Morning by Morning, February 13 - Filled with Laughter and Joy

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Fill my heart with the fullness of Your Presence -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...

 

"When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, 'The Lord has done great things for them!' The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad!" (Psalm 126:1-3 NKJV)

 

You're a good God who loves to bring us out of captivity and into Your freedom. You heal the brokenhearted and set the captives free (Isaiah 61:1 and Luke 4:18). You love to fill our mouths with laughter and our hearts with singing. And You love to do great things for us -- all because You love us and want to display Your goodness and to the world around us, so they will also know You and Your freedom and joy.

 

Yes, Lord. You've done great things for us and we are glad! It's not always easy, even sometimes almost more than we can bear. But You never leave us, never forsake us, never forget about us in our bondage or give up on us in our sin. You're always right here with us, at work within us -- giving us hope, giving us grace, giving us an expectant faith of the good things to come and the great things You'll do. You're always redeeming, always restoring, and always fulfilling Your good "plans (You) have for (us) ... for (our) welfare and not for harm, to give (us) a future with hope" (Jeremiah 29:11).

 

So even when it's hard, even before we see Your good plans come to pass, we can be glad and full of joy. Your joy is our strength that gets us through (Nehemiah 8:10). "Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy! He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing see for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bring his sheaves with him!" (Psalm 126:6 NKJV) We can laugh and sing even in the midst of our battles for our God is good and our God has done great things for us. And the best is yet to come! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My Friend, may you be filled with laughter and joy, even in the midst of your battles, knowing the good plans and great things our God has for you, in Jesus' name! Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 

  

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.Messiah-Ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

www.RaphaGodMinistries.com 

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Morning by Morning, February 11 - "Great and Mighty Things"

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Align my spirit, soul, and body with Your heart and Your will for my day.  ... 

"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know" (Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV). 

You're a great and mighty God! And You do great and mighty things! So I'm excited to see what You will do today.  

Some things may be dramatic; some things may be more subtle. But all You do is always good. You're a good Father who gives good gifts to Your children (Luke 11:13). And You have Your way of always working everything out to cause it all to work together for good -- no matter the source and no matter the circumstances (Romans 8:28). 

So I thank You for the blessing of adventure -- an adventure of faith every day. As I call to You, You answer. As I seek You, You show me the way.  As I put my life in Your hands, You put my life in the center of Your will -- and I believe it's Your will to show me great and mighty things I did not know -- in fact, "exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think!" (Ephesians 3:20 NKJV)  In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. 

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

My friend, may you experience the great and mighty things the Lord has for you today, as you faithfully follow Him into His will for your day, in Jesus' name! Please pray the same for me! God bless you, my friend! 

 

 Thank you for all your prayers for us at the Healing Academy at Aldersgate Renewal Ministries all last week! God moved in mighty ways; and we saw great and mighty things, through His healing and freedom in spirit, soul, and body, as well as His equipping and anointing for ministry! I pray you are equipped and anointed for the ministry the Lord has for you! God bless you!

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.Messiah-Ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

www.RaphaGodMinistries.com 

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Morning by Morning, February 8 - Deaf Ears Opened!

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I love You, Lord. And I thank You for loving me and all the grace You lavish upon me -- more than I may ever know. Your grace is sufficient; and at the same time, Your grace is exceedingly, abundantly more than I could ever ask or image! (2 Corinthians 12:8 and Ephesians 3:20) ... 

"Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped! Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy! For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert! The burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground shall become springs of water!" (Isaiah 35:5-7) 

How exciting to see Your miraculous power last night, Lord! An elderly lady -- full of faith and love -- could "hear clearly" where she couldn't before! Praise God! You're a mighty God! A loving God and a healing God! You open blind eyes and deaf ears and make us leap for joy with songs of praise! 

I know we don't always see it so miraculously and instantaneously. I know sometimes it seems like an awfully long journey through the wilderness seasons and the desert places. And I know You're at work in ways we don't always see and always experience so dramatically. You teach to walk by faith and not by sight. But Lord, it sure is exciting when also get to see it! 

So this morning, I just want to take a minute to praise You for all You are doing -- not looking at all I don't yet see You doing, not complaining about all it doesn't seem like You've done yet, not wallowing in the wilderness or down in my spirit in the desert -- but praising You for who You are and all You do! Right now, I just want to shout and say, "The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad! The desert shall rejoice and blossom!" (Isaiah 35:1) 

The waters are breaking forth! Living Waters of Life in You, break forth! Break forth! Break forth! In the mighty name of Jesus! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you experience power and grace of God exceedingly, abundantly more than you could ever ask or image, as His Living Waters break forth in you and everything you go through, in Jesus' name! Please pray the same for me! God bless you, my friend! 

 

  

Healing Academy at Aldersgate Renewal Ministries this week. Thank you for keeping us in prayer for a mighty move of God's Spirit for healing and equipping! I pray the same for you! This is our last day with a time of healing, anointing, and impartation tonight! (Romans 1:11)  We're excited to see what God will do! God bless you and may He pour out His Spirit upon you, in Jesus! name!

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.Messiah-Ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

www.RaphaGodMinistries.com 

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Morning by Morning, February 7 - The Mighty Name of Jesus!

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Your name is above every name! And I declare JESUS over every moment of my day and everything I'll face in the power of Your grace! ...

"Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father!" (Philippians 2:9-11 NKJV)

Enough said.

In JESUS name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you see the mighty name of Jesus exalted over everything you face in the power of His grace today, in Jesus' name! Please pray the same for me! God bless you, my friend! 

Healing Academy at Aldersgate Renewal Ministries this week. Please keep us in prayer for a mighty move of God's Spirit for healing and equipping! I pray the same for you! Last we had a tornado warning. With sirens blaring over the city, we moved to the safest part of the building -- which is in the mighty name of Jesus! The meeting went on as the Lord keep ministering His healing and hope, courage and power! I pray the same for you -- that you weather every storm secure in the arms of God. "The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and they are safe!" (Proverbs 18:10)

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
www.Messiah-Ministries.org

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
www.RaphaGodMinistries.com

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Morning by Morning, February 6 - "We Have the Mind of Christ"

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Fill me afresh with Your Holy Spirit as You line up my heart with Yours, my mind with Yours, my will with Yours, my life with Yours, O Lord, my God -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ...

 

"We have the mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16).

 

Lord, let the truth of Your Word be established and steadfast in my thoughts: I have the mind of Christ. ...

 

Let my brain line up with Your Truth. Let neurons and neurotransmitters, the passageways and synapses, and every substance in my brain line up with Your Truth and hear the Word of the Lord:  I have the mind of Christ.

 

Every lie must bow to Your Truth. Every blockage and barrier must come down. Every lie must leave, along with every liar. By the power of God's grace, by the power of the Blood of Jesus, I have the mind of Christ.

 

And now, if anything contrary tries to come to my mind today, I "take every thought captive to obey Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:5). In the mighty name of Jesus I "destroy arguments and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God" (2 Corinthians 10:4-5).

 

Let every cell in my body come into alignment with the mind of Christ. Let every desire of my heart come into alignment with the mind of Christ. Let every word from my mouth, every expression of my emotions, every expectation of every moment of my day come into alignment with the mind of Christ.

 

Your Word says "Be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God -- what is good and acceptable and perfect" (Romans 12:2). And Your Word says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, just as He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before Him in love" (Ephesians 1:3-4). In Your love for me and Your good thoughts toward me, You have blessed me with the spiritual blessing of "the mind of Christ." I have "redemption through (Your) Blood, the forgiveness of (my) trespasses, according the riches of (Your) grace that (You) lavished on (me) (Ephesians 1:7).

 

So keep giving me Your grace to keep believing Your Truth. Let Your Truth sink more deeply into my brain and every dimension of my being:  I have the mind of Christ. With that in mind, may I go through every moment of my day determined to "live for the praise of (Your) glory" (Ephesians 1:12). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you live for the praise of God's glory today, knowing you have the mind of Christ but the power of the grace of God, letting the Lord line up your thoughts, your desires, your will, and your life with His, in Jesus' name! Please pray the same for me! God bless you, my friend! 

  

Healing Academy at Aldersgate Renewal Ministries this week. Please keep us in prayer for a mighty move of God's Spirit for healing and equipping! I pray the same for you!

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.Messiah-Ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

www.RaphaGodMinistries.com 

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Morning by Morning, February 24 -- "Immerse!"

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I welcome You here in my heart and every moment of my day -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...

 

As I listen for Your leading this morning, I hear in my heart the word "Immerse." I believe I hear You saying, "Immerse yourself in Me, in My Word, in My Spirit, in My Presence. Immerse yourself in Me and I will fill you up and pour you out."  ...

 

Yes, Lord. I'm here early at the airport on my way to Tennessee to teach the Healing Academy all week long. People will be coming from all around to seek You and all You have for us -- for our own healing and for equipping in the ministry of healing in spirit, soul, and body. I'm excited to get there because I'm excited to be around spiritually hungry brothers and sisters who are passionately pursuing You. May we be immersed in Your Presence and overflowing in Your power.

 

I think if story of Naaman who went down to the Jordan River in Israel. "He went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy, and he was clean" (2 Kings 5:14).

 

Restore me, Lord. Heal me and free me from all that would hold me back from being all You created me to be in my spirit and soul and body (1 Thessalonians 5;23). Teach me, equip me, and empower me to in the power and authority of Your Word and Your Spirit to be Your ambassador of hope and healing everywhere You send me, just as You sent out Your first disciples (Luke 9:1-2) and then many more (Luke 10:1). And I pray for a great impartation of Your passion and power to all of us (Romans 1:11; 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6).

 

I'll be teaching at "the ARC" -- Aldersgate Renewal Center, named after Aldersgate Street where John Wesley recorded in his journal his "heart was strangely warmed." He was surely immersed and baptized with Your Holy Spirit and Holy Fire in the that place of prayer that set him ablaze with a passion for You and Your people that kindled a fiery revival that burned across two continents. Immerse me! Saturate me! Baptize me with Your Holy Spirit and Your Holy Fire! (Matthew 3:11; Acts 1:5-8) Do the same in us all and in all we encounter with the fire and the power of Your Holy Flame! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you be immersed in the fire and power fo the Holy Spirit and spread His fiery flame everywhere He sends you, in Jesus' name! Please pray the same for me! God bless you, my friend! 

  

Healing Academy.

I'll be Teaching from the principles of my book on healing prayer ministry, Free to Be Like Jesus -- Transforming Power of Inner Healing and Deliverance (Endorsed by Max Lucado, Randy Clark, and Andy Reese)

 

Order Free to Be Like Jesus! from Amazon

Endorsements for Free to Be Like Jesus

 from Trusted Spiritual Leaders

  

"Tommy Hays has spent a lifetime studying the place of prayer in inner healing. I have personally benefitted from his teaching, writing and encouragement. This book gathers a wealth of helpful insights and experiences into one volume. I am honored to have it on my shelf and honored to call Tommy my friend."

 

Max Lucado

 

  

"Tommy Hays combines a lawyer's keen logic with a spiritual intuition to bring inner healing to a practical, effective and applied level. His proven techniques have been used in hundreds of ministry settings and can serve as simple yet profound tools in the hands of even the novice minister."

 

Andy Reese

Author of Freedom Tools

 

 

"Free to Be Like Jesus will take you on a journey to learn more about the inner healing ministry. This book has many foundational spiritual truths and will help you if you want more healing in your own life, or if you want more tools to assist you in your inner healing ministry."

 

Randy Clark

Global Awakening

Keynote Speaker in Shropshire, England for March Conference "Release for the Captives!"

Friends, I'm excited to be invited as Keynote Speaker this year for the European Conference of the Holy Spirit through Aldersgate Renewal Ministries in Shropshire, England in March. The theme this year is "Release for the Captives!"  Come join us!

Register:   European Conference on the Holy Spirit

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.Messiah-Ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

www.RaphaGodMinistries.com 

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Morning by Morning, February 5 - Let the River Flow!

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Fill me up and pour me out!  ...

 

"The He brought me back to the entrance of the temple; there, water was flowing from below the threshold of the temple.... Everything will live where the river goes.... On the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fruit every month, because the water from them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing" (Ezekiel 47:1-12).

 

My heart is Your sanctuary. My spirit is Your temple. My life is Your river. Let Your river flow! Bring life to all You touch! Just as You said, "Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers if living water" (John 7:38).

 

By the power of Your grace, I'll not dam it up, I'll not hold it back. I'll let it flow! As the old song says, "Let the River flow! ... Move in power!" Healing and hope, freedom and forgiveness, mercy and miracles, purity and power -- refreshing, renewing, reviving in us all and all You touch! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may the Mighty River of God's Holy Spirit flow through you today bringing His Life to all He touches, in Jesus' name! Please pray the same for me! God bless you, my friend! 

  

Healing Academy at Aldersgate Renewal Ministries this week. Please keep us in prayer for a mighty move of God's Spirit for healing and equipping!

I'll be Teaching from the principles of my book on healing prayer ministry, Free to Be Like Jesus -- Transforming Power of Inner Healing and Deliverance (Endorsed by Max Lucado, Randy Clark, and Andy Reese)

 

Order Free to Be Like Jesus! from Amazon

Endorsements for Free to Be Like Jesus

 from Trusted Spiritual Leaders

  

"Tommy Hays has spent a lifetime studying the place of prayer in inner healing. I have personally benefitted from his teaching, writing and encouragement. This book gathers a wealth of helpful insights and experiences into one volume. I am honored to have it on my shelf and honored to call Tommy my friend."

 

Max Lucado

 

  

"Tommy Hays combines a lawyer's keen logic with a spiritual intuition to bring inner healing to a practical, effective and applied level. His proven techniques have been used in hundreds of ministry settings and can serve as simple yet profound tools in the hands of even the novice minister."

 

Andy Reese

Author of Freedom Tools

 

 

"Free to Be Like Jesus will take you on a journey to learn more about the inner healing ministry. This book has many foundational spiritual truths and will help you if you want more healing in your own life, or if you want more tools to assist you in your inner healing ministry."

 

Randy Clark

Global Awakening

Keynote Speaker in Shropshire, England for March Conference "Release for the Captives!"

Friends, I'm excited to be invited as Keynote Speaker this year for the European Conference of the Holy Spirit through Aldersgate Renewal Ministries in Shropshire, England in March. The theme this year is "Release for the Captives!"  Come join us!

Register:   European Conference on the Holy Spirit

Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

Healing from the Inside Out

www.Messiah-Ministries.org 

  

Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries

4 Dominion Drive, Building 1

San Antonio, Texas 78257

www.RaphaGodMinistries.com 

Please share this word to encourage a friend!