Tuesday, December 29, 2020

The God of Wonders Who Makes a Way - December 29, 2020

Morning by Morning, December 29 - The God of Wonders Who Makes a Way

 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Lead my heart and my thoughts in Your will and Your ways this day -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
 
"I will call to mind the deeds of the Lord;
    I will remember Your wonders of old.
I will meditate on all Your work,
    and muse on Your mighty deeds.
Your way, O God, is holy.
    What god is so great as our God?
You are the God who works wonders;
    You have displayed Your might among the peoples.
With Your strong arm You redeemed Your people,
    the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
 
When the waters saw You, O God,
    when the waters saw You, they were afraid;
    the very deep trembled.
The clouds poured out water;
    the skies thundered;
    Your arrows flashed on every side.
The crash of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
    Your lightnings lit up the world;
    the earth trembled and shook.
Your way was through the sea,
    Your path, through the mighty waters;
    yet Your footprints were unseen.
You led Your people like a flock
    by the hand of Moses and Aaron" (Psalm 77:11-20).
 
When torrents of doubt seek to flood our minds, when winds of worry seek to topple our faith, Your Spirit stirs us to "call to mind the deeds of the Lord" and "remember Your wonders of old" (v. 11). We "meditate on all Your work" and "muse on Your mighty deeds" (v. 12). For You are the God of miracles! "You are the God who works wonders!" (v. 14)
 
You're the God who makes a way where there seems to be no way (v. 19). You're the God who has His say no matter what the world around us has to say. And in ways where "Your footprints" are "unseen," Your Spirit and Your Word, Your angelic hosts of heaven, are at work in ways not yet revealed and in ways yet to be unsealed (v. 19). Yes, You are at work! And Yes, You will make a way -- Your way "through the sea" and Your path "through the mighty waters!"
 
You will lead Your people like a flock (v. 20). And though You alone are the One leading, You will lead "by the hand of Moses and Aaron"  -- by those You've positioned in places of authority, places of courage, places of intercession, and places of spiritual leadership for just such a time as this, for a nation of Your people You will vindicate and redeem "with Your strong arm to "display Your might among the peoples" (v. 14).
 
God of miracles, God who works wonders, strengthen our faith and our resolve to keep looking to You, to keep trusting in You, with persevering prayer and expectant faith. Even now, this battle still belongs to the Lord! 
 
So let the waters be "afraid!" (v. 16) -- both the intimidating waters that rise up against Your will and Your word and the stagnant and swampy waters that would drag us down and hold us back from all You've created us to be. Let "the very deep tremble!" (v. 16) -- all that's hidden in deceit, entrenched in the deep, and lying in wait to ensnare and entrap the truth You'll reveal and expose for all to see! With thunder and lightning, with signs in the heavens and shakings in the earth, let all that cannot stand in Your Presence and Your Truth "tremble and shake!" (v. 18)
 
There's no surrender and no retreat for those who are called to pray and to fight, to persevere in the faith -- no matter what we face and no matter what they say. God of miracles, God who works wonders, we still believe! And we're still excited to look and see what only You can do! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My friend, may you persevere in the faith, no matter what we face and not matter what they say, trusting the God of wonders who makes a way where there seems to be no way -- all in His time and all for His glory, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. And I continue to join with you in prayer for our nation through these challenging times. God bless you, my friend! 



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Friday, December 25, 2020

"Call His Name Jesus" -- We're Saved and Surrendered for Him - December 25, 2020

 Morning by Morning, December 25 - "Call His Name Jesus" -- We're Saved and Surrendered for Him

 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. On this day when all the world celebrates Your birth, I welcome You into my heart, into every day of my year, and into every moment of my life. ...
 
"She shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21).
 
Son of God, Salvation of All, You've saved me from my sins. And You've saved me for a life wholly surrendered to You. 
 
As we remember and celebrate Your birth, may we surrender and embrace the life You've entrusted to every one of us who are called by Your name and seek to follow in Your ways. 
 
You're the greatest Gift we could ever receive. May our surrendered lives now be the greatest gifts we could ever give in return to You. O come, let us adore You. O come, let us live for You. Christ, our Lord. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My friend, may you remember and celebrate the birth of our Savior called Jesus, for we are saved and surrendered for Him, in Jesus name. May your heart be filled with His joy and peace. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 



God bless you and Merry Christmas!

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God bless you with His joy and peace!

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Tommy & Rocio Hays
Messiah Ministries
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San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

A Sign of the Times -December 23, 2020

 Morning by Morning, December 23 - A Sign of the Times

 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me begin my day with You in my heart -- embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with Your Holy Spirit. ...
 
"This will be a sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger" (Luke 2:12)
 
There are many signs of our times. Signs in the heavens and signs on the earth. Some good and some not so good. But even among the signs of darkness and gloom, You're always our Sign of Light and Hope.
 
You came as a Babe, wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger. And You still come as our Savior and the Light of the World -- wrapped in the hands and feet, in the words and prayers, in the love and joy of those who are called by Your name and seeking to live in Your ways, with Your Spirit and Abiding Presence resting in the manger of our hearts. "Christ in (us), the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:27).
 
Lord Jesus, let us be signs of hope, filled with Your Life and Your Light in our world. As You are, so are we to be in our world (1 John 4:17). We're to walk in Your ways and display Your love and reveal Your hope (1 Peter 2:21).
 
In this mystery of the union of Your heart with Your people, in this this mystery of the fellowship of Your Holy Spirit abiding within our human spirits, the One who came stills comes. With our eyes on You and with You in our hearts, let us be an expression of Your Light and Hope as a sign of our times. "May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with (us) all" (2 Corinthians 13:14). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My friend, may you be filled with the Holy Spirit and overflowing with the love and grace of God in your world as sign of Christ in our world, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. And I keep joining with you and so many in prayer, standing firm in faith for our nation and our world through this challenging time. God bless you, my friend! 

   

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God bless you and Merry Christmas!

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Tommy & Rocio Hays
Messiah Ministries
17503 La Cantera Parkway, Suite 104407
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

"We Have Seen His Star!" - December 22, 2020

 Morning by Morning, December 22 - "We Have Seen His Star!"

 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I come and adore You, Christ the King. ...
 
"Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him" (Matthew 2:2).
 
Last night we looked up into the night sky to see what they call "the Christmas Star." It was a rare and beautiful visual convergence of the two planets Jupiter and Saturn, not seen this close together since the middle ages. Some wonder if it was what the wise men saw that led them to Bethlehem two thousand years ago.
 
Every night we look up into the skies, we can't help but declare Your praise. "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands!" (Psalm 19:1) O come let us adore Him!
 
Just as those planets converged to shine like a star, Lord, let Your Spirit converge in our hearts to shine with the light of the glory of God through us. As Your Word declares, with Christ in our hearts as "children of God" we "shine like stars in the world" even in "the midst of a crooked and perverse generation" (Philippians 2:15). Lord, let Your kingdom converge in our world, as heaven invades earth, as Your kingdom comes and Your will is done in our hearts and in our world, on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10).
 
The wise men looked up to see Your star shining in the sky. Now by the grace of God at work within us, may the world look and see Your star shining in us. "Christ in us, the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:27). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My friend, may you shine like a star with the light of the glory of God shining through you every day, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. And I keep joining with you and so many in prayer, standing firm in faith for our nation and our world through this challenging time. God bless you, my friend! 
 
  

Friends, please consider our ministry in 
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Praying you find our ministry to be good soil 
to sow your seed to advance the Kingdom of God 
in our world!


God bless you and Merry Christmas!

Mailing Address for Messiah Ministries:

Tommy & Rocio Hays
Messiah Ministries
17503 La Cantera Parkway, Suite 104407
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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Monday, December 21, 2020

The Government Shall Be Upon His Shoulder" -December 21, 2020

 Morning by Morning, December 21 - "The Government Shall Be Upon His Shoulder"

 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I lift up my eyes and open up my heart to welcome You into every moment of my day -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
 
"And the government shall be upon His shoulder" (Isaiah 9:6).
 
How we need "the government" to be upon Your shoulder! How we need You to carry this burden that would crush the soul of our nation and crush the hope of Your believing people who are called by Your name! How we need to look to the One who has come and to the only One who can take this burden and set things right in our hearts, in our nation, and in our world!
 
"Of the increase of (Your) government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon (Your) kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this!" (Isaiah 9:7).
 
O Lord come! O Lord move and act upon our behalf! You've come as a Child. You're coming as a Lion. And right now we desperately need You to come as a King! Come in Your zeal and perform this. Come in Your power and establish this "with judgment and with justice" to set things right in the way only You can!
 
You alone are our "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). You alone are the "Child (who) has been born for us, (the) Son given to us" that we might have a government in alignment with Your kingdom in our hearts, in our nation, and in our world (Isaiah 9:6).
 
In our weary world, may we turn to the One, the only One, who can save us. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). Give us grace to keep our faith in the only One who can give us life and keep us from perishing. Give us grace to keep our faith in the only One who can bring us out of the darkness and into Your light to the government of God -- the government of God where the Lord our God is King to rule and reign on the throne of our hearts and the heart of our nation and our world (John 3:17-21).
 
Together as Your people who are called by Your name, we entrust our government onto Your shoulders and into Your hands. And we look forward to the day with expectant faith and persevering prayer for the fulfillment of Your prophetic promise, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our God and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever!" (Revelation 11:15) Hallelujah! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My friend, may you entrust our government to the shoulder of our God with expectant faith and persevering prayer in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. And I join with you and so many in prayer for our nation through this challenging time. God bless you, my friend! 
 
  

Friend, please consider our ministry in 
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God bless you and Merry Christmas!

Mailing Address for Messiah Ministries:

Tommy & Rocio Hays
Messiah Ministries
17503 La Cantera Parkway, Suite 104407
San Antonio, Texas 78257

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