 4:1-2)
Like John, I want to
look up to heaven; I want to see the door that You're opening before me; I want
to hear Your voice speaking to me. Like John I want to be caught up "in the
Spirit;" I want to see the throne of Your authority; I want to see the One Who
has all authority in my life and all authority in heaven and on
earth.
My experience will be
different than John's, as no two spiritual journeys and no two spiritual
encounters are exactly the same. But at the same time, Your invitation to "Come
up here" into the heavenly realm is the same to us all: "So if you have been
raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at
the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things
that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in
God. When Christ Who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed
with Him in glory" (Colossians 3:1-4).
Yes, Lord. I'm looking
up. I'm setting my mind on things that are above, the things of the heavenly
realm in You. And as I look and listen, I hear You now singing a new song of
invitation into my spirit:
Come
Come up
here
Here with
Me
Let me show you the
things
All the wonderful
things
I have for you in
Me
Thank You, Lord Jesus.
You are "the door" (John 10:9). You are the door to life, the door to heaven,
the door to the destiny You have for me and I have in You. So I will come and
enter in. I will come and follow You, wherever You lead through whatever door
You open for me-as best as I can and all by Your grace.
Now I hear Your words
again to the new song You were writing on my heart a few days ago:
Come, follow
Me
Come, follow
Me
Wherever I
lead
I want you there
with Me
Come, follow
Me
Come, follow
Me
Yes, Lord; here I come.
I don't know yet what the door is that You've opened for me, other than to know
that You are in that door and Your plan for me in this season of my life is
through that door. So that's where I want to be. And I embrace Your invitation
to go there with You. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Come to The Fountain!
This Friday Night, Nov. 18 at 7 pm for our Messiah Ministries monthly
city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Come drink deeply
from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His
Holy Spirit and the loving embrace of the Father heart of God. Brooke Barrett
will be leading in worship and Linda Dulin-Moore will be leading in prayer this
month. All are welcome! Please come and spread the word!
You're Invited to the
Messiah Ministries Christmas Gathering on December 2nd! Please come
join us for a festive time with all our friends, 7-9 PM in the Foyer at
Centenary UMC in Lexington, 2800 Tates Creek Road. Please let Marilyn Walker
know if you're thinking of coming to help with our planning: DirOfMinistries@aol.com or 859-317-1591
Friends, please keep us in prayer
as Sylvia and I minister in San Antonio, Texas this week and then lead a
Pastor's Retreat near Amarillo with the Northwest Texas Conference of the United
Methodist Church this weekend. )Please let us know if you'd like us to come
minister in healing prayer and prophetic ministry in your area. God bless
you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Friday, November 11, 2011
November 11 - 11/11/11
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. You are my Rock and my Refuge, my Healer and my Hope, my Deliverer and my
Destiny. ...
"On that day the Lord
will extend His hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that is left of
His people ..." (Isaiah 11:11).
On this eleventh day of
the eleventh month of the eleventh year of this century, I seek Your face and
open my spirit to You alone with expectant faith. This is 11/11/11. Much of the
world and much of the Church have an excited expectancy about today. In a few
moments, I'll be joining worshippers and prayer warriors from around the globe
at a prayer gathering at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They've said
there's to be no agenda but Your agenda, no special speaker but Your Holy
Spirit. May You fill us with a spiritual hunger and passionate thirst for Your
Presence.
May You extend Your
hand in Your steadfast love and tender mercies. May You call forth Your remnant
of all who believe and are called by Your name to seek Your face and embrace
Your Spirit. May You awaken the Bride and Body of Christ to be cleansed and holy
and empowered for Your purposes and the advancement of Your Kingdom. Let there
be a sudden shift and a clear transition into a new season of Your love and
light displayed through Your people over all the earth. In Jesus' name I pray,
Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
You're Invited to the
Messiah Ministries Christmas Gathering on December 2nd! Please come
join us for a festive time with all our friends, 7-9 PM in the Foyer at
Centenary UMC in Lexington, 2800 Tates Creek Road. Please let Marilyn Walker
know if you're thinking of coming to help with our planning: DirOfMinistries@aol.com or 859-317-1591
We've been invited to come with
friends for a prayer gathering at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena for
11-11-11. It's called "A Line in the Sand." Stand with us in prayer for this
spiritually significant day. Please let us know if your church or community
would like to make arrangements for us to come to your area as well. God bless
you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Thursday, November 10, 2011
"Everlasting Light" - November 10
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. I will arise and shine, for my Light has come, and the glory of the Lord
has risen upon me and upon all who are called by Your name (Isaiah 60:1).
...
"The sun shall no
longer be your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you
by night, but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your
glory. Your sun shall no more go down, or your moon withdraw itself; for the
Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be
ended.... I Am the Lord; in its time I will accomplish it quickly" (Isaiah
60:19-22).
You are the everlasting
God, and You are my everlasting Light. You are at work in this broken, fallen
world. And You are at work in my broken, fallen soul. But Your Spirit always
lifts my eyes up out of the darkness and toward Your Light. Your Spirit always
imparts hope and stirs up faith to believe the best is yet to come.
No matter how much
darkness covers the face of the earth, no matter how much darkness covers the
people who are blinded to the light of Your glory revealed in the face of the
Son of God, Your light continues to shines and Your glory continues to come in
the midst of it all (Isaiah 60:2). There is a remnant who will stand firm in the
faith in the face of it all. There is a Bride who is being prepared for the
coming of the Groom and the wedding feast. There is a people who will see all
the prophecies and promises of God fulfilled in the earth-all "in its time," all
in Your time. "Lift up your eyes and look around.... Then you shall see and be
radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice, because of the abundance of all
that will be brought to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you"
(Isaiah 60:4-50.
Yes, Lord. With the
remnant of the faithful of Your people, with the Body and the Bride of Christ as
one, I will persevere in faith by the grace of God. I will hope against hope for
the fulfillment of all You have decreed. I will look forward to the day that all
You have said will come to pass: "I will appoint Peace as your overseer and
Righteousness as your taskmaster. Violence shall no more be heard in your land,
devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls
Salvation, and your gates Praise!" (Isaiah 60:17-18) You are the everlasting
God, shining forth Your everlasting light, to lead us into the fullness of Your
everlasting covenant. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
You're Invited to the
Messiah Ministries Christmas Gathering on December 2nd! Please come
join us for a festive time with all our friends, 7-9 PM in the Foyer at
Centenary UMC in Lexington, 2800 Tates Creek Road. Please let Marilyn Walker
know if you're thinking of coming to help with our planning: DirOfMinistries@aol.com or 859-317-1591
Please keep us in prayer, as
Sylvia and I are in San Antonio, Texas to minister together
this week with inner healing prayer and prophetic ministry. We've been invited
to go with friends for a prayer gathering at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena for
11-11-11. Stand with us in prayer for this spiritual significant day. Please let
us know if your church or community would like to make arrangements for us to
come to your area as well. God bless you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
God Knows Us and Still Loves Us - November 9
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. My hope and trust is in You-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ...
"The woman said to Him,
'I know that Messiah is coming' (Who is called Christ). 'When He comes, He will
proclaim all things to us.' Jesus said, 'I Am He, the One Who is speaking to
you.' Just then, His disciples came. They were astonished that He was speaking
to a woman, but no one said, 'What do you want?' or, 'Why are You speaking with
her?' 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?' " (John 4:25-29)
You are the Messiah,
the Christ. You are God the Son, the Anointed One of God the Father through God
the Holy Spirit. You are Emmanuel, God with us (Matthew 1:23). You are the Word
of God, filled with the Spirit of God, revealing in human flesh and blood the
Heart of God for all the world to see.
And like the Samaritan
woman at the well, what we see in You is a holy God, filled with compassion and
mercy for an unholy people who desperately need to know the love of God revealed
in Jesus the Christ. Our hearts are bare before You; our past is open toward
You; our thoughts and motives and desires are known to You. You know everything
about us.
And yet, You still love
us. You still come to us and reach out to us and embrace us. You expose and
uproot everything within us that would keep us from being able to fully know You
and trust You and give our lives completely to You. "The steadfast love of the
Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness. 'The Lord is my portion,' says my soul, 'therefore I
will hope in Him'" (Lamentations 3:22-24).
Thank You for helping
us trust You to go into all the ages and moments of our lives to forgive the
sin, heal the wounds, break the chains, and reveal the truth. Your perfect love
casts out our fears. Your cleansing grace redeems our failures. You draw out our
pain and shame to fill us with Your peace and love. And then we can't wait to go
tell everybody we know to come see this God Who knows everything about us but
loves us more than we can ever imagine. O Lord, our God, there is none like You!
In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
You're Invited to the
Messiah Ministries Christmas Gathering on December 2nd! Please come
join us for a festive time with all our friends, 7-9 PM in the Foyer at
Centenary UMC in Lexington, 2800 Tates Creek Road. Please let Marilyn Walker
know if you're thinking of coming to help with our planning: DirOfMinistries@aol.com or 859-317-1591
Please keep us in prayer, as
Sylvia and I are in San Antonio, Texas to minister together
this week with inner healing prayer and prophetic ministry. Please let us know
if your church or community would like to make arrangements for us to come to
your area as well. God bless you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
"Follow Me" - November 8
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. With all that I am and all that I have, I worship You and welcome You
into every moment of my day. ...
Wherever I lead
I want you there with Me
So come and follow Me
I hear these words of a
new song You're writing on my heart and stirring in my spirit. ...
Come follow
Me
Come follow
MeWherever I lead
I want you there with Me
So come and follow Me
Yes, Lord Jesus. You
stand at the threshold of the door and call me to come. You call me to trust.
You call me to move forward into the place You've prepared for me along the
journey ahead. "Whoever serves Me must follow Me, and where I am, there will My
servant be also. Whoever serves Me, the Father will honor" (John
12:26).
By the gift of grace
You've given me and with the gift of faith You've imparted to me, I arise to
follow You. You're invitation is simple, and Your command is clear. So here we
go. Let the adventure of this great journey of faith continue. In Jesus' name I
pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
You're Invited to the
Messiah Ministries Christmas Gathering on December 2nd! Please come
join us for a festive time with all our friends, 7-9 PM in the Foyer at
Centenary UMC in Lexington, 2800 Tates Creek Road. Please let Marilyn Walker
know if you're thinking of coming to help with our planning: DirOfMinistries@aol.com or 859-317-1591
Please keep us in prayer, as Sylvia and I travel
to San Antonio, Texas to minister together this week in healing
prayer and prophetic ministry. Please let us know if your church or community
would like to make arrangement for us to come to your area as well. God bless
you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Monday, November 07, 2011
The Gift and Choice of Humility Instead of Pride - November 7
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. I look up to You and set my mind on things above with the first thoughts
of my day. ...
"In those days Hezekiah
became sick and was at the point of death. He prayed to the Lord, and He
answered him and gave him a sign. But Hezekiah did not respond according to the
benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and
upon Judah and Jerusalem. Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his
heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord
did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.... Hezekiah had very great
riches and honor.... Hezekiah prospered in all his works.... God left him to
himself, in order to test him and to know all that was in his heart" (2
Chronicles 32:27-31).
Our pride draws Your
wrath, yet our humility draws Your riches. In Your mercy, You allow the
sicknesses and sufferings, the trials and tribulations of our lives to test us
and show us the pride that remains in our hearts. And in the process, Your heart
is not to condemn us, but to free us; not to break our spirits, but to crucify
our flesh; not to wound our pride, but to put it death. Then we can truly live
and truly prosper in the fullness of our destiny for the glory of God. "Humble
yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up" (James 4:10,
NKJV).
Like the gift of faith,
we need the gift of humility. We can love You because You first loved us, and we
can trust You because Your Spirit first reveals Your nature to our hearts. It's
the same with humility that slays our pride. We can choose to humble ourselves
in Your sight because You give us the grace to see our need to willingly choose
to be desperately dependent upon You alone. "For it is God Who is at work in
(us), enabling (us) both to will and to work for His good pleasure" (Philippians
2:13).
So I thank You for the
testing and the trials that come to us all in our journey of faith. They are
never pleasant at the time, but they produce the fruit of Your righteousness in
us-right relationship with God, with one another, and within ourselves. It's the
loving guidance and holy correction of our perfect Father Who wants the very
best for each one of His children (Hebrews 12:4-13).
We are Your children,
as we are moved and empowered by Your Spirit to die to the pride of our
independence, self-centeredness, selfishness, and desire for control apart from
entrusting ourselves completely to You. "For all who are led by the Spirit of
God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall
back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, 'Abba!
Father!' it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are
children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with
Christ-if in fact, we suffer with Him so that we also may be glorified with Him"
(Romans 8:14-17).
Christ is always our
example. So Christ is our example to make our choice in response to Your gift of
grace in humility as well. "Let the same mind be in (us) that was in Christ
Jesus ... He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death-even
death on a cross. Therefore God highly exalted Him ..." (Philippians 2:5-11).
When we humble
ourselves in Your sight, You lift us up. As we learn to completely entrust our
lives to the One Who completely cares for us, we are set free from fear and
filled with faith; we are healed from our sicknesses and forgiven from our
failures. And like Hezekiah, who humbled himself from the pride of his heart, we
position ourselves for You to honor and prosper our lives for the glory of Your
name and the advancement of Your Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. In Jesus'
name I pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Friends, the more I continue the ministry of
inner healing and spiritual formation, along with my own personal journey of
faith toward spiritual maturity, I have a growing belief that humility is
perhaps one of the greatest keys of the Kingdom of God we've been given in
Christ (Matthew 16:19; Philippians 2:5-11). I pray for the humility of Christ to
fill your heart and ask you to pray this for me, as we journey in prayer
together. God bless you and prosper you, even as your soul prospers! (3 John
2)
Please keep us in prayer, as Sylvia and I travel
to San Antonio, Texas to minister together this week in healing prayer and
prophetic ministry. Please let us know if your church or community would like to
make arrangement for us to come to your area as well. God bless you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Friday, November 04, 2011
"Continue in the Faith" - November 4
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I worship You in spirit, soul, and body and
welcome You into every moment of my past, present, and future. ...
"After they had
proclaimed the Good News to that city and had made many disciples, they returned
to Lystra, then on to Iconium and Antioch. There they strengthened the souls of
the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, 'It is
through many persecutions that we must enter the Kingdom of God'" (Acts
14:21-22).
Every day, Your Holy
Spirit strengthens my soul and encourages me to continue in the faith. Every
day, Your Holy Spirit leads me on and draws me in to enter the Kingdom of God.
And Every day, Your Holy Spirit anoints me and empowers me to proclaim the Good
News and help make disciples wherever I am and wherever You send me. This is the
mission and the ministry of all the sons and daughters of God (Matthew
28:18-20).
Thank You for every one
of Your disciples who have strengthened me and encouraged me along the way. And
I pray now for the continuing journey of faith of each of the lives You've
allowed me to touch with the truth and power of the Good News of this Gospel of
the Kingdom of God. "And this Good News of the Kingdom will be proclaimed
throughout the world, as a testimony to all the nations; and then the end will
come" (Matthew 24:14). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friends, thank
you so much for joining with me in this journey of prayer. Sylvia and I
are home now from our Encounter Wales! ministry trip with Heather Butler. We
praise God for the souls that were saved and the lives that were changed by the
healing love of God these past three weeks. We're so encouraged to see how the
Lord has moved everywhere He sent us, and we have many invitations to return.
Thank you for being part of our team through all your prayers. God bless
you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Monday, October 31, 2011
"Astounded at the Greatness of God!" - October 31
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. You are One with the Father and One with the Holy Spirit; be One within
me, as I abide in You and You abide in me. ...
"While he was coming,
the demon dashed him to the ground in convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean
spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. And all were astounded
at the greatness of God!" (Luke 9:42-43)
Last night at the men's
meeting at the Elim Church in Wells, southern England, a father filled with
gratitude for the greatness of God handed me a note from his son. It said,
"Thank you for praying for me this morning. (It) made me feel good." Praise
God!
He was a young boy,
struggling with panic and fear about being bullied at school. He was too fearful
to come up for prayer, so we went to him. He wasn't ever able to turn his face
toward us from his father's side, as we prayed for him to know the safety and
security of the Father's embrace. But Your perfect love began to cast out all
his fear (1 John 4:18). Then You began to replace his stress, anxieties, and
fears with Your power and love and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). Thank You, Lord
Jesus! We are "astounded at the greatness of God!"
As he goes to school
today, Father, fill him with Your peace and shelter him under the mighty right
hand of Your protection. No matter what foes he may face, remind him that the
One who stands firm within him is greater than the one who is in the world (1
John 4:4). I pray this for all the children who face these struggles at school.
And I pray this same peace for all who may have to face the taunting and torment
of those who need to know the love of God in Jesus Christ. Like Stephen, whose
faith began to change the heart of Saul, may faith arise in the face of fear to
begin to bring conviction and repentance to hearts of the tormenters (Acts
7:54-60). In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Friends,
we've had a very intense but wonderful few days of ministry in a Spiritual
Renewal meeting near Swansea in south Wales, then at the Elim Church in Wells in
southern England with a women's meeting, a men's meeting, and Sunday worship.
The Holy Spirit has been moving mightily with salvation, healing, deliverance,
and prophetic ministry. Thank you so much for your prayers for us! We couldn't
carry this message of hope and the healing love of God at home and abroad
without our wonderful prayer covering.
Sylvia
and I have a day off today in Wells, before catching our train tomorrow for the
airport in Manchester and a very early flight home the next day. We've said our
goodbye's to Heather, Bob, and Pedr Butler of Angelsey, north Wales, who have
been so wonderful to host us and arrange all these meetings for us. Please keep
them in your prayers as well, and you will be in ours'. God bless
you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
"Mighty Ones Who Do His Bidding" - October 26
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. Fill me with Your Spirit, lead me in Your ways, and live through me
today. ...
"The Lord has
established His throne in the heavens, and His Kingdom rules over all. Bless the
Lord, O you His angels, you mighty ones who do His bidding, obedient to His
spoken word. Bless the Lord, all His hosts, His ministers that do His will.
Bless the Lord, all His works, in all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O
my soul" (Psalm 103:19-22).
Thank You for Your holy
angels-the hosts of heaven, the mighty ones, who do Your bidding, who are
obedient to Your spoken word, who are Your ministers who do Your will. Thank You
for sending them to watch over me, even as they continually behold the face of
the Father in heaven (Matthew 18:10). Thank You for assigning them to minister
alongside me and to battle in the heavenly realms for me and for those You
desire to comfort and encourage through me (Daniel 10:12). "Are not all angels
spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to
inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14)
Like Your holy angels,
I am part of Your creation-created to love You and embrace Your love, created to
obey You and embrace Your will. We are part of the works of Your hands, part of
the reign of Your dominion. O Lord, I bless You with all my soul. I honor You
with all I am and all I have. And like Your holy angels, let me be faithful to
bow at Your throne, to welcome Your Kingdom, and to do Your bidding today, as I
am obedient to Your spoken word and led by Your Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name I
pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Friends,
thank you so much for your prayers for us as we travel through Wales this week
in ministry. Sylvia
and I are ministering with our good friend Heather Butler in Wales and
England in a variety of settings Heather has arranged for us. www.ourchurch.com/member/keys Tomorrow,
we'll be travelling down to South Wales to preach on Friday
night, then go to Somerset in southern England to lead a
retreat on Saturday and preach on Sunday. Please keep us in prayer for the
Lord's protection to be upon us, His provision to sustain us, and His power and
love to flow through us.
At home, we would welcome your
prayers to cover our ministry through some financial
challenges. But we know our God is faithful and will bring us through
as we keep our eyes on the Lord and humble ourselves to listen for His voice.
Please keep us in prayer, and we are praying for you too! God bless
you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
God's Heart for Businessmen and Women - October 25
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. You're my Savior; You can move mountains; You are mighty to save. I give
commit this day into Your hands. ...
"As Jesus was walking
along, He saw a man called Matthew sitting at a tax booth; and He said to him,
'Follow Me.' And he got up and followed Him. As He sat at dinner in the house,
many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Him and His disciples. When
the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat
with tax collectors and sinners?' Be when He heard this, He said, 'Those who are
well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this
means, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have come to call not the
righteous but sinners'" (Matthew 9:9-13).
Three hands went up in
the air to pray to receive You as their Lord and Savior last night at a dinner
meeting of the Full Gospel Businessmen's Association at Anglesey, Wales! Sylvia
shared her testimony from her years as a business owner and financial advisor,
while I shared mine from my years as a trial lawyer. Your Holy Spirit drew each
of them there to that place in the hotel restaurant and there to that place in
their hearts to say: "Yes, Lord Jesus; I give my life completely to You, with
full assurance of my salvation in the peace of my heart." Praise God!
Lord, You're not
willing that any should perish, but that all would repent and be saved (2 Peter
3:9). You want all to know they can be forgiven of every sin, freed from every
burden of guilt and shame, and draw near to God through the sacrifice of Christ
(John 3:16). And when You bring Your businessmen and women into Your Kingdom,
You intend to express Your Kingdom through their lives in their business world.
And so "the kingdoms of this world have become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of
His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever!" (Revelation 11:15, NKJV).
Praise God!
Lord, use my life in
whatever sphere of influence You send me and strategically position me each day.
Let Your light shine in me and shine through me to bring others to You. I want
to shout for joy with the angels of heaven over every person who comes to faith
in You! (Luke 15:10) Keep sending me to my neighborhood and sending me to the
nations, with hope in my heart to see souls saved in Your name and lives changed
in Your power. In Jesus' name I pray Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Friends,
thank you so much for your prayers for us as we travel through Wales this week
in ministry. Sylvia
and I are ministering with our good friend Heather Butler in Wales and
England in a variety of settings Heather has arranged for us. www.ourchurch.com/member/keys At the end of
this week, we'll be travelling down to South Wales to preach on
Friday, then go to Somerset in southern England to lead a
retreat on Saturday and preach on Sunday. Please keep us in prayer for the
Lord's protection to be upon us, His provision to sustain us, and His power and
love to flow through us.
At home, we would welcome your
prayers to cover our ministry through some financial
challenges. But we know our God is faithful and will bring us through
as we keep our eyes on the Lord and humble ourselves to listen for His voice.
Please keep us in prayer, and we are praying for you too! God bless
you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Monday, October 24, 2011
Return, Rebuild, Restore, Renew - October 24
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. You are my Rock and Refuge-my "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). ...
"Remember the word that
You commanded Your servant Moses, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you
among the peoples; but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them,
though your outcasts are under the farthest skies, I will gather them from there
and bring them to the place at which I have chosen to establish My name.' They
are Your servants and Your people, whom You have redeemed by Your great power
and Your strong hand. O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your
servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who delight in revering Your name.
Give success to Your servant today ..." (Nehemiah 1:8-11).
Praying and preparing
for the fresh bread of Your Word for the church in Holyhead, Wales Sunday
morning, Your Holy Spirit brought to mind the story of Nehemiah and the
rebuilding of the wall and the twelve gates of Jerusalem. It seemed to be a
picture of the Body of Christ in this hour, as well as so many principles and
applications for our communities and personal lives. We are Your servants and
Your people; You have redeemed us by Your great power and Your strong hand. Yet
in many ways, we are scattered and divided, weary and oppressed, confused and
discouraged. And Your Word to us, as it was to Nehemiah and the people of
Jerusalem, is always "Return to Me."
Thank You for the grace
You always give us and the invitation You continually extend to us to come and
return to You. As we return to You, You rebuild, You restore, and Your revive.
If we stumble, You lift us up. If we get lost, You lead us home. If we feel
empty, You fill us up. You keep on redeeming us, keep on saving us, keep on
bringing us through in Your great power, with Your strong hand to the place
You've chosen to establish Your name through our lives. "God chose (us) as the
first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through
belief in truth. For this purpose, He called (us) through the proclamation of
the Good News, so that (we) may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ"
(2Thessalonians 2:13-14).
O Lord, hear our prayer
as Your Church, the Body of Christ on this earth. In this pursuit, "give
success" to Your servants, Your sons and Your daughters, today. By the grace of
God, we return to You to obey Your will and follow Your way. Let "the glory of
our Lord Jesus Christ" rise upon us and shine through us-personally, in our
communities, and throughout Your Church on this earth. "Arise, shine; for your
Light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!" (Isaiah 60:1) In
Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Friends,
Sylvia and I are ministering with our good friend Heather Butler in
Wales and England the next few weeks in a variety of settings Heather
has arranged for us. www.ourchurch.com/member/keys
The Holy Spirit is giving us
fresh words in the messages, prophetic ministry, and prayer
ministry wherever we go, corporately for the body and personally for the people!
Last nigth, the Lord gave us specific prayers and prophetic words for everyone
who came to the evening service in Holyhead. I praise God for the gift He's
giving Heather as a prophetic psalmist to sing the song of the Lord every people
in such a personal way and for the gift of such accurate and specific prophetic
words He has given Sylvia as we pray for the people.
Tonight, Sylvia and I will be
speaking at the Full Gospel Businessman's meeting in Valley,
Wales, with an altar call for salvation, as requested by the leaders.
At home, we would welcome your prayers to cover our ministry through some
financial challenges. But we know our God is faithful and will
bring us through as we keep our eyes on the Lord and humble ourselves to listen
for His voice. Please keep us in prayer, and we are praying for you too!
God bless you!
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Friday, October 21, 2011
"Hope Continually" - October 21
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. My Lord, my Savior, my Best Friend, I welcome You into my heart and into
my day. ...
"But I will hope
continually, and will praise You yet more and more. My mouth will tell of Your
righteous acts, of Your deeds of salvation all day long, though their number is
past my knowledge. I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God, I will
praise Your righteousness, Yours alone.... You Who have done great things, O
God, Who is like You? You Who have made me see many troubles and calamities will
revive me again; from the depths of the earth, You will bring me up again. You
will increase my honor, and comfort me once again" (Psalm 71:14-21).
I've seen "many
troubles and calamities;" but I've also seen great breakthrough and deliverance.
I've seen much injustice and evil, but I've also seen astounding generosity and
mercy. I live in a broken, fallen world, hurtling along in the throes of the
age-old process of Your restoration of all things (Acts 3:21). But in the midst
of this world and all the challenges that come with it every day, "I will hope
continually, and will praise You yet more and more."
"Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You" (Psalm 56:3). Whenever I am confused, I will listen to You.
Whenever I am hurting, I will embrace You. If I am brought low, You will lift me
up again. If I lose my way, You will lead me home again. You have always done
great things for me; You have always shown me Your mighty deeds. So "I will hope
in You continually, and will praise You yet more and more. O God, Who is like
You?" None, there is none like You. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Come to The
Fountain! this Friday Night October 21 at 7 pm, led by
Messiah Ministries and hosted in the Chapel at Centenary UMC, 2800 Tates Creek
Rd., Lexington, Kentucky. Linda Dulin-Moore will be leading in the service this
month, and Kerry Dorrell will be leading in worship. Come and be refreshed,
refilled and restored in the presence of the Lord! All are
welcome!
Friends,
Sylvia and I are ministering with our good friend Heather Butler in Wales and
England the next few weeks in a variety of settings Heather has arranged for us.
www.ourchurch.com/member/keys
We had
an incredible time of teaching and ministry, leading a conference on healing
prayer ministry with the RiverDee Community Church in Flint, North Wales, this
past weekend: http://riverdeecommunitychurch.org.uk/
We've
been invited to continue developing a strong relationship of ministry between
us. This coming weekend, we will be in ministry at a church in Flint on
Saturday and another church in Holyhead on Sunday throught the day and evening.
We'll be speaking at the Full Gospel Businessman's meeting on Monday night, with
times of pesonal prayer ministry all along the way. Please keep us in prayer!
God
bless you,
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Thursday, October 20, 2011
"The Ancient Paths" - October 20
Good morning, Lord
Jesus. Lead me beside Your still waters, in Your paths of righteousness, as You
restore my soul, for Your name's sake. ...
"Thus says the Lord:
Stand at the crossroads and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good
way lies; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls" (Jeremiah
6:16).
As I begin this new
day, I stand at the crossroads and look. As I go forward, throughout the moments
of my day, with every encounter and every choice, I will continue to stand at
the crossroads and look. I will look to see which way to go. And in a way, the
crossroads are always the same-Your way or some other way.
So as I stand and as I
look, I need to ask which way is Your way. Your way is "where the good way
lies." You are "the Ancient One" (Daniel 7:22). And You desire to lead me in
"the ancient paths"-the paths that are tested and true, laid out by You since
before the foundation of time. These are "the paths of righteousness" that "lead
me beside the still waters" where You "restore my soul" (Psalm 23:1-3, NJKV).
Sylvia and I spent a
couple of days in the little mountain village of Betws-y-coed in North Wales.
Each morning, we walked down the hill from the home where we were staying and
over to the village. To get there we had to journey down the road, by the farm
house, through the sheep gate, across the pastures, and on the bride over the
river. Our path was an ancient one-well worn by centuries of generations and
journeys. And though it was narrow, and in places a little muddy, it was tested
and true, cleared of any obstacles to block our way to where we chose to
go.
Lord, help me choose
well where to go each day and throughout the moments of my day. Remind me to
stand and look and ask, before I venture out on my own. Show me the ancient
paths, tested and true, as I journey on for Your name's sake. In Jesus' name I
pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Come
to The Fountain! this Friday Night October 21 at 7 pm, led by Messiah
Ministries and hosted in the Chapel at Centenary UMC, 2800 Tates Creek Rd.,
Lexington, Kentucky.
Friends,
Sylvia and I are ministering with our good friend Heather Butler in Wales and
England the next few weeks in a variety of settings Heather has arranged for us.
www.ourchurch.com/member/keys
We had
an incredible time of teaching and ministry, leading a conference on healing
prayer ministry with the RiverDee Community Church in Flint, North Wales, this
past weekend: http://riverdeecommunitychurch.org.uk/
We've
been invited to continue developing a strong relationship of ministry between
us. This coming weekend, we will be in ministry at a church in Flint on
Saturday and another church in Holyhead on Sunday throught the day and evening.
We'll be speaking at the Full Gospel Businessman's meeting on Monday night, with
times of pesonal prayer ministry all along the way. Please keep us in prayer!
God
bless you,
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
Monday, October 17, 2011
God’s Thoughts in My Mind - October 17
Good morning,
Lord Jesus. Your name is the name above every name. So I speak out Your name as
my first word in these first moments of my day. ...
“Then my God put
it into my mind to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be
enrolled by genealogy” (Nehemiah 7:5).
Nehemiah was a
spiritual leader, divinely called and strategically positioned to rebuild the
city and the hearts of the people of Jerusalem (v. 2:4). And one of the ways You
led him in his leadership of others was to put Your thoughts in his mind and
Your desires in his heart. You gave him “a spirit of wisdom and revelation” in
order to know Your will and understand Your leading for the divine assignments
You entrusted to him (Ephesians 1:17).
Lord, I need Your
wisdom. I’m to “seek the things that are above, where Christ is,” and I’m to
“set (my) mind on things that are above, not things that are on earth”
(Colossians 3:1-2). I want to see what You’re doing and hear what You’re saying.
I desire for my plans to align with Your purposes and for my steps to be ordered
by Your Spirit.
So as I begin
each day seeking Your face, listening for Your voice, and discerning the leading
of Your Spirit, I open my mind to Your thoughts and open my heart to Your
desires. Put Your thoughts in my mind and Your desires in my heart. “For who has
known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct Him?’ But we have the mind of
Christ” if we will humble ourselves to seek and listen for Your leading (1
Corinthians 2:16).In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Be
encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
Friends,
Sylvia and I are ministering with our good friend Heather Butler in Wales and
England the next few weeks in a variety of settings Heather has arranged for us.
www.ourchurch.com/member/keys
We
had an incredible time of teaching and ministry, leading a conference on healing
prayer ministry with the RiverDee Community Church in Flint, North Wales, this
past weekend: http://riverdeecommunitychurch.org.uk/
We've been invited to continue developing a strong relationship of ministry
between us. Thank you so much for your prayers for us!
God bless you,
Tommy
& Sylvia Hays
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