Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Living Waters Bursting Through the Dam! - Morning by Morning May 26, 2020

Morning by Morning May 26 - Living Waters Bursting Through the Dam!

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me begin this day and every day embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled afresh with Your Holy Spirit. ...

"The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad,
the desert shall rejoice and blossom;
like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly,
and rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the Lord,
the majesty of our God!

Strengthen the weak hands,
and make firm the feeble knees.
Say to those who are of a fearful heart, 
'Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God!
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you!

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!" (Isaiah 35:1-6)

I'm part of a little prayer group that meets every Sunday night to pray for revival in our city, in our land, and in the body and bride of Christ throughout the earth in our days. (We normally meet in the "prayer tower" at church, but have been meeting by Zoom for a while now). As one of the prayer leaders from another church in the city was praying, I had a strong vision that came to my heart as we prayed in agreement:

With the eyes of my heart, I saw a large dam, holding back mighty waters. The waters were forcefully pushing against the dam that was bending like a bow about to break. Suddenly the dam broke and the waters burst forth and poured through the dam like a rushing, mighty flood. I knew in my spirit these were Living Waters of the love and power of God that had been held back but were now bursting forth to bring life to all that it touched. (In a flash, I thought of Isaiah 35; Ezekiel 47; Revelation 22; and Acts 2).

Then the eyes of my heart "zoomed in" on the dam that was breaking. It was made out of stones that were like bricks, very uniform and "orderly." What was coming to me in my heart as I was seeking to discern this and then praying this out with our group, was that this dam holding back the Mighty Waters of God was not only the enemy and his spiritual forces of darkness, but also much of the church itself. It was the spirit and attitude that things must be "orderly" and "uniform" and "the same as it always had been" to keep things "under control" without getting "too wild" and "out of hand." It was both "religious" and "fearful." In a sense, in a large part of the church, we were our own worst enemy, being used by our enemy to hold back this mighty move of God.

I didn't sense this was necessarily any particular local church, but rather "the church" in our time. And while there's a passionate remnant that's ready to arise and see Your Spirit move in power as never before, there's also much resistance of religion, fear, uniformity, traditions of men beholden to the past that have been pushing back against all You desire -- even from a good heart with good desires to honor You and keep Your people safe.

Forgive us, Lord. On behalf of Your church and from any place in our own hearts where we've pushed back against Your Living Waters and a Great Flood of Your Holy Spirit, we repent. I repent. And together as one -- one in the Spirit, one in the Lord, throughout the earth and in our day -- we say, "Come, Holy Spirit!" "Father, have Your way!" "Lord Jesus, come bursting forth in Your glory in our hearts and in the earth!"

"The Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let everyone who hears say, 'Come!' And let everyone who is thirsty come! Let anyone who wishes take the Water of Life as a Gift! ... Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!" (Revelation 22:17-20) "The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea!" (Habakkuk 2:14) In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you be filled afresh the Holy Spirit, and may the Living Waters of the Living God burst forth from your spirit, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 

 

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Monday, May 25, 2020

Honor and Remember -Memorial Day Prayer - Morning by Morning, May 25, 2020

Morning by Morning, May 25 - Honor and Remember -Memorial Day Prayer

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Rule and reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords in my heart and my world today.  ...

"Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your kin, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your home.... Rally to us wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet. Our God will fight for us" (Nehemiah 4:14-20).

On this Memorial Day in America, I want to remember the men and women who heard the sound of the trumpet in their hearts to stand and fight for our nation. I thank You for them. I honor them and remember them for their sacrifice and for their service. And I thank You for fighting for us and through them that we might have the security and freedom You desire for every nation.

God bless America. And God bless the men and women who have loved her and fought for her. May she continue to turn to You with a repentant heart, humble faith, and courageous strength to be and to do all You've destined for her -- only by the power of Your grace, as one nation under God. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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


My Friend,  may you remember our great and awesome God and those He has empowered and led to fight for you and the freedom you have, in Jesus' name.  Please pray the same for me. I join with you to remember those who are on your heart. God bless you, my friend!

 

 

 


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Friday, May 22, 2020

Famous Last Words - Morning by Morning, May 22, 2020

Morning by Morning, May 22 - Famous Last Words
 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be high and lifted up, here in my heart and every moment of my day. ...
 
"Then (Jesus) lead them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up His hands, He blessed them. While He was blessing them, He withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy; and they were continually in the temple blessing God!" (Luke 24:50-53)
 
On the day of Your ascension into heaven after Your resurrection from the dead, You gave them Your blessing, as You stretched Your hands over them and spoke out Your words into them. They worshipped You and welcomed Your blessing "with great joy!"
 
Your last words to them were weighty words. They were words full of significance for their identity in You and their calling and destiny in You, as Your witnesses and disciples. They were Your famous last words to them before the great day of Pentecost soon to come.
 
From my years as a trial lawyer before answering Your call to lay down my nets, to take up my cross, and to follow You, I remember how important, how significant the last words would be that I would speak to the jury before they went to their chamber to deliberate my client's case and reach their verdict. They would be perhaps the most weighty words of the trial. They were the words I wanted to fill their thoughts, to stir their hearts, and to set in motion their determination to do what was right.
 
I'm remembering now those final words I had the honor of speaking on behalf of one of my favorite clients who had been wrongfully fired for speaking the truth to the Texas Rangers about government corruption in his city job: "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. George Kneuper put his faith in God; he put his faith in the laws of the State of Texas; and now, he puts his faith in you."
 
With Your last words, Your weighty words to Your disciples on that day of ascension, You spoke words to fill their thoughts, to stir their hearts, and to set in motion their determination to do what was right  --to be Your witnesses, to go make disciples, to go in the power of Your Spirit after they were endued with power from on high:
 
"And (Jesus) said to them, 'Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are My witnesses of these things. And see, I am sending upon you what My Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high" (Luke 24:46-49).
 
These are our days between the day of Ascension and the day of Pentecost on the Biblical calendar of this prophetic year of 2020 vision, as we linger and long to be clothed with power from on high, to be endued with power from on high, in a great outpouring of Your Holy Spirit, the great Promise of the Father.
 
Give us a deep hunger, an insatiable thirst, for more of You, more of Your Spirit, more of Your boldness to be Your witnesses and go make disciples of all nations--not in our power, but Yours'. As You said, "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8). "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19). As we watch and wait with expectant faith, to be filled afresh with Your Holy Spirit and power (Ephesians 5:18), we worship You with great joy and we yearn to honor You and Your name in all nations with Your passion.
 
Holy Spirit, Promise of our Father, give us ears to hear the weighty words of Jesus in our hearts and minds to go and do what is right, to fulfill the final verdict of the victory of the cross, that all righteousness may be fulfilled! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you be yearning and longing with deep hunger and insatiable thirst for a fresh outpouring and infilling of God's Holy Spirit, to be endued with power from on high as a witness of Jesus to go and make disciples, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 

 


Pakistan Preaching Praise Report from This Week's Meeting!

Friends, I'm so excited that we received permission to start our open air evangelistic meetings again in Pakistan through our online Internet Ministry! Each month we set up in a different village through our ministry partnership there with Pastor Fazal with a big screen and projector. I'm able to share a message of the hope and healing of Jesus Christ through our Skype Internet Ministry, where I'm preaching here and it's interpreted by live simultaneous translation there. Then we have a followup team for those who are saved and experience the salvation, healing, deliverance, and revival of Jesus! For the past two months, I've only been able to share in home group setting with Pastor Fazal and neighbors, but yesterday we were able to go back out into the streets in an unreached village again! We praise God for this praise report I received with some photos from Pastor Fazal! Thank you all your prayers and support and encouragement!

Praise Report and Photos from Pastor Fazal from the Meeting
for what God has done!
"Thanks very much Brother Pastor Tommy to share Powerful Word and Story with people of Pakistan in Village. Thanks Lord 324 Souls are Saved and 37 Persons are healed on the spot. I'm sorry for internet problem but this was impossible and we both made this Possible Meeting in Lock Down Virus and we are looking forward to arrange more Open Air Souls Winning Meetings as God has given us this opportunity. Thanks and God Bless You!"

 

 

"And this Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as testimony to all nations, and then the end will come!" 
(Matthew 24:14)



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Thursday, May 21, 2020

"Emerge!" - Morning by Morning, May 21, 2020

Morning by Morning, May 21 - "Emerge!"
 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I open wide my heart to You because You've opened wide Your heart, Your mercy, and Your love to me -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
 
As I listen and wait for Your leading, I hear in my heart, "Emerge!"
 
Yes, Lord. What comes to mind is it's time to emerge! It's time to come out, to spring forth, to emerge! 
 
I know much of the world is still on "lock down" but our hearts are not locked down, our spirits cannot be shut down, our dreams will not be pushed down. We are sons and daughters of God! We are children of the King! We are ambassadors for Jesus Christ! And we will not be locked down, shut down, pushed down or put down in any way that's anything less than all You've intended us and called us to be!
 
So whether it's time or not to come out into the open of our neighborhoods or marketplaces, You'll be speaking to us with Your wisdom and empowering us with Your faith, as we pray for our leaders around the world to be listening for Your leading and to lead us by Your Spirit. But no matter what the governments of man may choose for the wellbeing of our bodies and health, I believe You are calling forth Your people in our hearts and our spirits to emerge! Whether at home or at work or working from home, it's time to emerge!
 
Your Word comes to mind from the story of Job. What a season of challenge and testing and humbling and spiritual attacking he went through! Yet even in all he was enduring and all he was learning, You gave him hope of the day to come when he would emerge from that hard season and boldly take hold of the next season. Even in the midst of his questions and expressions of all his emotions and thoughts, he knew his time would come to emerge from the fiery furnace he was going through:
 
"But He knows the way that I take;
when He has tested me, I shall come out like gold"
(Job 23:10).
 
You dealt with his pride. You dealt with his doubts. You dealt with his enemies. You dealt his friends. But in the end, You called him forth, out of the fire, refined like gold, ready to shine with the light of Your glory, full of thanksgiving and praise to You! You called him to emerge!
 
Lord, let us emerge! Refined by Your Fire -- wiser than before, more humble than before, more faithful than before, more obedient than before, more like You than before -- but never the same as before!
 
I pray this for myself. I pray this for my world. And most of all, I pray this for the body and the bride of Christ to emerge and to be all You've called us and created us to be!
 
The prophet Isaiah spoke of these days and said it like this:
 
"Arise, shine! For your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!
For darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and His glory will appear over you!
Nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.er to
 
Lift up your eyes and look around;
they all gather together, they come to you;
your sons shall come from far away,
and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses' arms.
Then you shall see and be radiant;
your heart shall thrill and rejoice! ..."
(Isaiah 60:1-5)
 
Lord, let it be so -- all according to Your Word and Your will for me and for each one of us, all in Your time and in Your way! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you emerge! Refined by the Holy Fire  of God-wiser than before, more humble than before, more faithful than before, more obedient than before, more like Jesus than before -- but never the same as before! in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 

 
      

Pakistan Preaching Praise Report from Yesterday's Meeting!

Friends, I'm so excited that we received permission to start our open air evangelistic meetings again in Pakistan through our online Internet Ministry! Each month we set up in a different village through our ministry partnership there with Pastor Fazal with a big screen and projector. I'm able to share a message of the hope and healing of Jesus Christ through our Skype Internet Ministry, where I'm preaching here and it's interpreted by live simultaneous translation there. Then we have a followup team for those who are saved and experience the salvation, healing, deliverance, and revival of Jesus! For the past two months, I've only been able to share in home group setting with Pastor Fazal and neighbors, but yesterday we were able to go back out into the streets in an unreached village again! We praise God for this praise report I just received with some photos from Pastor Fazal! Thank you all your prayers and support and encouragement!

Praise Report and Photos from Pastor Fazal from the Meeting
for what God has done!
"Thanks very much Brother Pastor Tommy to share Powerful Word and Story with people of Pakistan in Village. Thanks Lord 324 Souls are Saved and 37 Persons are healed on the spot. I'm sorry for internet problem but this was impossible and we both made this Possible Meeting in Lock Down Virus and we are looking forward to arrange more Open Air Souls Winning Meetings as God has given us this opportunity. Thanks and God Bless You!"

 


"And this Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as testimony to all nations, and then the end will come!" 
(Matthew 24:14)



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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Speaking God's Words of Spirit and Life - Morning by Morning, May 20, 2020

Morning by Morning, May 20 - Speaking God's Words of Spirit and Life
 
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I lift up my voice in prayer and praise to begin my day embraced by My Father, centered in Christ, and filled afresh with the Holy Spirit of the Living God. ...
 
As I listen and wait, I hear my heart, "My word will go forth. My word will not fail. And I will release My word on the earth through My people who will seek My face, listen for My voice, and speak with My heart." ...
 
Yes, Lord. ...
 
As I ponder these words in my heart, You're drawing my mind to Your written Word in confirmation of Your spoken word:
 
"For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
and do not return there until they have watered the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
so shall My word be that goes out of My mouth;
it shall not return to Me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and succeed in the thing for which I sent it" (Isaiah 55:10-11).
 
Lord Jesus, You said, "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life" (John 6:63). And as I abide in You and You abide in me, I'm asking Your words of spirit and life to be spoken and released through me according to Your will and in Your way to accomplish that which You purpose through my life today (John 15:4). As You said, "I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in Me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from Me you can do nothing.... If you abide in Me and My words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become My disciples" (John 15:5-8).
 
This what I ask, as I seek to abide in You, as I seek Your face, as I listen for Your voice -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God -- that I would hear and speak Your words with Your heart. 
 
Father, put Your thoughts in my mind, Your desires in my heart, and Your words in my mouth. As best as I can and all by Your grace, I offer my words and all of my life to You as "a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is (my) spiritual act of worship" (Romans 12:1).
 
Though it's hard to fully comprehend just how much You have entrusted to us as Your sons and daughter in the earth, Your Word declares this truth of our place as Your ambassadors and messengers of Your words of spirit and life in our world: 
 
"Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. Whoever speaks must do so as one speaking the very words of God; whoever serves must do so with the strength that God supplies, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ. To Him belong the glory and the power forever and ever! Amen!" (1 Peter 4:10-11)
 
Yes, Lord. Let it be so according to Your Word and according to the words You have spoken into my spirit today. Let Your words of spirit and life go forth today -- here in my heart and everywhere You send me. May God be gloried in all these things through Jesus Christ. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. 

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

My friend, may you seek God's face, listen for His voice, and speak with His heart in your prayers, your praise, and your words everywhere He sends you, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend! 
         
Pakistan Preaching Again Today!

Friends, I'm so excited that we have permission to start our open air evangelistic meetings again in Pakistan through online Internet Ministry today! Each month we set up in a different village through our ministry partnership there with Pastor Fazal with a big screen and projector. I'm able to share a message of the hope and healing of Jesus Christ through our Skype Internet Ministry, where I'm preaching here and it's interpreted by live simultaneous translation there. Then we have a followup team for those who are saved and experience the salvation, healing, deliverance, and revival of Jesus! For the past two months, I've only been able to share in home group setting with Pastor Fazal and neighbors, but now we are able to go back out into the streets in an unreached village again! Please keep us in your prayers for a powerful outpouring of God's Holy Spirit!

"And this Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as testimony to all nations, and then the end will come!" 
(Matthew 24:14)

Joyfully embracing Jesus in their hearts!
From one of our past meetings in a Pakistan Village

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