Morning by Morning, August 16 - Let the Dry Bones Live!

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Lord God Almighty -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- You are One and You are holy, mysterious and mighty, faithful and true, full of mercy and love, worthy of all honor and praise. I worship You and entrust myself to You as Lord of my life and every moment of my day.  ...

"The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.... And He said to me, 'Son of man, can these bones?" (Ezekiel 37:1-3, NKJ)

Lord, open my eyes to see the dry bones around me today. Let me see what is dead and lifeless, who is weary and discouraged, the ones whose lives seem scattered and strewn down in the midst of the valleys they were never about to get through.

You showed Ezekiel those bones. You wanted him to see the truth as it was -- dead, dry bones, down in a valley. You didn't want him to ignore them or give up on them. You didn't want him to merely accept them for what they were. You wanted him to see them both for what they were but also for what they were to become.

But instead of sending him on a mission to go gather them up, count them and organize them, try to fit them into some image of them he had formed in his own mind out of his own desires for them, You were teaching Ezekiel not to rely upon his power or plans for the transformation of those dry bones at all. Instead, You told him, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, 'O dry bones, here the word of the Lord!"

To prophesy is simply to hear and speak the word of the Lord. And as Ezekiel obeyed Your command with Your words in his mouth and Your compassion in his heart, the word of God went forth, carrying with it the breath of the very Spirit of God (v. 7-10). There was not only transformation, but resurrection into newness of life. Those dry bones became "an exceedingly great army" (v. 10). Then You promised to fill them with Your Spirit and establish them in the inheritance of their destiny for the glory of Your name (v. 14).

Lord, let me see with Your eyes what You want to transform and resurrect in my life and my world around me. Let me see what You're doing, hear what You're saying and speak it forth. Let me recognize the truth of things as they are, but also declare the truth of what they are to become. "Death and life are in the power of the tongue;" and You want our tongues and our words sanctified and submitted to Your will and Your ways, available for Your purposes to establish Your Kingdom by Your power through our lives on earth as it is in heaven (Proverbs 18:21).

Spirit of the Living God, fill my mouth with Your words so I can breathe life everywhere You send me today. Let me speak Your words of "edification and exhortation and comfort" into the valleys and the places of dry bones You want to transform into a different destiny today. Let that exceedingly great army of lovers of the Lord, filled with Spirit of the Lord, changed by the power of the Lord from the inside out rise up and fulfill her destiny. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray the Spirit of the Living God will fill you with His breath and His words to speak life everywhere He sends you today. May you see that army of the lovers of the Lord rise up around you! Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

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Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

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San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Morning by Morning, August 15 - Fire and Hammer of the Word of God Good morning, Lord Jesus. Let Your Spirit fill my heart and Your Word feed my spirit.  ... "Is not My word like fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?" (Jeremiah 23:29) Lord, let Your word burn in me like fire. Consume me. Purify me. Burn out of me everything within me that is not yet like You. Lord, let Your word break like a hammer every idol I've made with my own hands, built up in my own image, bowed before and worshipped with my time, my attention, or my resources that I've wrongfully allowed to have the place in my life that belongs only to You. Lord, let Your word be my authority and my guide, the standard of my life. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" (Psalm 119:105). Convict me when I stray; correct me when I'm wrong; remind me when I forget. Then bring my heart back into alignment with Your heart, so that I desire what is right and then do what is right because it truly seems right to me in agreement with You. Your word is always right and Your will is always the right thing to do. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My Friend,  I pray God's word will burn in your heart and break down your idols until you are consumed with a passion for Him and empowered to live your life for Him alone. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries Healing from the Inside Out www.Messiah-Ministries.org     Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries 4 Dominion Drive, Building 1 San Antonio, Texas 78257 www.RaphaGodMinistries.com  Share this word to encourage a friend!

Morning by Morning, August 14 - Final Decree, Everlasting Dominion

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Put Your thoughts in my mind and Your desires in my heart. Order my steps and lead the way, as I seek to follow You through the adventures of my day.  ...

"As I watched, thrones were set in place, and an Ancient One took His throne.... The court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.... I saw One like a human being coming with the clouds of heaven. And He came to the Ancient One and was presented before Him. To Him was given dominion and glory and kingship, that all peoples, nations, and languages should server Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and His kingship is one that shall never be destroyed" (Daniel 7:9-14).

There is a heavenly court and a righteous Judge. There is an eternal judgment and an everlasting dominion. There is One who is the King of kings and Lord of lords whose kingdom shall not pass away. And despite every injustice and evil we endure for a time in our journey through this broken, fallen world, there will come a day when You set all things right. "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before You" (Psalm 89:14).

Your verdict will be true and Your decree will be final. Then all heaven and earth will declare, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Messiah, and He will reign forever and ever" (Revelation 11:15).

Give us grace to endure to that day (Matthew 24:13). Let us not doubt Your wisdom nor Your sovereignty. The enemy of our souls may have his day, but You will have the last say. You showed Your prophet Daniel the vision of the battle for the souls of men and the dominion of the earth. He said, "As I looked, (the evil one) made war with the holy ones and was prevailing over them, until the Ancient One came; then judgment was given for the holy ones of the Most High, and the time arrived when the holy ones gained possession of the kingdom" (Daniel 7:21-22).

Let us embrace Your encouragement and command:  "Be alert at all times, praying that you many have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man" (Luke 21:36). One day we will stand before You, from every tongue and tribe and nation throughout all generations.  "For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God" and "each of us will be accountable to God" (Romans 14:1012). But in Christ, we will be declared innocent by Your blood and victorious by Your cross -- not guilty, set free, restored to righteousness and the everlasting dominion of the Kingdom of God (Colossians 1:20).

As for the arrogant and wicked enemy of our souls, "his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and totally destroyed" (Daniel 7:26). And at the same time, in the Kingdom of our God and decree of Your judgment, "the kingship and dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the holy ones of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them" (Daniel 7:27). "Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:57). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray God will give you grace to endure through every injustice and battle until the day we see Him fully establish the righteousness and justice of His dominion in all the earth. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

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Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Morning by Morning, August 13 - My Vision and Voice

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart. Let me see what You're doing and hear what You're saying as I wait upon You in the communion of prayer.  ...

"Call to Me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known" (Jeremiah 33:3).

Lord, I receive Your invitation to call to You -- to call on Your name, to pour out my heart, to ask my questions, to hear Your voice, to be taught by Your Spirit. Remove every blinder from my eyes, every barrier from my heart. Remove every distraction and distortion that would keep me from hearing Your heart and knowing Your truth. Help me be humble and hungry, teachable and true to Your revelation and guidance as Lord of my life. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray you would see what the Lord is doing and hear what He is saying, with no barriers or distractions or distortions, as you call on His name, seek His face, and listen for His voice. May He show you great and hidden things you have not known, as you journey in ever-increasing depths of intimacy with our God. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.Messiah-Ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

www.RaphaGodMinistries.com 

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Morning by Morning, August 12 - "Tear Open the Heavens and Come Down!"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Here I am, Lord -- watching and waiting for Your leading, as I join my spirit with Your Spirit in the morning embrace of my Father.  ...

"O that You would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at Your Presence ... When You did awesome deeds that we did not expect, You came down, the mountains quaked at Your Presence. From ages past no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who works for those who wait for Him" (Isaiah 64:1-4).

As I open up my heart, would You tear open Your heavens? As I draw near to You, would You draw near to me? As I humble myself in the fear of the Lord, would You cause the mountains of my soul to quake in Your Presence until nothing stands between You and me?

You are the God "who works for those who wait for Him" (v. 4). We have no idea all that You do for us every day as we walk out our lives through the valleys and over the mountains, through the fiery trials and along the peaceful streams. Our ears can't fully hear, our eyes can't fully see, our minds can fully perceive all that You're doing on our behalf as we wait on You to go before us, come alongside us, and rise up within us.

You do awesome deeds we don't expect -- healing hurts we don't even know we have, breaking chains we're blinded from seeing, working miracles we'll never know until the day we see You face to Face in the heavenly places (v. 3). But every day heaven comes down; every day our God is at work. So I give You thanks and praise for all the ways You're moving in the power of Your Presence in my life -- all the ways I know, but also for all the ways I don't yet know. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

M Friend,  I pray you would experience the power of the Presence of the God of Heaven coming down into your heart and every circumstance of your life today and every day. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Friends, thank you so much for your prayers for us Sunday at the ATT&T Center Gathering with Steven Curtis Chapman and Max Lucado. The arena (home of the Spurs!) was filled to overflowing with worship, as we all sensed the Presence of God moving in our hearts and our city. Our prayer ministry team from Rapha God Ministries joined the Oak Hills Prayer Team to cover the arena in prayer. One of our Spanish-speaking teams led eight people to the Lord as soon as they walked in the gates! And so many countless others experienced the love and power of God as we worshiped Him in spirit and truth. I pray for an outpouring of God's Spirit and Presence in your heart and your city! God bless you!

  

 

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

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Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Morning by Morning, August 9 - Forever Steadfast in Unfailing Love

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Make me more like You today.  ...

"My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make melody. Awake, my soul! ... For Your steadfast love is higher than the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds" (Psalm 108:1-4).

You know every need and every desire. You know everything that brings me low and everything that lifts my spirit high. You know my darkest sins and every selfless sacrifice. You know it all. You know me and everything about me. And yet You still love me, You're still for me, You're still at work within me and still at work through me. Your steadfast heart for me makes my heart steadfast in You. You're faithfulness toward me makes me long to be faithful to You.

So I will sing!

And I will shout!

Awake my soul in praise!

So I will run!

And I will dance!

Awake my soul in praise!

Forever faithful

Forever graceful

You're forever steadfast in Your unfailing love for me!

Yes, Lord. Thank You for this song You're singing in my spirit. "I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to You among the nations" (Psalm 108:3). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  I pray you would know deeply in your heart the steadfast, faithful, and unfailing love our Father God always has for you. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Friends, I'm excited to be sharing the morning devotional this Sunday morning with the prayer teams prior to the service at theATT&T Center Gathering with Steven Curtis Chapman and Max Lucado.    This is the annual gathering in San Antonio of all the Oak Hills Church campuses, and the whole community is invited to join. Our prayer ministry team from Rapha God Ministries has been partnering with Oak Hills Church and was invited to join their prayer team to pray for salvation, healing, and any need for the people who come for prayer or respond to the worship and message. Everyone in the city is welcome this Sunday, August 11 beginning at 9:00 am. Please keep us in prayer for an outpouring of God's Spirit in our city, and I pray the same for yours (www.oakhillschurch.com/att2013) 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, August 8 - More than Enough for Me

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Awaken my soul with a hunger for God.  ...

"I am my Beloved's, and His desire is for me" (Song of Solomon 7:10).

Purify my soul

Come and make me whole

So fill me with Your love

You're more than enough

Be all that I need

And all that I seek

You're more than enough for me

Lord I need to know

That You love me so

So fill me with Your love

You're more than enough

Be all that I need

And all that I seek

You're more than enough for me

For I am Yours

And You are mine

Nothing that there is

In all of this world

Is as real as Your love for me

Hear my hungry cry

Thirsting for Your life

So fill me with Your love

You're more than enough

Be all that I need

And all that I seek

You're more than enough for me

Lord I yearn for You

Nothing else will do

So fill me with Your love

You're more than enough

Be all that I need

And all that I seek

You're more than enough for me

For I am Yours

And You are mine

Nothing that there is

In all of this world

Is as real as Your love for me

Holy Spirit, thank You for waking me up to write this song from a hungry heart for the love of God. "God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us" (Romans 5:5).

Now I can rest in my soul because my heart is full. "For He satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry He fills with good things" (Psalm 107:9). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  may your soul hunger and thirst for our God who longs to fill you with His Spirit and His love and let you know He is more than enough for you. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Friends, I'm excited to be sharing the morning devotional this Sunday morning with the prayer teams prior to the service at theATT&T Center Gathering with Steven Curtis Chapman and Max Lucado.    This is the annual gathering in San Antonio of all the Oak Hills Church campuses, and the whole community is invited to join. Our prayer ministry team from Rapha God Ministries has been partnering with Oak Hills Church and was invited to join their prayer team to pray for salvation, healing, and any need for the people who come for prayer or respond to the worship and message. Everyone in the city is welcome this Sunday, August 11 beginning at 9:00 am. Please keep us in prayer for an outpouring of God's Spirit in our city, and I pray the same for yours (www.oakhillschurch.com/att2013) 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, August 6 - "Lord of All" Good morning, Lord Jesus. Let Your name be the first word from my mouth and the first prayer from my heart, as I begin my day in worship and the communion of prayer with You, O Lord, my God -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  ... "Then Peter began to speak to them:  'I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him. You know the message He sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ -- He is Lord of all" (Acts 10:34). Jesus, You are Lord of all. Be Lord of all of me. ... Be Lord of my spirit and soul and body. Be Lord of my mind and will and emotions. Be Lord of my past and present and future. Be Lord of my relationship with You and with all others. Be Lord of my identity and my destiny. Be Lord of my gifting and my calling. Be Lord of all my thoughts and all my desires. Be Lord of all my hopes and all my plans. Be Lord of my protection and my provision. Be Lord of all my successes and all my failures, all my victories and all my defeats. Be Lord of the words I speak, the words spoken to me, and the words spoken about me. Be Lord of my rising up and my lying down, Lord of every moment I'm awake and every moment I rest. Be Lord of every dimension of my life throughout every dimension of all eternity. Be Lord of all. As best as I can and all by Your grace, I willingly choose to be desperately dependent upon You alone. By the grace of God, I choose to hold nothing back from You, but entrust all to You, my Lord, my Savior, and my God. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My Friend,  by the power of the grace of God, may Jesus be Lord of all of you. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries Healing from the Inside Out www.messiah-ministries.org     Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries 4 Dominion Drive, Building 1 San Antonio, Texas 78257 www.RaphaGodMinistries.com  Share this word to encourage a friend!

Morning by Morning, August 5 - "Full of Gladness with Your Presence" Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me start this day embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with Your Holy Spirit. Then help me live this out throughout the moments of my day.  ... "For David says concerning Him, 'I saw the Lord always before me, for He is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken; therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; moreover my flesh will live in hope. For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One experience corruption. You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with Your Presence" (Acts 2:25-28). You're always before me and always at my right hand. You always see where I'm going and always know where I've been. You're always with me, always guiding me, always making known to me Your ways of life. You make me full of gladness with Your Presence. Always in Your Presence, I'm never alone, even through the moments and seasons when no one else is around. Wherever I've been, You've been there with me; wherever I'm going, You'll go there with me (Psalm 139:1-7-12). Nothing "in all creation will be able to separate (me) from the love of God in Christ Jesus (my) Lord" (Romans 8:35-39). What a mighty, loving, ever-present God You are. I love You, Lord; and I thank You for always loving me. That makes me secure in peace and full of gladness. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My Friend,  may you be full of gladness in the Presence of our God who's always with you and always loving you. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries Healing from the Inside Out www.messiah-ministries.org     Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries 4 Dominion Drive, Building 1 San Antonio, Texas 78257 www.RaphaGodMinistries.com  Share this word to encourage a friend!

Morning by Morning, August 2 - Hands, Knees, and Feet

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I open the door of my heart in the deep communion of prayer and welcome Your Holy Spirit into my thoughts and desires and every moment of my day.  ...

"Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed" (Hebrews 12:12-13).

I lift high my hands in praise; I bow low my knees in humility; and I set my feet on the path of Your righteousness. Let the posture of my body reflect the posture of my heart. I welcome You to be at work in me to align all that's out of order and heal all that's not yet whole. Lord Jesus, make me more like You today. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  may you be aligned and empowered in body and spirit to live your life to honor God today. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.messiah-ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Morning by Morning, August 1 - "Be Imitators of God"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be high and lifted up in my life today.  ...

"Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God" (Ephesians 5:1-2).

Abba! Father! You are my Daddy Abba, my Father God; and I am Your child, a son of God, through the blood of Christ (Romans 8:15). I want to grow up to be like You. Sometimes I think too much coffee or something has stunted my growth. But I do desire to answer Your call to each one of us to "be imitators of God." And I know that's Your desire for me as well, "to be conformed to the image of (Your) Son" (Romans 8:29).

In Your mercy and love, by the power of Your grace, cleanse my soul and purify my heart "by the washing of water by Your word" (Ephesians 5:26). I have no power, or even desire, in my flesh alone apart from the leading of Your Spirit moving in my spirit to cause me to seek Your nature as my goal. "For it is God who is at work in (me), enabling (me) both to will and to work for (Your) good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13). But I am not alone; and Your Spirit is within me to enable me with the desire and the power to grow up in spiritual maturity toward the image of Christ.

Like a good Father, who wants the best for his children, You'll correct me and encourage me, as You direct me and empower me to live into Your purpose for my life (Hebrews 12:5-6). And Your purpose is to make me more like You. Lord, let it be so, all in Your time, all in Your way, all by Your grace. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  may the Holy Spirit of God living in you enable you with the desire and the power to be conformed to the image of Christ, growing up in spiritual maturity as an imitator of God. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

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Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

www.RaphaGodMinistries.com 

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Morning by Morning, July 31 - Immovable, Unshakeable

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I am Yours and You are mine -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Let me begin my day rooted and grounded in the truth and experience of Your tender mercy and steadfast love.  ...

"Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people, for this time on and forevermore" (Psalm 125:1-2).

Ground me and surround me, O Lord. Ground me in Your love, surround me in Your Presence. Forgive me in Your mercy and strengthen me in Your Spirit.

You're never shaken by circumstances or moved by fear. You're never stuck in the past or anxious about the future. You are unshakable, immovable, steadfast and sure. And You invite us to drink deeply of Your Spirit and be conformed to Your nature. So by the power of the grace of God at work within me, "I keep the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved" (Psalm 16:8). And by that same power of Your grace, "(God) alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken" (Psalm 62:6).

You already know every challenge I'll face today. You already know every measure of Your grace I'll need to overcome and come through. So I willingly choose to be desperately dependent upon You alone. And I thank You now for all the goodness and grace You'll show to me all day long. I embrace Your invitation to declare this truth:  "On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.... Once God has spoken; twice I have heard this:  that power belongs to God, and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord" (Psalm 62:7-12).  In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend,  may you be immovable and unshakable in the power of the grace of God through every challenge you may face today. May you be grounded in His love and surrounded by His Presence. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.messiah-ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Morning by Morning, July 30 - Wholly Yours Good morning, Lord Jesus. As best as I can and all by Your grace, I seek You with all my heart and marvel at the truth that You have sought me with all of Yours.  ... You have sought me You have bought me With all Your heart, O God You pursued me You'll never lose me With all Your heart, O God You have found me You surround me With all Your heart, O God And I am Yours Wholly Yours With all my heart, O God Thank You, Lord. You've written a new song on my heart this morning; You've stirred up a new sound in my spirit. I sing it again, from the depths of my heart, as I begin this day, wholly Yours in holy communion with You.  ... You're the God who "came to seek and save the lost" (Luke 19:10). You're the God who never lets go (John 10:28). You're the God who loves me more than I can ever imagine (Psalm 36:5). You pursue me and love me; You surround me and empower me; You call me by name and I am Yours forevermore (Psalm 125:2). So in response to You and who You are and all You've done, I give my heart again, wholly to You. I'm wholly Yours. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My Friend,  may you know with all your heart you are pursued by our passionate God, who surrounds you in His love and never lets go. May you be wholly His forevermore. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries Healing from the Inside Out www.messiah-ministries.org     Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries 4 Dominion Drive, Building 1 San Antonio, Texas 78257 www.RaphaGodMinistries.com  Share this word to encourage a friend!

Morning by Morning, July 29 - Fuego de Dios Consumenos Good morning, Lord Jesus. I declare Your name over my life. Put Your thoughts in my mind and Your desires in my heart; make me more like You today.  ... "I baptize you with water for repentance, but One who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire" (Matthew 3:11). Fuego de Dios consumenos! Fire of God, consume us! That was the cry of our hearts, the passion of our spirits, as we cried out to You at our spiritual retreat with our Spanish ministry team this weekend. I loved reading with the authority of Your Word from the bilingual Bible our team gave me, as Your Spirit filled us, You fire consumed us, and moved us to prophesy Your Word over one another. "Our God is a consuming fire!" (Hebrews 12:29) You invite us to ask for more of Your Presence, more of Your power in our lives. "If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!" (Luke 11:13) Heavenly Father, I do ask for the good gift of Your Holy Spirit.  Let me be continually baptized in Your holy fire, baptized in Your Holy Spirit -- saturated, soaked, immersed in the oil of the anointing of Your Presence and then set ablaze with the fire of God (Matthew 3:11). In the fire of Your Presence, let me be "endued with power from on high" to be Your witness, to manifest Your nature, throughout the moments of my day to fulfill Your purposes for my life every day (Luke 24:49, NKJV). Your power comes upon us as Your Spirit consumes us (Acts 1:8). Apart from You, I can do nothing. But I never have to be apart from You. You're always with me and always filling me with Your Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18). You're always inviting me to ask to You to take more of me. More of You, less of me; You must increase and I must decrease, in ever-increasing depths of complete trust and surrender to You (John 3:30). In humility and faith, all by the power of Your grace, I willing choose to be desperately dependent upon You alone. In Your mercy and love, keep crucifying my flesh and filling me with Your Spirit, until "it is no longer I live, but it is Christ who lives in me" (Galatians 2:20). Fuego de Dios consumenos! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My Friend,  may you be consumed with the fire of God. Be continually baptized in His Holy Spirit and set ablaze with a passion for Jesus to fulfill the purpose of God by the power of God in your life every day. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! Friends, thank you for your prayers for us at the retreat for our Spanish-speaking Sozo Prayer Ministry Team this weekend. The fire of God came down in power and our hearts rose up to Him in praise! We all had life-changing encounters with God. We'll never be the same. I pray the same for 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  Share this word to encourage a friend!