Healing our Wounded Emotions 7-16-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Cleanse me and fill me, anoint me and empower me, live in me and through me today. … “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all His benefits—who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Psalm 103:1-5). I’ll be teaching today at the Aldersgate Conference on Spirit-filled Living in Charleston about Your will and power to heal our wounded emotions and ministering the healing love of God to all who come. The healing of our souls—our mind, will, and emotions—is very important to you. You care about the healing of our spirits, so that we may be free from the law of sin and death to live eternally with You. And You care about the healing of our bodies, so that we may strong and sound to serve You and share You in good health. But You also care about our souls, so that we may live life and live it abundantly in our minds and how we think, in our wills and how we make our choices throughout the moments of our days, and in our emotions and how we sense and feel all the encounters and experiences of life. You desire that “all may go well with (us), and that (we) may be in good health, just as it is well with our (soul)” (3 John 2). You desire “that (we) may prosper in all things and be in good health, just as (our) souls prospers” (NKJV). So take our fears and worries, uproot our bitterness and mend our offenses. Change our shame and pain into praise. Break off discouragement and depression. Cleanse us from our lusts and unholy desires. Redeem our lives from the Pit—all the places that try to hold us back and shut us down from experiencing the fullness of life You long give and for us to live. Heal us, free us, purify us and sanctify us in “spirit and soul and body” that we may be both “sound and blameless” in every area of our lives, including the very depths of our emotions (1 Thessalonians 5:23). Then we will know the “righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” of “the Kingdom of God” that abides in us as we abide in You (Romans 14:17). In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Come to The Fountain! This Friday Night July 16th at 7PM, the 3rd Friday Night of every month, for our Messiah Ministries monthly city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Led by Messiah Ministries and hosted at Centenary United Methodist Church, 2800 Tates Creek Rd.; Lexington, Kentucky. Come drink deeply from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His Holy Spirit. Sandy Boven will be leading in Prayer while Allison Elsworth will be leading in Worship All are welcome and please spread the word! Contact Marilyn Walker, our Dir. of Ministries for details 859-317-1591 or DirOfMinistries@aol.com Aldersgate 2010 National Conference on Spirit-Filled Living July 14-18 Come join us for Aldersgate in Charleston, WV this summer. I'll be teaching an equipping session on emotional healing and serving on the prophetic ministry and prayer ministry teams. Our great friend Heather Butler from Wales will be teaching on prophetic ministry. Randy Clark will be the keynote speaker on healing and Craig Marsh will be ministering in his gifts of the miraculous, along with many other teachers and speakers for what's always a highlight of my summer: www.aldersgate2010.org See you there! July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591 Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

Seeking the Secrets of the Kingdom 7-15-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. King of kings, Lord of lords, be King of my heart and Lord of my life today. … “He said, ‘To you it has been given to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God…’ ” (Luke 8:10). Like searching for gold, there are secrets of Your Kingdom that wait for those who seek them. Like treasures hidden in a field, they are buried to be found by those who will take the time to dig and persist until they hold the thing they seek in their hands. They are not secret because You don’t want us to know them and they are not hidden because You don’t want us to find them. But You’ve created us to grow in wisdom as we pursue our reward. It’s not just the destination that’s important, but also who we are becoming in the journey. It’s not just what we hold in our hands at the end of the day or come to believe in our minds by an intellectual assent to truth by the end of our lives that matters, but also all that we learn from our mistakes about Your nature and ours, as You form our nature into Your nature all along the way. This is how we come to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God. “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be opened” (Luke 11:9-10, NKJV). Lord, give me that anointing—the anointing of the seeker, the anointing of one who’s always hungry for more—always asking, always seeking, always knocking. “It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out” (Proverbs 25:2). What secrets of Your Kingdom have You set before me to seek out and discover today? … I’ll know it when I find it, but I’ll only find it if I first embrace the hunger You’re stirring in my spirit to seek for it. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Morning by Morning, Wednesday 7-14-10 – Redeemer and Restorer of Life Good morning, Lord Jesus. I seek Your face every morning; I need Your grace every moment. … “Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, ‘My daughter, I need to seek some security for you, so that it may be well with you’” (Ruth 3:1). You created each of us with a deep need for security—a deep need for a sense of belonging, being honored and respected for who we are, grounded in our true identity and growing into our true destiny. Only when we have that sense of security deep down in our soul may it truly be well with us. Naomi knew that need for herself and for her daughter-in-law Ruth. Both were widowed, both were no longer secure in the lives they’d had because of the tragedies and tribulations of life. But even out of her own insecurities, You moved in Naomi’s heart to seek that security for Ruth. So she encouraged Ruth to seek the one who would be her security and redeem the brokenness of her life (v. 2-18). Naomi sent Ruth to Boaz, who would become Ruth’s husband and become Ruth’s redeemer, restoring her name and her inheritance of both land and descendants under the customs of Israel (v. 4:1-13). Not only would Boaz become Ruth’s redeemer, but he would become Naomi’s as well. Ruth and Boaz would bear a son—a grandson Naomi would embrace in her arms, loved and secure, with the blessing all who saw what God had done: “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel! He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him” (v. 4:14-15). Naomi who sought the security of a redeemer for Ruth found that very security for herself. What she had sown she also reaped; by the measure she gave she also received. And not only did Ruth and Naomi receive the blessing of the security of a redeemer. But their blessing would become our blessing. Ruth and Boaz had a son named Obed, who had a son named Jesse, who had a son named David. And one day David would have a Descendent who would be known as the Son of David, the Son of Man, the Son of God. And His name was Jesus. He would be our blessing of security and our redeemer. Because of the security we would find in Him, it would be well with us. Lord Jesus, You are my security. You are my redeemer and “the restorer of life” (v. 4:15). Only in You can it be well within me. But in You, it is well with my soul. And in You I have every need for longing and belonging fulfilled, as You ground me in my true identity and grow me into my true destiny. Like Naomi and Ruth, may I find that for myself even as I seek it for others. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Come to The Fountain! This Friday Night July 16th at 7PM, the 3rd Friday Night of every month, for our Messiah Ministries monthly city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Led by Messiah Ministries and hosted at Centenary United Methodist Church, 2800 Tates Creek Rd.; Lexington, Kentucky. Come drink deeply from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His Holy Spirit. Sandy Boven will be leading in Prayer while Allison Elsworth will be leading in Worship All are welcome and please spread the word! Contact Marilyn Walker, our Dir. of Ministries for details 859-317-1591 or DirOfMinistries@aol.com Aldersgate 2010 National Conference on Spirit-Filled Living July 14-18 Come join us for Aldersgate in Charleston, WV this summer. I'll be teaching an equipping session on emotional healing and serving on the prophetic ministry and prayer ministry teams. Our great friend Heather Butler from Wales will be teaching on prophetic ministry. Randy Clark will be the keynote speaker on healing and Craig Marsh will be ministering in his gifts of the miraculous, along with many other teachers and speakers for what's always a highlight of my summer: www.aldersgate2010.org See you there! July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591 Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

Redeemer and Restorer of Life 7-14-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I seek Your face every morning; I need Your grace every moment. … “Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, ‘My daughter, I need to seek some security for you, so that it may be well with you’” (Ruth 3:1). You created each of us with a deep need for security—a deep need for a sense of belonging, being honored and respected for who we are, grounded in our true identity and growing into our true destiny. Only when we have that sense of security deep down in our soul may it truly be well with us. Naomi knew that need for herself and for her daughter-in-law Ruth. Both were widowed, both were no longer secure in the lives they’d had because of the tragedies and tribulations of life. But even out of her own insecurities, You moved in Naomi’s heart to seek that security for Ruth. So she encouraged Ruth to seek the one who would be her security and redeem the brokenness of her life (v. 2-18). Naomi sent Ruth to Boaz, who would become Ruth’s husband and become Ruth’s redeemer, restoring her name and her inheritance of both land and descendants under the customs of Israel (v. 4:1-13). Not only would Boaz become Ruth’s redeemer, but he would become Naomi’s as well. Ruth and Boaz would bear a son—a grandson Naomi would embrace in her arms, loved and secure, with the blessing all who saw what God had done: “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel! He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him” (v. 4:14-15). Naomi who sought the security of a redeemer for Ruth found that very security for herself. What she had sown she also reaped; by the measure she gave she also received. And not only did Ruth and Naomi receive the blessing of the security of a redeemer. But their blessing would become our blessing. Ruth and Boaz had a son named Obed, who had a son named Jesse, who had a son named David. And one day David would have a Descendent who would be known as the Son of David, the Son of Man, the Son of God. And His name was Jesus. He would be our blessing of security and our redeemer. Because of the security we would find in Him, it would be well with us. Lord Jesus, You are my security. You are my redeemer and “the restorer of life” (v. 4:15). Only in You can it be well within me. But in You, it is well with my soul. And in You I have every need for longing and belonging fulfilled, as You ground me in my true identity and grow me into my true destiny. Like Naomi and Ruth, may I find that for myself even as I seek it for others. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Come to The Fountain! This Friday Night July 16th at 7PM, the 3rd Friday Night of every month, for our Messiah Ministries monthly city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Led by Messiah Ministries and hosted at Centenary United Methodist Church, 2800 Tates Creek Rd.; Lexington, Kentucky. Come drink deeply from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His Holy Spirit. Sandy Boven will be leading in Prayer while Allison Elsworth will be leading in Worship All are welcome and please spread the word! Contact Marilyn Walker, our Dir. of Ministries for details 859-317-1591 or DirOfMinistries@aol.com Aldersgate 2010 National Conference on Spirit-Filled Living July 14-18 Come join us for Aldersgate in Charleston, WV this summer. I'll be teaching an equipping session on emotional healing and serving on the prophetic ministry and prayer ministry teams. Our great friend Heather Butler from Wales will be teaching on prophetic ministry. Randy Clark will be the keynote speaker on healing and Craig Marsh will be ministering in his gifts of the miraculous, along with many other teachers and speakers for what's always a highlight of my summer: www.aldersgate2010.org See you there! July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591 Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

Write the Vision and Run the Race 7-13-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Put Your thoughts in my mind and Your desires in my heart, as I welcome You to lead me by Your Spirit throughout my day. … “I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch what He will say to me, and what He will answer concerning my complaint. Then the Lord answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay” (Habakkuk 2:1-3). O Lord, You know the plans You have for me and for all those who are in the communities of relationship with me in every form. And I know by Your Word that Your plans are good—“for (my) welfare and not for harm, to give (me) a future with hope”(Jeremiah 29:11). Let Your plans be my vision. Let Your vision become my prayer. And let my prayers become proclamation of the vision of Your plans being manifested in my life here on earth as it is in heaven. Give me faith to believe that they are “abundantly far more than all (I) can ask or imagine” (Ephesians 3:20). And give me eyes to see that those plans may sometimes seem spectacular and sometimes they may seem more like a speck of dust on a busy street. But they are Your plans for Your purposes through my life. So they are always significant; they always have value; and they always have meaning. Because to You, I am always significant and I always have value; so my life I always has meaning. Let me be faithful to stand firm in the knowledge of Your goodness, Your kindness, and Your steadfast love for me. Let me strategically station myself to watch and see what You will show to me, to listen and hear what You will say to me. Let it be confirmed in my spirit, settled in my soul, and then manifested in my life. Reduce it writing on the tablet of my heart and even the paper of my journal. Then let me look at it often, remember it continually, and run with it tenaciously—running this race, looking to You (Hebrews 12:1-2). This is the appointed time. This is my season. I have no other. In the power of Your grace I will do my part in my generation to see Your Kingdom come and Your will be done, here on earth and here through my life, in every way You choose. If I stumble seven times for my sin, I will yet arise in Your mercy through my repentance (Proverbs 24:16). If I struggle and suffer for Your sake, I will yet receive a hundredfold for all that I’ve lost (Matthew 10:29-30). And when it seems like the race is long and the path is unclear, I will keep looking and listening and waiting with expectant faith and determined spirit to see all You’ve said come to pass. I will know then, at the time of the end, what I must believe by faith now—that You’re always right on time; You do not delay; and You do not lie. Shaba. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Aldersgate 2010 National Conference on Spirit-Filled Living July 14-18 Come join us for Aldersgate in Charleston, WV this summer. I'll be teaching an equipping session on emotional healing and serving on the prophetic ministry and prayer ministry teams. Randy Clark will be the keynote speaker on healing and Craig Marsh will be ministering in his gifts of the miraculous, along with many other teachers and speakers for what's always a highlight of my summer: www.aldersgate2010.org See you there! July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591 Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

What God has Called Clean 7-12-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be at the center of my life and at the foundation of my day. You are the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, my All in All. … “Peter went up on the roof to pray. He became hungry and wanted something to eat; and while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance. He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet coming down, being lowered to the ground by its four corners. In it were all kinds of four-footed creatures and reptiles and birds of the air. Then he heard a voice saying, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.’ But Peter said, ‘By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is profane or unclean.’ The voice said to him again, a second time, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.’ This happened three times, and the thing was suddenly taken up to heaven” (Acts 10:9-16). Peter was hungry for the deep things of God. He was hungry to encounter Your Presence and to know Your will. He prayed fervently for Your heavens to open and Your glory to come down. And as his spirit yearned to be filled, so it was in his belly as well, in the union and alignment of spirit, soul, and body that prayer brings. But when You answered his prayers and opened Your heavens, he didn’t see what he expected to see. And when You spoke to his heart and the direction of his life in the next season of his journey of faith, the voice he heard didn’t say the things he thought You would say. So in Your mercy and patience, You spoke to him “a second time.” In Your persistence to change the paradigms of his perceptions—even those entrenched so deeply by generations of tradition, grounded so firmly in the letter of the law of God—You opened his eyes to see what You were doing and hear what You were saying “three times.” You were preparing his heart to be ready to respond to Your Spirit when the time would soon come to “get up (and) go with (those You sent to him) without hesitation” (v. 10:20). Because Peter took time to spend alone with You in prayer, he could discern the voice of Your Spirit, even when it seemed at first the Spirit of the law was speaking in contradiction to the letter of the law. Though he wasn’t ready to shift his thinking the first time You spoke, he was willing to listen because he was seeking the truth and eager to yield his life to Your will. He just needed You to confirm Your will and explain Your Word by the leading of Your Spirit. And so You did—all in Your time and in Your way as He sought to hear Your heart. And the heart of Your explanation of Your Word to Peter was this: “Do not call unclean, what God has called clean.” Peter knew his Word. And Peter knew Your Spirit. Peter grew in wisdom and obedience as he grew in humility and faith, spending time with You in the intimacy of communion in prayer. And at the center of it all was his growing understanding of all You had done for him and desired to do for all through the power of the blood of Jesus. You were teaching him the heart of the message he would proclaim and live among whomever You would send him and wherever he would go for rest of his life: There’s no sin the blood of Jesus cannot forgive, no sinner the blood of Jesus cannot save, no wound the blood of Jesus cannot heal, no chain the blood of Jesus cannot break, no tragedy of the struggles and shame and pain of life the blood of Jesus cannot redeem. If it means anything at all, the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God means there is always a fresh start, a clean slate, and a new beginning for all we will entrust into the hands of God at the foot of the cross and under the blood of Jesus. “If we confess our sins, He who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). “O precious is that flow that makes me white as snow; no other fount I know; nothing but the blood of Jesus.” Thank You, Lord, for the blood of Jesus that cleanses all I have entrusted to You. You forgive all my sins, heal all my wounds, redeem all my mistakes. Through the blood of Jesus, I’m now cleansed “from all unrighteousness” despite anyone else’s judgment or understanding of the traditions of men or the letter of the law. As You made clear to the religious thinkers of Your day and as Your Spirit makes clear to all who seek Your truth and Your will through spending time in Your Word in the intimacy of communion in prayer today, You came not to destroy the law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17). None of us can—no matter how good we think we are or how righteously we think we’re living our lives according to the letter of the law of Your Word. Only the blood of Jesus can do that. And all I can do is choose to bring, by the power of the grace You give, all that I am and all I have into the hands of my God at the foot of the cross and under the blood of Jesus. And so I do. And having done that, no matter what anyone thinks or says about me or any other who’s given their sins and struggles, their shame and pain to You, I’m forgiven and cleansed “from all unrighteousness”—even as if I had never sinned and never been sinned against. That’s the center of the Father heart of God who loves me and forgives me by the mercy of Your grace poured out upon me through the power of the blood of Jesus. That’s the good news of a fresh start, a clean slate, and a new beginning to me. Praise God. Thank You, Jesus. So let me not sin and break Your heart, denying the power of the blood of Jesus, by calling unclean what You have called clean—whether in another or in myself. Get this truth at the heart of Your Word settled deep down within my spirit so I can get up and go, proclaiming and living this message of the power of Your love wherever You send me. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My friend, thank you for your prayers for me and my time away with family this summer. This has been a wonderful time of rest for me, despite the struggles we had. God was faithful to be with us through it all. Now I'm ready to come back and press in with a renewed spirit into what the Lord has for me and our ministry in this next season. Thank you for joining with me! Aldersgate 2010 National Conference on Spirit-Filled Living July 14-18 Come join us for Aldersgate in Charleston, WV this summer. I'll be teaching an equipping session on emotional healing and serving on the prophetic ministry and prayer ministry teams. Randy Clark will be the keynote speaker on healing and Craig Marsh will be ministering in his gifts of the miraculous, along with many other teachers and speakers for what's always a highlight of my summer: www.aldersgate2010.org See you there! July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591 Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

With Us through the Storm 7-6-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are faithful and true. Mighty are You. … Faithful and true Mighty are You Majestic in Your glory Epic in Your story You are the One My mighty One The One who is faithful and true … “As for mortals, their days are like grass; they flourish like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep His covenant and remember to do His commandments” (Psalm 103:15-18). As we drove back through Oklahoma late yesterday, we came through another downpour of rain, which reminded us all a little too much of our journey through that place not many nights ago when my oldest son Zach was in that wreck that could have so easily taken His life. But we kept looking to the east and kept moving through the storm, until the stormy skies gave way to sunshine and the eerie darkness at mid-afternoon rolled back to unveil a glorious rainbow across the sky. The brilliant colors were stunning. My middle son Elijah said, “Dad, I think God is speaking to us… He’s always with us through the storm.” My youngest son Josiah said, “Look Dad, it’s not dark anymore.” And we all praised You for the peace and joy that Your promises bring. An hour or so later, as we continued our journey home, we drove past the place where the angels had fought and the heavens had opened and You spared the life of my son in the midst of the wreckage that could so easily have turned our joy into mourning and our vacation into a funeral. But as we passed that place of what could have been such a tragic event in our lives, it wasn’t fear or anger, nor shame or regret that rose up in our hearts. It was the joy of knowing that You’re the God who’s always with us through the storm. Sometimes we don’t seem to fare so well through those storms on the surface of things. Sometimes there seems to be more death than life, more brokenness than healing, more sadness than joy, more tragedy than triumph in the moment of the battle. But even then, You are with us. And even then, You’ll take everything and everyone we’ll entrust to Your care and redeem it all into something beautiful and good—never wasting a moment of our sufferings, never missing an opportunity for our growth in maturity and faith. The moments of our lives can be like a flower that flourishes for its season and fades in the field, but Your steadfast love endures forever. The challenges we face can “make us bitter or make us better” but You always seem to use them make us just a little more like You as we keep looking to You through the storm and keep moving onward and upward to home. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, thank you for your prayers for me and my sons on our journey together as we head home. Zach's doing great and had to fly back early. Elijah and Josiah and I are half way home (in our rental car!) May the Lord be with you through your storms. Thank you for joining me in the journey of prayer through mine. God bless you! Aldersgate 2010 National Conference on Spirit-Filled Living July 14-18 Come join us for Aldersgate in Charleston, WV this summer. I'll be teaching an equipping session on emotional healing and serving on the prophetic ministry and prayer ministry teams. Randy Clark will be the keynote speaker on healing and Craig Marsh will be ministering in his gifts of the miraculous, along with many other teachers and speakers for what's always a highlight of my summer: www.aldersgate2010.org See you there! July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591

Climbing the Mountain of Glory in Prayer 7-2-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Steady my thoughts and stir my spirit, as I watch and wait in our morning time communion of prayer together. … “Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai…. Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. Moses entered the cloud, and went up on the mountain…” (Exodus 24:15-18). Moses climbed the mountain of Your Presence with his feet to enter the cloud of Your glory. But we can climb that mountain with our prayers, and the cloud of Your glory enters us. As Your cloud covered that mountain, so Your Holy Spirit covers our minds and hearts, our thoughts and desires, as we embrace Your Presence in the communion of prayer. As the fire of the Lord burned on the top of the mountain, so the fire of the Lord now burns in our hearts. In that place, as we behold You, You are changing us into Your image “from glory to glory” (2 Corinthians 3:18, NKJV). And just as Moses came back down the mountain, so we come out of the deep place of communion with You in prayer into the place of our everyday lives around the everyday people we will encounter. But just as we continue to “pray without ceasing,” we continue to carry the glory of Your Presence with us wherever we go, changing the atmosphere around the people and places wherever You send us. That’s a means of Your grace to spread the fire of Your Spirit and the glory of Your Presence through Your people of every tribe and tongue and nation until “all the earth shall be filled with glory of the Lord” (Numbers 14:21). With Your Spirit in our hearts through prayer, we will “arise, shine; for (our) light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon (us)” (Isaiah 60:1). So keep filling me up, firing me up, and sending me forth to carry Your glory within me and wherever You send me today. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Amen. Aldersgate 2010 National Conference on Spirit-Filled Living July 14-18 Come join us for Aldersgate in Charleston, WV this summer. I'll be teaching an equipping session on emotional healing and serving on the prophetic ministry and prayer ministry teams. Randy Clark will be the keynote speaker on healing and Craig Marsh will be ministering in his gifts of the miraculous, along with many other teachers and speakers for what's always a highlight of my summer: www.aldersgate2010.org See you there! July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591 Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

“Come Up to Me” 7-1-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. It’s good to have some time with You before my day begins—embraced by the Father, centered in Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit in these first moments of my morning. … “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Come up to Me on the mountain, and wait there …’ ” (Exodus 24:12). I’ve come away To the mountains to pray I’ve come to say I trust You more every day I want to see what You see I want to hear what You hear I want to do what You do Because I’ve spent time with You So I’ve come to hear In the mountains as I pray I’ve come to draw near To trust You more every day I want Your thoughts to be my thoughts I want Your desires to be my desires I want Your will to be my will Because I’ve spent time with You These are days set apart for rest and vacation, set apart for family and renewal. But above all, these are days set apart to have a little time out of the flow of my everyday life to come away with You. Like coming up higher to the mountains, Lord, let me come up higher in my relationship with You—to trust You more, to love You more, to give You more of all that I am and all that I have. When it’s time to go back down from these mountains, let me be changed, let me different than when I came because I’ve taken time to spend some time alone in the mountains with You. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Aldersgate 2010 National Conference on Spirit-Filled Living July 14-18 Come join us for Aldersgate in Charleston, WV this summer. I'll be teaching an equipping session on emotional healing and serving on the prophetic ministry and prayer ministry teams. Randy Clark will be the keynote speaker on healing and Craig Marsh will be ministering in his gifts of the miraculous, along with many other teachers and speakers for what's always a highlight of my summer: www.aldersgate2010.org See you there! July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591 Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

The View is Always Worth the Climb 6-20-10

Morning by Morning, Wednesday 6-30-10 – The View is Always Worth the Climb Good morning, Lord Jesus. Good morning, Heavenly Father. Good morning, Holy Spirit. Lord God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, I worship You in every Dimension of Your Being and welcome You into every dimension of my being. … “After Lot was gone, the Lord said to Abram, ‘Look as far as you can see in every direction. I am going to give all this land to you and your seed as a permanent possession. And I am going to give you so many descendants that, like dust, they cannot be counted! Take a walk in every direction and explore the new possessions I am giving you’ ” (Genesis 13:14-17, NLT). Elijah and Josiah, my two youngest sons, wanted to go hiking and exploring in the mountains yesterday on our vacation at Ruidoso, New Mexico, where my mom lives. So we drove up the mountain toward the Sierra Blanca peak and Monjeau Lookout until we came across Trail Number 24 in the White Mountain Wilderness of the Lincoln National Forest. We picked out our hiking sticks and set off on our journey through the canyon trail until we came to the mountain’s edge. The view from that high place looking out over the other ridges and valleys was beautiful. But we saw an interesting outcrop of giant rocks a little higher, around the mountain’s edge, but off the beaten path of the common trail. So we continued our little expedition on up there. When we climbed up on those rocks, the view was even more astounding. Now we could see beyond the ridges of our mountain, across the high plains desert and even to another mountain range. We took pictures and talked about being brave explorers and mighty warriors. My eight year old son, Elijah, prayed a great prayer out over the land of Your creation, thanking You for our wonderful day and exciting adventure up the mountain. My four year old, Josiah, prayed his prayer for Your protection over our journey and continued to mention the thought of Your bears. Then we looked and saw another cluster of the giant boulders up a little higher and further around the mountain’s edge. We couldn’t help but wonder how far we could see from there. So we climbed a little higher and journeyed a little farther. The view from there was even more breathtaking. And though our climb was growing steeper, our pace was growing slower, and our breaks were growing more frequent, we were all captivated by the sense of adventure to find just how far we would be able to see as we climbed higher still. By now we could look and see what seemed to be the top ridge, rising up to the peak. We all wanted to see if we could make it to the top. So little by little, we zigged and zagged and wound our way through the rocks and trees up the ridge. As we got closer to the top, our adrenaline flowed and our spirits soared with eager anticipation for the pinnacle of our adventure. At last we made it to the mountain’s peak! The highest point was a rocky cap just big enough for the three of us to stand. We waived our hiking sticks in the air, sang a song of praise, prayed and proclaimed Your blessings upon the land and its people, and took some cell phone pictures in celebration of our victory and success in accomplishing our mission. The view from there was spectacular, more than we ever could have imagined. The famous Monjeau Lookout Tower was at the same height as us on the next mountain peak over from us. We couldn’t believe how high we’d climbed! As we walked from one end of our small peak to the other, we could see forever to the north, south, east, and west. What a gift You gave us as our reward for the journey upward and onward beyond the common trail. Then we made a simple cross out of branches and vines to plant in a hole in the top of the rock, almost perfectly shaped for the base of our cross at the highest point. Then we laid down and took a nap, with a rock for my pillow and my belly for theirs. We probably could have rested there for the rest of the day, except for the sound of thunder in the distance. So we began our descent, so much easier and quicker now than our ascent, until we soothed our aching, bare feet in a cold mountain stream running through the meadow back down in the valley at the beginning of our trail. Thank You, Lord, for the sense of adventure You place in our hearts. Thank You for the times You call to come a little further, to climb a little higher, to show us the views we’ll never see from the common trail. Thank You for the joy of overcoming our challenges with those You bring alongside us in the journey up the mountains of our destiny into the peaks of Your Presence, surrounded by the beauty of Your creation. All along the journey, You always teach us more about You and more about ourselves. And the view is always worth the climb. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, I'm attaching a picture below of Elijah and Josiah and our cross on the top of the mountain peak. Thanks for joining me in the journey of prayer and the adventure of life with God. God bless you! Aldersgate 2010 National Conference on Spirit-Filled Living July 14-18 Come join us for Aldersgate in Charleston, WV this summer. I'll be teaching an equipping session on emotional healing and serving on the prophetic ministry and prayer ministry teams. Randy Clark will be the keynote speaker on healing and Craig Marsh will be ministering in his gifts of the miraculous, along with many other teachers and speakers for what's always a highlight of my summer: www.aldersgate2010.org See you there! July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591 Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

“The Only Thing that Counts” 6-29-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I lift up my eyes and open up my heart to hear Your voice and follow Your lead. … “For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus … the only thing that counts is faith working through love” (Galatians 5:5-6). “The only thing that counts?” What strong words! What clarity of mind and singleness of purpose. What focus with which to filter all the choices and priorities of how to spend the moments of my day and the purposes of my life. Can this be true? Can it really be that simple? Shouldn’t Your Word say: “The only thing that counts is getting to heaven when you die” or “The only thing that counts is obeying the rules of the law to be righteous, holy, and perfect before God” or “The only thing that counts is to know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior” or “The only thing that counts is to be as good as you can and do all the good you can” or “The only thing that counts is to be baptized in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues, healing the sick, and casting out demons” or “The only thing that counts is to make sure you give all your tithes and offerings to the pastor and his vision for your local church and make sure you pay all your apportionments to your bishop and his vision for your denomination” or “The only thing that counts is that you never take a risk, never try to change anything, never rock the boat, never upset the apple cart, never do anything or say anything to draw any attention to yourself for others to think that you think you’re something special and have some kind of special gifting, calling, purpose, and destiny to fulfill the passions you think God himself personally put into your heart to accomplish in your life for His purposes through the grace of His power and for the glory of His name?” No, that’s not what Your Word says. Somehow every good thing, even every great thing, that You desire from our lives is centered in this: “The only thing that counts is faith working through love.” It’s not faith without love and it’s not love without faith. It’s “faith working through love.”It’s not faith patiently sitting there and just waiting for love to spontaneously happen to us or through us. It’s much more intentional, active, and deliberate than that. It’s “faith working through love.” Faith is trusting You. Love is living for You. And if I truly trust You, I will my live for You in the nature of Your love and by the grace of the power of Your Spirit. This is to be my “hope of righteousness”—my hope to live a life that’s right, in right relationship with You, with one another, and within myself. This is what really counts. This is “the only thing that counts.” And if I focus on getting this right, “through the Spirit, by faith,” then everything else will come into place and flow out of that place of my “faith working through love.” In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, while I'm away for some rest and vacation with my kids up at my mom's in the mountains of New Mexico, I'd appreciate your prayers that I'll have both wonderful family time and deep personal time with the Lord, to be refreshed and renewed in the time that I have. I pray that same blessing for you! (And for all who have been asking, my son Zach is doing great from the terrible car accident he had on our way out here on the interstate through Oklahoma, all by the miraculous grace of God and protection of His mighty warring angels, bearing him up on eagles' wings without a scratch to his body! But not so much for my faithful Jeep that's carried me many miles in ministry. So please join me in praying for God's perfect provision in that regard). Please join us for these upcoming events through Messiah Ministries: July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591 Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

“On Eagles’ Wings” 6-28-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. All that I am, all that I have belong to You—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. … “You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself” (Exodus 19:4). The enemy of our souls and our children’s souls may come in like a rushing flood to kill and steal and destroy, trying to wipe out in a moment the calling a destiny of a generation and those to follow. But You raise up a banner and You stretch for Your hand. You bear us up on eagles’ wings out the flood of the enemy’s schemes to establish us securely in Your arms. So it has been from the beginning and so it will be through the end (Revelation 12:14).The purposes of God for the lives of those who trust in You will not falter and will not fail. And in fact, every attack of the enemy against us for the sake of our calling and commitment to Christ will only result in “a hundredfold” blessing of increased favor, authority, and protection “now in this age … and in the age to come eternal life” (Mark 10:29-30). For life always overcomes death, light always overcomes darkness, and the plans of God always overcome the plans of the enemy as we entrust our lives to the One who redeems all things in Your will, Your time, and Your way. As we are committed by the grace of God to “be faithful until death,” we will overcome to receive Your “crown of life” (Revelation 2:10). The enemy will have no say and death will have no say in the measure of my days to serve my God in this world. I will only look and see the glory of the faithfulness of my God as You bear me up with my children on eagles’ wings into Your heavenly embrace where I’m dwelling forever in Christ “far above” every plan and scheme of the enemy of our souls (Ephesians 1:21 and 2:6). In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Please join us for these upcoming events through Messiah Ministries: July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591 Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

On Angels’ Wings 6-25-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You are my Fortress and Strong Tower, my Mighty God and Deliverer. I entrust my life and my day into Your care. … “For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will no dash your foot against a stone…. Those who love Me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know My name. When they call to Me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them. With long life, I will satisfy them, and show them My salvation” (Psalm 91:11-16). Thank You, Lord, for bearing up my son on angels’ wings last night. He was driving my car, behind me in another car, down the interstate into a downpour of rain, when we came around a curve upon the flashing lights of two Oklahoma state troopers patrol car stopped in our lane of traffic. They were stopped behind a car that had wrecked in the left lane. I swerved into the right lane to avoid them, but Zach hydroplaned into the rear of the troopers’ car, crumpling the vehicles together in a mesh of metal. The airbags didn’t deploy but Your angels did. Zach and the state troopers were uninjured and unharmed by the grace of God in a miracle of Your protection and deliverance from what seems should have been devastation and destruction. Praise God! And while it seems my vehicle is a total loss, my son is alive and well and with us this morning, as are those officers in the patrol car. Praise You, Lord God Almighty! Truly You rescued them and honored them, with long life You have satisfied them and shown them Your mighty salvation as a witness of Your love for us all. Today I’m sure we’ll begin to sort out the messy details, but not without first giving You all glory, honor, and praise. 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 my three sons and I travel from Kentucky to New Mexico through Oklahoma to spend time with my mom on our vacation. It has been quite a journey. We had air conditioner trouble in Oklahoma and had just rented a car for the day for them to repair it tomorrow. I don't guess we'll need those air conditioning repairs now, but we're all so happy that Zach and the state troopers were unharmed in this ordeal. Our adventure has already provided many opportunities for life-long lessons for us all. Please keep us in prayer as we continue on! God bless you and thank you for joining us in the journey--one day at time! Please join us for these upcoming summer events through Messiah Ministries: July 30-August 1, 2010 Healing Prayer Weekend at Asbury Inn, Wilmore, Kentucky. Come away for a powerful weekend retreat with times of teaching, personal prayer ministry in a safe setting of worship that welcomes the healing Presence of God. Led by Tommy Hays, along with our worship team and prayer ministry teams. For more information or to Register for our Healing Prayer Weekend… ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterHealingPrayerWeekend September 8-11, 2010 -- The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry- Level I Join us for a focused time of teaching, equipping, personal ministry, worship and impartation for healing prayer ministry led by Tommy Hays and our teaching team of experienced prayer ministers. We will study and experience a Biblical perspective of the ministry of healing and wholeness of spirit, soul and body, and apply the foundational principles of the Kingdom of God for prayer ministry. The course combines dynamic classroom teaching in a small group setting with personal hands-on experience as students receive personal ministry and are guided in ministry for others. For more information or to Register for The Fountain School of Spiritual Ministry: ClickHereForMoreInfoOrToRegisterFountainSchoolLevelOne or contact Marilyn Walker, DirOfMinistries@aol.com or cell 859-317-1591 Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

Father and Sons 6-23-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Where You lead, I will follow, as You give me the grace to get there. … “And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac (his son)” (Genesis 25:5, KJV). I’m on a journey this week with my three sons—Zachary, Elijah, and Josiah. My daughters weren’t able to come this time, so it’ll be an adventure of the Hays men. Strengthen the bonds of our friendship, love, and respect for one another. Let me give to them all that I have from You in all the natural ways that come along in all the little opportunities that arise. We’ve already had chances to talk about some of Your timeless spiritual principles that make life together more of a joyful journey rather than a miserable struggle: sowing and reaping, doing unto others, chivalry and honor, and pass the biscuits please. So we’ll learn as we go, trusting You’ll give us all the patience and grace we will need on our manly adventure together. As someone wise has said, “Let’s live long, love well, and laugh often.” Lord, let it be so. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, please keep us in prayer the next couple of weeks when I spend vacation time with my family. We're going out to see my Mom in the New Mexico mountains. Due to our travels, I may not be as consistent with sending out Morning by Morning, but you'll be in my prayers; thank you for keeping me in yours. God bless you! Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

Prepared for Action 6-18-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Let me start this day rooted and grounded in a deep place in You. … “Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when He is revealed” (1 Peter 1:13). Right action requires preparation. Sustained success requires discipline. But all my preparation and all my discipline can only be my best and never Your best unless I set all my hope on the grace of God. It’s not an easy grace that allows me to be passive or complacent, somehow just sitting back and waiting for You to move me and the people around me like an army of chessmen on a chessboard. It’s a grace that calls me to look to You, to listen for Your leading, to embrace both Your love and Your correction, both Your abundance and Your pruning. It’s a grace that call me to train my fingers for battle and my hands for war, that I may be ready to advance at Your command, never to surrender, never to retreat, never to back up or back off from what You’ve put in my heart to do and who You’ve placed in my heart to be. Yet it’s also a grace that continually calls me to humble myself in Your sight, to admit I don’t always hear what You’re truly saying because I’m always in the process of transformation. There’s always another layer of the onion to peel away—exposing the next unhealed wound, the next unbroken chain, the next hardness of heart, the next confusion of mind, the next rebellion to the advancement of Your Kingdom within me. None are righteous, no not one. All are to be forever pressing on and pressing in until Your love is perfected in each one of us (Matthew 5:48). “As He who has called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct, ; for it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy’ ” (1 Peter 1:15-16). So I always have need of my Savior and Redeemer, my Healer and Deliverer. I am always in need of Your grace. And Your Holy Spirit is always moving in my human spirit to look to You and consciously, deliberately, intentionally set all my hope on all Your grace. That’s how I prepare my mind in advance to be ready for whatever action You desire, whether in me or through me. That’s how I position myself to be ready to move with Your Spirit in the moment You call. The old saying that “God helps them that help themselves” is just not true. God helps them that humble themselves to admit they can’t do a thing that really matters in this world without setting their hope on the grace that only God can give. So by the grace of God, I choose to set my hope on You this day and every day. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Come to The Fountain! This Friday Night June 18th at 7PM, the 3rd Friday Night of every month, for our Messiah Ministries monthly city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Led by Messiah Ministries and hosted at Centenary United Methodist Church, 2800 Tates Creek Rd.; Lexington, Kentucky. Come drink deeply from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His Holy Spirit. I will be leading in Prayer while Brooke and Shannon Barrett will be leading in Worship and as we also honor Laura Beach and her ministry this month. All are welcome and please spread the word! Contact Marilyn Walker, our Dir. of Ministries for details 859-317-1591 or DirOfMinistries@aol.com Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

Inspired and “In-Spirited” 6-17-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. In these first moments of my morning, I rededicate my life and my day to You, my King. … “But let justice (roll) down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream” (Amos 5:24). Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. called upon Your name and spoke out these prophetic words in his speech of his dream for a day to come in this land when the civil rights of every American, regardless of race, would be secure with liberty and justice for all. The American civil rights movement was not grounded in government, it was grounded in Jesus. It’s leader was not a president, it was a pastor. It’s creed and call to arms in a non-violent revolution to change the hearts and minds of our national culture was not a manifesto of human philosophy, it was the Bible. And those that deny the Biblical foundations and Spiritual guidance of the revolutionary call to liberty and justice that flows forth only from the righteousness of God like a mighty stream are either deceived from the truth, ignorant of the historical facts of the heritage of our nation, or both. Yesterday, it was good to be reminded of the opportunities we have and the power to influence the change of our culture by the lawyer who leads the Southern Poverty Law Center, Morris Dees, at our state bar convention. Every year, I’m required to have hours of continuing legal education to maintain my license to practice law. Those hours can be fairly boring, but yesterday I found those hours to be very inspiring. It was good to hear the Word of God spoken out to a convention full of lawyers and judges. It was encouraging to hear the story of Amos, a prophet of God, related as an inspiration to us to inspire others, as the prophetic ministry of Amos inspired the revolutionary ministry of Rev. Dr. King. Like Rosa Parks, our everyday choices of our everyday lives can make a difference if we insist upon the righteousness and justice at the foundation of the Kingdom of God and at the center of our Spiritual heritage as a nation. Thank You for inspiring me to be more bold in my faith in the marketplace and public square of my community and culture. For what do You require of each of us, wherever You’ve positioned us in each season of our lives but to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God (Micah 6:8). If a lawyer can quote the Word of God at a state bar convention, stirring a room full of lawyers and judges to their feet in a challenge to remember our calling to use the gifts and opportunities we’ve been given to make a difference in our culture, surely I can try to live out the Word of God in the whatever ways You lead in my life today. As I think of being “inspired” this morning, I think of being “in-Spirited” by the Holy Spirit of the Living God who calls each of to arise in the Spirit of Christ to make a difference wherever we are and whatever we do because we carry the Spirit of God within us (Romans 8:9). That’s the dream I have. That’s the day I’m praying for and the movement I’m a part of—“until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.” In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Come to The Fountain! This Friday Night June 18th at 7PM, the 3rd Friday Night of every month, for our Messiah Ministries monthly city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Led by Messiah Ministries and hosted at Centenary United Methodist Church, 2800 Tates Creek Rd.; Lexington, Kentucky. Come drink deeply from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His Holy Spirit. I will be leading in Prayer while Brooke and Shannon Barrett will be leading in Worship and as we also honor Laura Beach and her ministry this month. All are welcome and please spread the word! Contact Marilyn Walker, our Dir. of Ministries for details 859-317-1591 or DirOfMinistries@aol.com Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

Heart of Mercy 6-16-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Put Your thoughts in my mind and Your desires in my heart. Take away from me what’s not of You and leave for me only what is. … “Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?” (Hebrews 10:28-29, NKJV) It’s a great sin to treat the blood of Christ as “a common thing.” It’s an “insult” to the Holy Spirit of the Living God, who is a Spirit of mercy and grace. When we judge others for the actions of their lives that are now under the blood of the Lamb as if to say, “That’s how you are; that’s how you’ll always be; you’ll never change,” we “trample the Son of God underfoot” and exalt ourselves as lord in the place that only You are to have. That’s never the mind of Christ. That’s never the heart of God. That’s coming into agreement the accuser instead of coming into agreement with the Redeemer, being used of Satan to destroy someone rather than being used of God to restore someone .When we do, we are the ones who are handed over into torment that comes from a critical spirit and a vengeful heart. Then we are the ones who subject to the judgment of God by rejecting the power of the blood of Jesus to forgive and redeem and transform any life of sin and shame into a life that displays the mercy and power and love of God. Then we will be the ones who suffer the consequences of our hardened hearts and self-righteous spirit that dishonors as “a common thing” the very blood that saved us and cleansed us from all unrighteousness to give us a clean slate and a fresh start. “And again, the Lord will judge His people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (v. 10:30-31). So give me Your heart of mercy. Your mercy is so much a part of the Father heart of God. We cannot be ambassadors of Christ or display to the world the nature of our Father without the nature of Your mercy in our hearts. You don’t ignore our sins or deny our struggles, but at the same time, You also see who You’ve created us to be—speaking life instead of death, redemption instead of accusation, mercy instead of judgment. In the heart of God, “mercy triumphs over judgment,” but at the same time, “judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy” (James 2:13). O Lord, I need Your mercy. I need the full measure of the power of the blood of Jesus in my life. Let me never treat it as “a common thing” but honor You by honoring all You do in the lives of those who humble themselves to call on Your name to be forgiven of their sin and cleansed in the power of Your blood. Let me look for the good of God in others, calling forth the diamond, even as You break off the rough. Let me be one who seeks out the hidden treasures in the hearts of those wounded and bound, but being healed and freed by the One who redeems all things to bring beauty out of ashes, joy out of sorrow, and glory out of shame. That’s Your heart, and that the heart I want to have. That’s the heart I want You to have for me, so that’s the heart I want You to give to me for others. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Come to The Fountain! This Friday Night June 18th at 7PM, the 3rd Friday Night of every month, for our Messiah Ministries monthly city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Led by Messiah Ministries and hosted at Centenary United Methodist Church, 2800 Tates Creek Rd.; Lexington, Kentucky. Come drink deeply from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His Holy Spirit. I will be leading in Prayer while Brooke and Shannon Barrett will be leading in Worship and as we also honor Laura Beach and her ministry this month. All are welcome and please spread the word! Contact Marilyn Walker, our Dir. of Ministries for details 859-317-1591 or DirOfMinistries@aol.com Friends, here's a note from Laura Beach with Equipping Lydia Ministries about events coming up. We'll be celebrating Laura's ordination as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church during part of our time together at The Fountain this Friday Night, as we pray blessings for her at the conclusion of our three year mentoring journey for her. Please come join us next Friday Night! Friday, June 18, 2010 – Spiritual Refreshment Retreat Women of Faith, you are invited to come away with Equipping Lydia on Friday June 18. We will have our monthly spiritual refreshment retreat at A Quiet Place in Bryantsville, Kentucky. That evening, retreats are also welcome at the Messiah Ministries Fountain Healing Service which begins at 7 p.m. at Centenary Church on Tates Creek Road in Lexington. It will be a beautiful day of healing rest. To register for the retreat, email retreats@equipinglydia.org or go to www.equippinglydia.org for details. There is no need to register for the Fountain. Friday, June 25 - Mother, Are You Sitting Down? Lisa Baker's story of God's amazing love and faithfulness for a mother and her daughter. Lisa Baker’s testimony as a mother is one of yielding to God through the challenge of raising a beautiful but strong willed child. If you are a mother who needs a word of hope, come and be encouraged and strengthened by God’s love through Lisa’s journey with her daughter Jaime. 9 a.m. – 12 noon, Lexington, Kentucky. For details, go to: http://www.equippinglydia.org/PDFs/lisabaker.pdf or www.equippinglydia.org Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

Living by Faith 6-15-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I speak out Your name and listen for Your voice. Lead me deep into Your Word and draw me close into Your Spirit. … “Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: ‘For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.’ But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe in the saving of the soul” (Hebrews 10:35-39, NKJV). I want to live my life by faith, to live a life that pleases You. I want to press on to the prize and endure to the end. Don’t let me draw back; don’t let me hold back; don’t let me give anything less that all I have and all I am. Don’t let me expect anything less than the fullness of all You have promised to me in Your Word and confirmed to me by Your Spirit. And by the grace of God, I will not strive in my own strength, nor insist on my own way. I will not impose my will upon Your will. I will not impose my picture of what I think Your plans should look like upon the blank canvas of my life I’ve asked You to paint. You’re the Master. And I trust Your creativity to make a masterpiece of any life fully entrusted to You. Living by faith is believing that every little stroke is significant—each in its own time, each in its own place—until one day they all reveal what You had promised all along. At times it may look messy and undefined, hard to see what’s taking shape. But there’s purpose in every stroke. Give me Your enduring faith to patiently persist until the day Your painting is finished. Let me have no doubt that You are able and You are faithful to bring to completion all You have begun to still make something beautiful out of my messy life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Come to The Fountain! This Friday Night June 18th at 7PM, the 3rd Friday Night of every month, for our Messiah Ministries monthly city-wide gathering for prayer, praise, and healing worship. Led by Messiah Ministries and hosted at Centenary United Methodist Church, 2800 Tates Creek Rd.; Lexington, Kentucky. Come drink deeply from The Fountain of Living Waters as we worship Jesus in the freedom of His Holy Spirit. I will be leading in Prayer while Brooke and Shannon Barrett will be leading in Worship and as we also honor Laura Beach and her ministry this month. All are welcome and please spread the word! Contact Marilyn Walker, our Dir. of Ministries for details 859-317-1591 or DirOfMinistries@aol.com Friends, here's a note from Laura Beach with Equipping Lydia Ministries about events coming up. We'll be celebrating Laura's ordination as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church at The Fountain next Friday Night, as we pray blessings for her at the conclusion of our three year mentoring journey for her. Please come join us next Friday Night! Friday, June 18, 2010 – Spiritual Refreshment Retreat Women of Faith, you are invited to come away with Equipping Lydia on Friday June 18. We will have our monthly spiritual refreshment retreat at A Quiet Place in Bryantsville, Kentucky. That evening, retreats are also welcome at the Messiah Ministries Fountain Healing Service which begins at 7 p.m. at Centenary Church on Tates Creek Road in Lexington. It will be a beautiful day of healing rest. To register for the retreat, email retreats@equipinglydia.org or go to www.equippinglydia.org for details. There is no need to register for the Fountain. Friday, June 25 - Mother, Are You Sitting Down? Lisa Baker's story of God's amazing love and faithfulness for a mother and her daughter. Lisa Baker’s testimony as a mother is one of yielding to God through the challenge of raising a beautiful but strong willed child. If you are a mother who needs a word of hope, come and be encouraged and strengthened by God’s love through Lisa’s journey with her daughter Jaime. 9 a.m. – 12 noon, Lexington, Kentucky. For details, go to: http://www.equippinglydia.org/PDFs/lisabaker.pdf or www.equippinglydia.org Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

“As He is, So are We” 6-11-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I am Yours and You are mine. I trust Your will and Your way for the journey of my life. … “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as He is, so are we in this world” (1 John 4:17). As You are, so am I As You will, so I do As You lead, so I come As You are, so am I As You speak, so I hear As You move, so I feel As You love, so I praise As You are, so am I I want to see like You I want to speak like You I want to be free to be like You Yes, Lord. Shape these desires in my heart. Let this song Your Spirit is singing become the song of my life. Though all my thoughts are not yet Your thoughts and all my ways are not yet Your ways, I want them to be. I want Your nature to become my nature, more and more every day. “Thus, He has given us, through these things, His precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in this world because of lust, and may become participants of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4). As You know, some days are better days than others in my quest to seek You and pursue Your righteousness. I am forever in need of Your mercy and grace through the power of the blood of Jesus that forgives my sins, redeems my failures, heals my wounds, and breaks my chains. Hallelujah. Thank You, Jesus. But “on the day of judgment” to come, I would like to have the boldness to know that as best as I could and all by Your grace, I was a man after Your heart. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, here's a note from Laura Beach with Equipping Lydia Ministries about events coming up. We'll be celebrating Laura's ordination as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church at The Fountain next Friday Night, as we pray blessings for her at the conclusion of our three year mentoring journey for her. Please come join us next Friday Night! Friday, June 18, 2010 – Spiritual Refreshment Retreat Women of Faith, you are invited to come away with Equipping Lydia on Friday June 18. We will have our monthly spiritual refreshment retreat at A Quiet Place in Bryantsville, Kentucky. That evening, retreats are also welcome at the Messiah Ministries Fountain Healing Service which begins at 7 p.m. at Centenary Church on Tates Creek Road in Lexington. It will be a beautiful day of healing rest. To register for the retreat, email retreats@equipinglydia.org or go to www.equippinglydia.org for details. There is no need to register for the Fountain. Friday, June 25 - Mother, Are You Sitting Down? Lisa Baker's story of God's amazing love and faithfulness for a mother and her daughter. Lisa Baker’s testimony as a mother is one of yielding to God through the challenge of raising a beautiful but strong willed child. If you are a mother who needs a word of hope, come and be encouraged and strengthened by God’s love through Lisa’s journey with her daughter Jaime. 9 a.m. – 12 noon, Lexington, Kentucky. For details, go to: http://www.equippinglydia.org/PDFs/lisabaker.pdf or www.equippinglydia.org Please pass on these prayers to anyone who may be interested or encouraged by them. Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

Beginning My Year of Jubilee 6-10-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. All that I have and all that I am, I entrust to You today. … “You shall count off seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the period of seven weeks of years gives forty-nine years. Then you shall have the trumpet sounded loud… And you shall hallow the fiftieth year and you shall proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants… The fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you…. For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you…” (Leviticus 25:8-12). I’m forty-nine years old today. I’ve come to the end of my first seven week of seven years and today is the first day of my fiftieth year. This is the beginning of my jubilee. Lord, let it be holy to me. And let me be holy to You, by the grace of my Father God that embraces me as a son and the power of the blood of Jesus that cleanses my sins and the fire of the Holy Spirit that purifies my soul. You have set me free to be like Jesus in the liberty of Your Spirit and the transforming power of Your mercy and love (1 John 4:17). And throughout this year of jubilee, may I “proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants,” proclaiming the coming of the Kingdom of God, healing the brokenhearted and setting the captives free with the Spirit of the sovereign Lord upon me (Isaiah 61:1-3). Lord, let me hallow this holy year in my heart and life for the glory of Your name. Let the trumpet sound loud to awaken my spirit to the fullness of my calling and identity and destiny in You. Let nothing be left unsaid or undone that is in Your heart to accomplish through my life—this year and every year, in the liberty and the power of Your Spirit. “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” (2 Corinthians 3:17, NKJV). By the abiding Presence of Your Holy Spirit within Your people made holy by the blood of the Lamb, every year is our jubilee year to experience and express Your liberty through our lives, throughout our land, and everywhere You send us in the authority and power of Your name. So let the trumpet sound loud! Let the people of God awaken and arise! The forty-nine years of preparation for this day are now over; let the fiftieth Year of Jubilee begin! In Jesus name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays My friend, thank you for joining me in the journey of my life. May this be a Jubilee Year for you with the Spirit of God moving mightily in your life in fulfillment of all He has been preparing in you! May you have exciting surprises of joy this year! God bless you! Please pass on these prayers to anyone who may be interested or encouraged by them. Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

“And They Become One” 6-9-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart. … “Then the man said, ‘This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was taken.’ Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh” (Genesis 2:23-24). Today I’ll have the joy and honor of pray Your blessing over a man and woman who have made the choice to respond to Your call that they become one in the covenant of the bond of marriage. They will declare before You and before us their commitment to their covenant to love and honor and cherish one another all the days of their lives. Though they were legally married before a government official over twenty years ago, they’re drawn to speak their vows and reaffirm their love to one another and their dependence upon You in a deeply spiritual atmosphere of the Presence of God. Come, Holy Spirit, and guide our hearts and words to honor the covenant of love You profoundly express through the communion of marriage where two lives become one. Why is it, Lord, that You say, “It is not good that man should be alone?” (Genesis 2:18) It seems I hear You say, “Love requires relationship. Without relationship there is no love. I am God the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. I am Love and I am One. I eternally exist in a perfect communion of perfect love. And out of My nature, I create My children to experience and express My love for them, their love for Me, and holy love for one another. All of the fullness of life is centered in this.” Yes, Lord. All the fullness of life is centered in this (Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22:37-40). Thank You for all the ways You provide for us to experience and express the gift and the power of love—marriage, friendship, family, worship, prayer—all the ways we freely give of ourselves to You and one another in the holy ways of Your holy love by the drawing and leading of Your Holy Spirit. “God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us” (Romans 5:5). May the blessing of Your hand rest upon the hearts of my friends today. May we all grow by the grace of God into deeper experiences and expressions of the gift of Your love in our lives—all in Your time, all in Your way, all in Your will. May none be alone. May all become one—one with You, one with each other, one in ministry to all the world. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, please prayerfully consider joining us with joy in fulfillment of our calling and vision "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" as an Isaiah 35 "Streams in the Desert" Covenant Partner. We believe this is the Lord's plan of provision for our ministry to continue to advance through the wilderness and dry seasons of a challenging economy. I will be glad to talk with you about this: MessiahMin@aol.com Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

“In the Presence of My Enemies” 6-8-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Lead me beside Your still waters, guide me in the paths of Your righteousness. … “You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows” (Psalm 23:5). Where do You prepare a table for me? It’s far from the safety of my comfort zone and security of a life without risk; it’s “in the presence of my enemies.” When do You anoint my head with oil? It’s before the days of battle when I will need to rely completely upon the authority of my identity in You (1 Samuel 2:10). How will my cup overflow? It’s as I give all that I am and all that have, sowing myself into the lives of others for the sake of Your name, as one with You by Your Spirit within me (Luke 6:38). It’s “in the wilderness” that You send us to “prepare the way of the Lord” (Isaiah 40:3). It’s in the desert places that the streams of Your Living Waters burst forth to water the dry and weary land full of the parched souls of a dry and weary people (Isaiah 35:6). It’s in the darkest places that You send us to “shine as lights in the world” (Philippians 2:15, NKJV). O Lord, my God, give me grace to grow up into spiritual maturity, finding my place in Your Body for the advancement of Your Kingdom in my generation (Ephesians 4:11-13). Let me not fear a life of taking risks in obedience to Your leading and submission to Your will, as best as I can discern, through an intimate relationship with You. Train me to hear Your voice; sensitize me to be led by Your Spirit (Romans 8:14). I want to be on the front lines of Your advance of Your Kingdom among the people and in the places where You strategically position me for Your purposes. Help me embrace the fires of affliction that test my faith and purify my soul to make me more like You each day (1 Peter 1:7). It’s out of the times of testing, through the wilderness seasons, having overcome the challenges of the spiritual enemy of my soul and the accuser of my brethren who dares to slander me to my face, that I am “filled with the power of the Spirit” to confidently enter the next season of life and ministry in fulfillment of my destiny in Christ (Luke 4:14). By the grace of God, I will not yield or be controlled by “the fear of man,” but will put my hope and trust in the Lord, my God who will guide my steps (Proverbs 29:25). I put my faith in the One who “always leads us in triumphal procession” (2 Corinthians 2:14). Mighty are You, my “God, mighty to save and mighty to deliver me from all my doubts and fears as I trust in You to guide my steps. “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to devour my flesh—my adversaries and foes—they shall stumble and fall. Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war rise up against me, yet I will be confident… I believe I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living” (Psalm 27:1-13). Even in the very presence of my spiritual enemies who comes to steal and kill and destroy, You will provide for me, protect me, anoint me, and empower me as Your servant and Your son to know who I am in You and who You are in me. And in that place, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life” (Psalm 23:6). In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, please prayerfully consider joining us with joy in fulfillment of our calling and vision "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" as an Isaiah 35 "Streams in the Desert" Covenant Partner. We believe this is the Lord's plan of provision for our ministry to continue to advance through the wilderness and dry seasons of a challenging economy. I will be glad to talk with you about this: MessiahMin@aol.com Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!

Morning by Morning, Monday 6-7-10 – “Pursue Righteousness” Good morning, Lord Jesus. My Savior and Lord, my Father and Friend, I welcome Your Spirit and Truth into my heart and life throughout the moments of my day. … I woke up this morning with these words rising up from spirit to my mind: “Pursue righteousness.” And as I lay this living word alongside the plumb line of Your written Word, to weigh it and test it, I find this Scripture: “Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor” (Proverbs 21:21). Lord, what are You speaking to me today? … It seems I hear You say: “My son, I desire for you to find life and honor in all you do and in all you are. This is My heart for you, as it would be for any godly father for his daughter or son. You have questions in your mind about your ministry and about your personal relationships. You do well to lay these questions before Me. You do well to ask Me to put My thoughts in your mind and My desires in your heart, to lift from you all that is not from Me and to seal to you all that is. Do not first seek the answers. First, seek Me, for I am your Answer. Pursue Me. Pursue My mind and My heart in every matter of your life. Pursue My righteousness, for I am your Righteousness. As you do, I will set all things in right order. I will align your heart and your mind with Mine. Is this not the very journey of your life? Is this not My will for all My children, that all would grow in the wisdom of God and maturity of spirit in the journey of intimate relationship with Me, as I conform each one into the image of My Son?” Yes, Lord. As best as I can and all by Your grace, I pursue You and Your righteousness. I surrender and submit my thoughts to Your thoughts, my desires to Your desires, my will to Your will. Take from me what is not of You and seal to me all that is. Help me “Seek first the Kingdom of God and (Your) righteousness, (knowing that then) all these things shall be added to (me)” (Matthew 6:33, NKJV). To “pursue” is active, deliberate, intentional, persistent—even tenacious and aggressive. It is not passive, complacent, stagnant, or inert. It’s a choice You set before me every moment of every day. And as I persist in pursuing You and Your righteousness, I know the answers I seek will come—all in Your timing, all in Your will, all in Your way. And I believe this is the heart of Your sons and daughters that brings great joy to You. “But as for you, man of God, … pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses” (1 Timothy 6:11-12). Yes, Lord. By the grace of God, I will. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, let's pray for one another to faithfully, fearlessly pursue the will of God for our lives, entrusting our will to His will, trusting Him to then conform our will and our nature into His a little more every day, with breakthroughs and encounters all along the way. Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!