Seeing Ourselves with God’s Sight - June 16, 2022

 

Morning by Morning, June 16 - Seeing Ourselves with God’s Sight   Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me begin my day grounded in Your Word and filled with Your Spirit. ...   “Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the oak at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, as his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, ‘The Lord is with you, you mighty warrior.’ Gideon answered him, ‘But sir, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonderful deeds that our ancestors recounted to us, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has cast us off and given us into the hand of Midian.’ Then the Lord turned to him and said, ‘Go in this might of yours and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian; I hereby commission you.’ He responded, ‘But sir, how can I deliver Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.’ The Lord said to him, ‘But I will be with you, and you shall strike down the Midianites, every one of them’” (Judges 6:11-16).   You saw something in Gideon he didn’t see in himself. And You knew answers to his questions he didn’t know.   What Gideon needed to see and to know was that You knew him better than he knew himself; and that You were with him wherever he was, wherever You would send him, despite whatever questions he had, however weary he had become, however lacking his faith had become.   The key words: “But I will be with you” (v. 16). And You were.   Gideon was able to “Go in this might of (his)” because You empowered him by Your Presence to “Go in this might of (Yours)” (v. 14).   Though he was full of fear and lack of faith at first, even questioning Your promises and purposes, he still chose to trust You and obey You (v. 27). By the power of Your grace, emboldened by Your Presence, Gideon was able to confront the sins of his generations and his nation, the spiritual sickness and idolatry of his culture and his clan (v. 25-32).   It wasn’t until after his first encounter that Gideon realized he had had a “face to face” encounter with the Living God. The “angel of the Lord” was none other than the Presence of the Lord -- a “Christophany” encounter with the pre-incarnate Christ, just has You also appeared in this way to Hagar, Abraham, Jacob, Manoah, and Joshua (Genesis 16:7; 22:15; 32:30; Judges 2:1; 13:13; Joshua 5:14).   “Then Gideon perceived that it was the Angel of the Lord, and Gideon said, ‘Help me, Lord God! For I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face.’ But the Lord said to him, ‘Peace be to you; do not fear; you shall not die.’ Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it, ‘The Lord Is Peace’” (v. 22-24).   There’s peace in Your Presence because You are our Peace (Ephesians 2:14). There’s courage and confidence, security and faith in Your Presence because You are the Source of all we need, when we need it, whether we recognize it at first or not. You are the Lord God Almighty, our All Sufficient-God (Genesis 17:1-2). You are our “All in All” (Ephesians 1:23).   You see us in ways we don’t see ourselves and do things through our lives we could never do on our own. In You we find our identity and fulfill our destiny -- all for Your glory and all by Your grace. You give us eyes to see ourselves with God’s sight.   What You did through Gideon as the pre-incarnate Christ, You do through us by Your Holy Spirit, by the “Spirit of Christ” who abides within us (Romans 8:9). As we abide in You and allow You to abide in us, our lives “bear much fruit” (John 15:5). Christ with us, “Christ in (us), the hope of glory” -- Your glory through our lives (Colossians 1:27). In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My friend, may you see yourself as God sees you, empowered by His Holy Spirit, with the Spirit of Christ abiding in you, knowing your identity and fulfilling your destiny in Him, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries Messiah Ministries Mailing Address: 412 S. Adams Street #148 Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 Please share this word to encourage a friend! Anyone can sign up for free to receive them at: https://Messiah-Ministries.org

Please Keep us in Prayer for These Messiah Ministries Events June 28 Next Monthly Pakistan Ministry Crusade through our Internet Ministry. July 7-8 Leading a Spiritual Retreat for the South Texas Aglow Leadership at South Padre Island. July 21 Preaching at San Antonio, Texas Aglow Ministries Evening Gathering July 23-31 Evangelist and Keynote Speaker for the Nova Scotia Camp Meeting at Fundy Bay I'm excited to be the Evangelist and Keynote Speaker at the annual Camp Meeting at Fundy Bay Camp in Nova Scotia, Canada. During the morning sessions, we will have Prophetic Roundtables led by fellow MorningStar Fellowship of Ministries member Sylvain Gauthier. All are Welcome! Come join us! Fundy Bay Camp Meeting 1224 Baxter’s Harbour Road; Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada Contact: Wade Marshall or ask me for details August 18-30 Our Next Ministry Trip to Central Mexico in Torreon, Morelia, Patzcuaro, and San Miguel with Pastor Fernando Tovar and our ministry partners at Morelia House of Prayer and Rey de Reyes Iglesia! September 1-3 Teaching our Intensive School of Ministry, Level 1, in Lampasas, Texas for interdenominational, city-wide teams of healing and deliverance prayer ministry. Based on the principles of my books: Free to Be Like Jesus! — Transforming Power of Inner Healing & Deliverance and First the Spirit — Right Alignment of Spirit, Soul, and Body https://www.amazon.com/Tommy-Hays/e/B002BMDCXM September 17 Fundraiser Celebration for Messiah Ministries Hosted in Fredericksburg, Texas September 11 Starting 6 Weeks Teaching Series at Bridge Church same time as the 9:00 Service as part of the discipleship plan at Bridge Church in Fredericksburg, Texas. Also Starting a New Class of the Freedom Equipping Course at Bridge on Tuesday Nights at 6:00 Monday Nights Rocio and I lead an Online Connect Group for MorningStar Ministries Wednesday Mornings Joining with MorningStar Ministries to Lead Online Inner Healing and Deliverance Ministry Sessions for the Online Connect Groups from around the world. Personal Ministry Appointments Spiritual Direction Sessions and Personal Prayer Ministry Sessions of Inner Healing & Spiritual Freedom by Appointment and as the Holy Spirit leads. Please keep us in prayer for spiritual breakthrough and transformation! Let us know if you'd like to set up a session:  tommyhays@messiah-ministries.org Sessions are without cost and all contributions help support the calling and vision of Messiah Ministries. Tommy & Rocio Hays | Messiah-Minstries.org https://messiah-ministries.org/partner/contribute

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“One” with God, in the Mystery of Faith and Mercy of Grace - June 15, 2022

 

Morning by Morning, June 15 - “One” with God, in the Mystery of Faith and Mercy of Grace   Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are One with my Father, One with Holy Spirit, and by the mystery of faith and mercy of grace, You desire to be One within me and every one of Your disciples. ...   “I ask not only on behalf of these but also on behalf of those who believe in Me through their word, that they may all be one. As You, Father, are in Me and I am in You, may they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me. The glory that You have given Me I have given them, so that they may be one, as We are One, I in them and You in Me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that You have sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me. Father, I desire that those also, whom You have given Me, may be with Me where I am, to see My glory, which You have given Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world” (John 17:20-24).   As challenging as it is to grasp the trinitarian nature of God -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as One God revealed in three Persons -- it’s even more challenging for me to grasp this great desire, powerfully expressed in passionate prayer from God the Son to God the Father that we would be one in You as well.   That’s only possible by the ministry and presence of God the Holy Spirit, who lives in us and makes us one with You by this mystery of faith and mercy of grace. For our hearts, our earthly bodies, become “a temple of the Holy Spirit within (us)” when we embrace Your grace and invitation to intimacy with You (1 Corinthians 6:19). As You explained to Your first disciples, You continue to express to all who would be Your disciples today:   “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him because He abides with you, and He will be in you.   “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. In a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you also will live. On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you” (John 14:15-20).   This unity of the Spirit calls for a heart of love and obedience, with both reverence and intimacy, for You expressed the conditions in this way, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments” (v. 15). And as we do, all by Your grace moving our hearts and our desires into alignment and agreement with Yours’, we become one with You (v. 20). As Your Word promises: “Anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him” (1 Corinthians 6:17).   I pray for that heart of love and obedience, with both reverence and intimacy, that in this mystery of faith and mercy of grace, You would make me “completely one” with You -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God (John 17:23) -- “united to the Lord (and) one spirit with (You)” (1 Corinthians 6:17). In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My friend, may you be united with the Lord as one with Him, in the mystery of faith and mercy of grace, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries Messiah Ministries Mailing Address: 412 S. Adams Street #148 Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 Please share this word to encourage a friend! Anyone can sign up for free to receive them at: https://Messiah-Ministries.org

Please Keep us in Prayer for These Messiah Ministries Events June 28 Next Monthly Pakistan Ministry Crusade through our Internet Ministry. July 7-8 Leading a Spiritual Retreat for the South Texas Aglow Leadership at South Padre Island. July 21 Preaching at San Antonio, Texas Aglow Ministries Evening Gathering July 23-31 Evangelist and Keynote Speaker for the Nova Scotia Camp Meeting at Fundy Bay I'm excited to be the Evangelist and Keynote Speaker at the annual Camp Meeting at Fundy Bay Camp in Nova Scotia, Canada. During the morning sessions, we will have Prophetic Roundtables led by fellow MorningStar Fellowship of Ministries member Sylvain Gauthier. All are Welcome! Come join us! Fundy Bay Camp Meeting 1224 Baxter’s Harbour Road; Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada Contact: Wade Marshall or ask me for details August 18-30 Our Next Ministry Trip to Central Mexico in Torreon, Morelia, Patzcuaro, and San Miguel with Pastor Fernando Tovar and our ministry partners at Morelia House of Prayer and Rey de Reyes Iglesia! September 1-3 Teaching our Intensive School of Ministry, Level 1, in Lampasas, Texas for interdenominational, city-wide teams of healing and deliverance prayer ministry. Based on the principles of my books: Free to Be Like Jesus! — Transforming Power of Inner Healing & Deliverance and First the Spirit — Right Alignment of Spirit, Soul, and Body https://www.amazon.com/Tommy-Hays/e/B002BMDCXM September 17 Fundraiser Celebration for Messiah Ministries Hosted in Fredericksburg, Texas September 11 Starting 6 Weeks Teaching Series at Bridge Church same time as the 9:00 Service as part of the discipleship plan at Bridge Church in Fredericksburg, Texas. Also Starting a New Class of the Freedom Equipping Course at Bridge on Tuesday Nights at 6:00 Monday Nights Rocio and I lead an Online Connect Group for MorningStar Ministries Wednesday Mornings Joining with MorningStar Ministries to Lead Online Inner Healing and Deliverance Ministry Sessions for the Online Connect Groups from around the world. Personal Ministry Appointments Spiritual Direction Sessions and Personal Prayer Ministry Sessions of Inner Healing & Spiritual Freedom by Appointment and as the Holy Spirit leads. Please keep us in prayer for spiritual breakthrough and transformation! Let us know if you'd like to set up a session:  tommyhays@messiah-ministries.org Sessions are without cost and all contributions help support the calling and vision of Messiah Ministries. Tommy & Rocio Hays | Messiah-Minstries.org https://messiah-ministries.org/partner/contribute

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Citizens of Heaven - June 14, 2022

 

Morning by Morning, June 14 - Citizens of Heaven   Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me begin my day in the fullness of Your Presence -- embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with the Holy Spirit. ...   “For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself” (Philippians 3:20-21 NKJV).   We are citizens of Heaven, citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven, where the “King of kings and Lord of lords” rules and reigns in the heavens above and in our hearts within (Revelation 19:16). And the honor of citizenship expects the allegiance of loyalty -- freely given and whole-heartedly given.   I became a citizen of my nation, the United States of America, when I was born here. My wife, who was born a citizen of another nation, became a citizen of the United States when she chose to make her home here. At a very patriotic and America-honoring ceremony that moved her to tears with both humility of heart and thankful pride in her new nation, she declared her Oath of Allegiance:   "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."   Should our oath of allegiance, our commitment to our citizenship of Heaven, be any less? Do You expect any less of us, but to “bear true faith and allegiance” to You and to the Kingdom of Heaven?   Above all others, we are to “seek first the Kingdom of God and (Your) righteousness, and all these things shall be added to (us)” (Matthew 6:33). You deserve nothing less. And You expect nothing less.   Your invitation is to all -- to all who will freely come and freely give their hearts to You and become citizens of Heaven (John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:9).   As we do, our whole-hearted loyalty belongs to You. “So then, (we) are no longer strangers and aliens, but (we) are fellow citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19).   Thank You for the honor of my citizenship of Heaven. May You give me the grace to honor You and Your Kingdom with all my heart every day. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My friend, may you be given the grace of God to freely bear true faith and allegiance with all your heart to the Lord our God, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries Messiah Ministries Mailing Address: 412 S. Adams Street #148 Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 Please share this word to encourage a friend! Anyone can sign up for free to receive them at: https://Messiah-Ministries.org

Please Keep us in Prayer for These Messiah Ministries Events June 28 Next Monthly Pakistan Ministry Crusade through our Internet Ministry. July 7-8 Leading a Spiritual Retreat for the South Texas Aglow Leadership at South Padre Island. July 21 Preaching at San Antonio, Texas Aglow Ministries Evening Gathering July 23-31 Evangelist and Keynote Speaker for the Nova Scotia Camp Meeting at Fundy Bay I'm excited to be the Evangelist and Keynote Speaker at the annual Camp Meeting at Fundy Bay Camp in Nova Scotia, Canada. During the morning sessions, we will have Prophetic Roundtables led by fellow MorningStar Fellowship of Ministries member Sylvain Gauthier. All are Welcome! Come join us! Fundy Bay Camp Meeting 1224 Baxter’s Harbour Road; Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada Contact: Wade Marshall or ask me for details August 18-29 Our Next Ministry Trip to Central Mexico with Morelia House of Prayer and Rey de Reyes Iglesia! September 17 Fundraiser Celebration for Messiah Ministries Hosted in Fredericksburg, Texas September 11 Starting 6 Weeks Teaching Series at Bridge Church same time as the 9:00 Service as part of the discipleship plan at Bridge Church in Fredericksburg, Texas. Also Starting a New Class of the Freedom Equipping Course at Bridge on Tuesday Nights at 6:00 Based on the principles of my books Free to Be Like Jesus! — Transforming Power of Inner Healing & Deliverance and First the Spirit — Right Alignment of Spirit, Soul, and Body https://www.amazon.com/Tommy-Hays/e/B002BMDCXM Monday Nights Rocio and I lead an Online Connect Group for MorningStar Ministries Wednesday Mornings Joining with MorningStar Ministries to Lead Online Inner Healing and Deliverance Ministry Sessions for the Online Connect Groups from around the world. Personal Ministry Appointments Spiritual Direction Sessions and Personal Prayer Ministry Sessions of Inner Healing & Spiritual Freedom by Appointment and as the Holy Spirit leads. Please keep us in prayer for spiritual breakthrough and transformation! Let us know if you'd like to set up a session:  tommyhays@messiah-ministries.org Sessions are without cost and all contributions help support the calling and vision of Messiah Ministries. Tommy & Rocio Hays | Messiah-Minstries.org https://messiah-ministries.org/partner/contribute

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Seeking to Live into Isaiah 61 for My 61st Year, By the Grace of God - June 13, 2022

 

Morning by Morning, June 13 - Seeking to Live into Isaiah 61 for My 61st Year, By the Grace of God   Good morning, Lord Jesus. I welcome Your Holy Spirit and the embrace of my Father, as I seek to begin my day looking to You to listen for Your voice and follow Your leading (John 10:3). ...   This weekend I turned sixty-one and it’s reminded me of my favorite Scripture -- Isaiah 61. Those were the Words You quoted from as You began Your ministry as the Son of Man, anointed by the Spirit of God, to fulfill the will of our Father during the days You walked this earth in human flesh and blood:   “So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And He was handed the Book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the Book, He found the place where it was written:   “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”   “Then He closed the Book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, ‘Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing’” (Luke 4:16-21 speaking the Scripture Passage of Isaiah 61:1-2 NKJV).   This Scripture has been a guiding Scripture for my calling and ministry for twenty-five years now -- ministering the healing love of God, healing the broken-hearted, setting the captives free in the authority of Your name and the power of Your Holy Spirit for the glory of my Father, all by Your grace. And I’ve desperately needed Your mercy and grace, Your power and love, Your patience and forgiveness, Your guidance and correction, Your healing and deliverance, Your comfort and hope, Your peace and joy, and so much more that only You can provide every morning, every moment, all along the way.   So I’m excited for this 61st year! Let Your Words from Isaiah 61 be fulfilled through my life, fully surrendered to You to live Your life through me as never before. Allow me the grace to say, along with those found faithful as Your disciples before me, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20 NKJV).   Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My friend, may you be filled up and anointed by the Holy Spirit of the Living God to fulfill your calling and destiny for the glory of our Father by the grace of God, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries Messiah Ministries Mailing Address: 412 S. Adams Street #148 Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 Please share this word to encourage a friend! Anyone can sign up for free to receive them at: https://Messiah-Ministries.org

Please Keep us in Prayer for These Messiah Ministries Events June 9-11 Thank You for Your Prayers! A young woman joined us and received Jesus into her heart at our Retreat! Spiritual Retreat for my Bridge Church Freedom Equipping Class at Mo Ranch. Brooke and Shannon Barrett from Kentucky leading in worship June 28 Next Monthly Pakistan Ministry Crusade through Skype July 7-8 Leading a Spiritual Retreat for the South Texas Aglow Leadership at South Padre Island. July 21 Preaching at San Antonio, Texas Aglow Ministries Evening Gathering July 23-31 Evangelist and Keynote Speaker for the Nova Scotia Camp Meeting at Fundy Bay I'm excited to be the Evangelist and Keynote Speaker at the annual Camp Meeting at Fundy Bay Camp in Nova Scotia, Canada. During the morning sessions, we will have Prophetic Roundtables led by fellow MorningStar Fellowship of Ministries member Sylvain Gauthier. All are Welcome! Come join us! Fundy Bay Camp Meeting 1224 Baxter’s Harbour Road; Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada Contact: Wade Marshall or ask me for details August 18-29 Our Next Ministry Trip to Central Mexico with Morelia House of Prayer and Rey de Reyes Iglesia! September 17 Fundraiser Celebration for Messiah Ministries Hosted in Fredericksburg, Texas September 11 Starting 6 Weeks Teaching Series at Bridge Church same time as the 9:00 Service as part of the discipleship plan at Bridge Church in Fredericksburg, Texas. Also Starting a New Class of the Freedom Equipping Course at Bridge on Tuesday Nights at 6:00 Based on the principles of my books Free to Be Like Jesus! — Transforming Power of Inner Healing & Deliverance and First the Spirit — Right Alignment of Spirit, Soul, and Body https://www.amazon.com/Tommy-Hays/e/B002BMDCXM Monday Nights Rocio and I lead an Online Connect Group for MorningStar Ministries Wednesday Mornings Joining with MorningStar Ministries to Lead Online Inner Healing and Deliverance Ministry Sessions for the Online Connect Groups from around the world. Personal Ministry Appointments Spiritual Direction Sessions and Personal Prayer Ministry Sessions of Inner Healing & Spiritual Freedom by Appointment and as the Holy Spirit leads. Please keep us in prayer for spiritual breakthrough and transformation! Let us know if you'd like to set up a session:  tommyhays@messiah-ministries.org Sessions are without cost and all contributions help support the calling and vision of Messiah Ministries. Tommy & Rocio Hays | Messiah-Minstries.org https://messiah-ministries.org/partner/contribute

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