Honoring Those Who Answered their Call to Duty on This Veteran's Day - November 11, 2020

 Morning by Morning, November 11 - Honoring Those Who Answered their Call to Duty on This Veteran's Day

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I seek Your face and listen for Your voice, to begin my day grounded in Your Word and filled with Your Spirit. ...

 

I'm mindful that today is Veteran's Day in America. And I'm thankful for the soldiers and all who have served our nation and fought for our freedom and the freedom of others in the nations of this world at the call of duty.

 

I'm reminded that being a warrior is also a dimension and expression of Your nature. "The Lord is a Warrior; the Lord is His name" (Exodus 15:3).

 

"The Lord will go forth like a warrior,

He will arouse His zeal like a man of war.

He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry.

He will prevail against His enemies" (Isaiah 42:12).

 

With the heart of David, whom You called and secured in his identity as both a worshipper and a warrior, I worship You as my Warrior and I thank You for the warriors on the battlefields of this world who have fought to save me from my enemies, just as I thank You for the warriors on the battlefields of the spirit who have fought and continue to fight in the authority of Your name and power of Your blood to save me from spiritual enemies:

 

"Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. And he said:

 

'The Lord is my Rock and my Fortress and my Deliverer;

The God of my strength, in whom I will trust;
My Shield and the Horn of my salvation,
My Stronghold and my Refuge;
My Savior, You save me from violence.

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies" (2 Samuel 22:1-4).

 

Thank You for the men and women of God who answered the call in their time, for on this side of heaven, until Your return and restoration of all things in our broken and fallen world, "there is a time for war" (Ecclesiastes 3:8). So there is a need for the warriors who would hear their call. And there is a need to honor those who have answered that call.

 

On this Veteran's Day, I thank You and I honor them. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you be filled with thanksgiving to God as you honor those who have fought for you and all of us on the battlefields of this world and the battlefields of the spirit, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

  

 

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"Like Warriors in Battle" - November 10, 2020

 Morning by Morning, November 10 - "Like Warriors in Battle"

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Fill my spirit with Your Spirit and my mouth with Your words, as I seek to begin my day embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with the Holy Spirit. ...

 

"Together they shall be like warriors in battle,
    trampling the foe in the mud of the streets;
they shall fight, for the Lord is with them,
    and they shall put to shame the riders on horses" 

(Zechariah 10:5).

 

Through these days, many voices of appeasement to the forces of darkness are being lifted in the name of civility and the call to capitulate in surrender without a fight for what is right. The voices of intimidation to silence the voices of Your people grow stronger each day. But in the spiritual realm, where the true battles are fought and won, there will be no surrender and no retreat. Only the response of the faithful who continue to take up the weapons of our warfare and continue to run to the battle for the soul of our nation.

 

Come and lead us through this battle, Lord. You're our General, the Commander of the Army of the Lord. In worship, we hear Your battle plans. In prayer, we discern Your path to victory. In authority, we execute Your orders and obey Your command -- without flinching, without faltering, without fail -- doing just as You say for as long as You say. This is how we fight our battles! And this battle belongs to the Lord! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you persist in worship and prayer and your authority in the name of our God in obedience to His command until the battle is won, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

 

"I said before that the most sublime picture in American history is of George Washington on his knees in the snow at Valley Forge. That image personifies a people who know that it's not enough to depend on our own courage and goodness. We must also seek help from God our father and preserver."  

-- President Ronald Reagan, 1982

 

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Darkness Prevails Only Until Final Judgment is Handed Down - November 9, 2020

 Morning by Morning, November 9 - Darkness Prevails Only Until Final Judgment is Handed Down

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Put Your thoughts in my mind and Your desires in my heart, as I listen for Your leading. ...

 

"As for me, Daniel, my spirit was troubled within me, and the visions of my head terrified me.... As I looked, this horn made war with the holy ones and was prevailing over them, until the Ancient One came; then judgment was given for the holy ones of the Most High, and the time arrived when the holy ones gained possession of the kingdom" (Daniel 7:15-22).

 

Like Daniel, our spirits can be troubled by what we see. In the spiritual wars taking place in the heavenly realms around us, there are times when it seems the darkness is prevailing over the light. Yet there is only One who decrees His Final Judgment. There is only One who will determine who will gain possession of the kingdom.

 

Come, Holy Spirit. Give us the grace of persevering faith. Let us not grow weary in our prayers or overwhelmed by what we see. Guard our minds from doubt and our hearts from unbelief. Empower us to persist until the time of Your judgment to come.

 

You showed Daniel the seasons of time when what was wrong seemed to prevail. But You always showed him an appointed time to come when You would set things right:

"As I watched,
thrones were set in place,
    and an Ancient One took His throne,
His clothing was white as snow,
    and the hair of His head like pure wool;
His throne was fiery flames,
    and its wheels were burning fire.
A stream of fire issued
    and flowed out from His presence.
A thousand thousands served Him,
    and ten thousand times ten thousand stood attending Him.
The court sat in judgment,
    and the books were opened" (Daniel 7:9-10).

 

You are the One who sits in judgment. There is no other. You alone issue Your decree of Final Judgment from the throne of Your court.

 

"As I watched in the night visions,

I saw one like 'the Son of Man' (NKJV),
    coming with the clouds of heaven.
And He came to the Ancient One
    and was presented before Him.

To Him was given dominion
    and glory and kingship,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
    should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
    that shall not pass away,
and His kingship is one
    that shall never be destroyed!" (Daniel 7:13-14).

 

So no matter what we see, no matter what seems to be prevailing at the time, we know You still sit on Your throne and You still have the last word to make the final decree from Your court. Darkness prevails only until Your Final Judgment is handed down. Your judgments are always right and true. And ultimately, Your judgments will always prevail. For Your dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away; and Your kingship is an eternal kingship that shall never be destroyed! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you persist in persevering faith, no matter what seems to be prevailing at the time, until we receive the Final Judgment of the Ancient One who always has the last word, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

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"Stand Firm" in Faith - November 6, 2020

 Morning by Morning, November 6 - "Stand Firm" in Faith

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You're the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Be King of my heart and Lord of my life. Come rule and reign in all that is within me and all that is around me. ... 

"Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again" (Exodus 14:13). 

Standing firm in faith keeps us from falling into fear. Remembering Your word keeps us from wavering at the words of the world. Our faith is in You. Our trust is in You. Our hope is in You. You are the One who will accomplish Your word. You're watching over Your word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12). And Your word never returns empty, but always accomplishes that which You purpose and always succeeds in the thing for which You sent it (Isaiah 55:11).

So by the power of Your grace, we stand firm in Your word, trusting by faith, that You are at work to bring about Your will. No matter what army of the opposite is charging forward to drive our hopes into the sea, no matter how mighty their horses and chariots or their determination for the destruction of our dreams grounded in Your word and confirmed by Your Spirit, we will stand firm in You. We will look and see the salvation of the Lord and the deliverance at hand that only You can do. Some may trust in horses; some may trust in chariots; but we will trust in the name of our God and the power of Your word (Psalm 20:7). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. 

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

My friend, may you stand firm in the faith, trusting in the One who is always faithful to watch over and perform His word, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!

 

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This Battle's Not Over - November 5, 2020

 Morning by Morning, November 5 - This Battle's Not Over

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Help me hear Your heart -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God -- to pray and proclaim Your will, here on earth as it already is in heaven, here in every sphere of influence of responsibility and authority You've entrusted to me as a child of God and disciple of Christ. ...

 

"God is our refuge and strength,
    a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,
    though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;
though its waters roar and foam,
    though the mountains tremble with its tumult. Selah

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
    the holy habitation of the Most High.
God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved;
    God will help it when the morning dawns.

The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter;
    He utters His voice, the earth melts.
The Lord of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

Come, behold the works of the Lord;
    see what desolations He has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
    He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear;
    He burns the shields with fire.
'Be still, and know that I am God!
    I am exalted among the nations,
    I am exalted in the earth.'
The Lord of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our refuge! Selah" (Psalm 46:1-11)

 

Though the nations be in an uproar, through the kingdoms of this world totter with tumult, You utter Your voice, You speak forth Your word, and the mountains tremble and shake, as the earth and all that would rise against You melts away like wax. Mighty God! Our Refuge! Our Strength! Our Very Present Help in time of trouble!

 

On the one hand, You're speaking to me and all Your children, "Be still and know that I am God." And at the same time, You're speaking to the nations and kingdoms of this world that would seek to oppose Your will and Your word, "Be still and know that I am God!" They must cease and desist. They must bow before Your name and submit to Your will. All that is in darkness will be exposed. What is hidden in secret will be shouted from the mountaintops.

 

So by the power of Your grace, stirred up in my human spirit by the burning Fire of Your Holy Spirit in faith to never surrender and never retreat before the enemies of the cross and the righteousness of God, I agree in my prayers and words of proclamation to the kingdoms of this world opposing the Kingdom of my God: "You will be still and You will submit and You will know that the Lord alone is God! He makes your wars cease. He breaks your bows. He shatters your spears. He burns your shields with fire. He alone will be exalted among the nations! He alone will be exalted in the earth! In Jesus' mighty name!" (v. 9)

 

This battle is not over. This spiritual war for the soul of a nation is not finished. "God is in the midst of (this nation); it shall not be moved! God will help it when the morning dawns!" (v. 5).

 

So before that day dawns, when all is exposed by the light and set right, "there is a river whose streams make glad the (people) of God, the holy habitation of the Most High" (v. 4). Your River of Life flows in our hearts, with both the faith to trust in You and the peace to know You hear our prayers and are moving in Your power. So "we will not fear" (v. 2). "The Lord of hosts is with us! The God of Jacob is our Refuge!" (v. 11) And all the world will "Come and behold the works of the Lord!" (v. 8) 

 

I believe it. And I'm not backing off or standing down until I see it or until You tell me otherwise. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

 

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

My friend, may you be still and know that the Lord alone is God; and may you boldly and faithfully proclaim that truth to all that's hidden and opposing the will of God in your world, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. And I join with you in fasting and prayer for the elections and and for all we are facing in our world. God bless you, my friend!

 

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Messiah Ministries

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San Antonio, Texas 78257

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"The Valley of Decision" on Election Day - November 3, 2020

 Morning by Morning, November 3 - "The Valley of Decision" on Election Day

 

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be Lord of my heart and all my desires, Lord of my mind and all my thoughts, Lord of my will and all my choices. ...

 

"Multitudes, multitudes,
    in the valley of decision!
For the day of the Lord is near
    in the valley of decision.
The sun and the moon are darkened,
    and the stars withdraw their shining.

The Lord roars from Zion,
    and utters His voice from Jerusalem,
    and the heavens and the earth shake.
But the Lord is a refuge for His people,
    a stronghold for the people of Israel.

So you shall know that I, the Lord your God,
    dwell in Zion, my holy mountain.
And Jerusalem shall be holy,
    and strangers shall never again pass through it.

In that day
the mountains shall drip sweet wine,
    the hills shall flow with milk,
and all the stream beds of Judah
    shall flow with water;
a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord
    and water the Wadi Shittim" (Joel 3:14-18).

 

Today is Election Day in America. Multitudes will go down to "the valley of decision" to cast their vote and speak their voice and make their choice. Multitudes already have.

 

Come, Holy Spirit. May the decisions of the multitudes be decisions led by Your Spirit, informed by Your Word, guided by Your principles of the Kingdom of God and the authority of Your Scripture. May they be decisions for life and not death, for blessing and not cursing, exalting Your ways in our land as one nation under God. 

 

"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people" (Proverbs 14:34). "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne" (Psalm 89:14). And "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord" (Psalm 33:12).

 

If our choices are right and our decisions are true, the mountains and hills, the streams and plains, will flow with the blessings of God. "A fountain shall come forth!"

 

Lord, let Your Fountain of Living Water come forth in our land. Let there be revival, awakening, and harvest as never before, as the heart of our nation continues to return to You. Move in Your power. Move by Your grace. 

 

Against all odds, move in impossible and mighty ways that only You can do, so that all will see and know that only You have done this. For "Nothing is impossible with God" (Luke 1:37) and "With God all things are possible" (Matthew 19:26). On this day of decision, may Your multitudes remember as we pray in faith for our land that "All things are possible for those who believe" (Mark 9:23). And no matter what has happened at the close of this day and through the days to come, "We know that all things work together for good for those who love (You), who are called according to Your purpose" (Romans 8:28). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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

My friend, may you make your decisions this day and every day led by the Holy Spirit, informed by God's Word, guided by His principles and the authority of His Scripture, receiving an overflowing fountain of God's blessings in your life, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. And I join with you and so many in fasting and prayer for the elections and for all we're facing in our world. God bless you, my friend!

 

Praise Report from Preaching in Pakistan through our Skype Internet Ministry. We're praising God for another move of the Holy Spirt in Pakistan with the Power and Love of Jesus Christ! Our ministry partner there Pastor Rizwan Fazal reports over 320 salvations and many reports of healing and freedom in Jesus' name!

Thank you so much for all your prayers, my friends! We're honored and excited to be part of what the Lord is doing in these thrilling days of global harvest! Each month, we try to preach in a different village through our live stream Skype Ministry, where Pastor Fazal sets up a big screen and projector and interprets my message live, with followup ministry. Please keep us in prayer for open doors for our next crusade next month! God bless you!

"And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come!" (Matthew 24:14)

Healing Academy in Fredericksburg at the Bridge Church Tonight. Please keep us in prayer, as Rocio and I travel to Fredericksburg, expectant and excited for another great evening of healing worship, teaching and impartation. Every week gets better! Praying the Holy Spirit will connect you in those places He has for you to be filled up and overflowing! The Healing Academy teaching is based on my Book Free to Be Like Jesus -- Transforming Power of Inner Healing & Deliverance.

 

My friend, please let me know if your church or group would like to discuss arranging an Intensive Version of our Healing Academy in Your community. Just reply to this email

I'm excited to be joining by Zoom call with Pastor Jeff Bealmear at the Olney Methodist Church in Illinois, as they teach the Free to Be Like Jesus material. I'll be up there with them in person in December. Please keep us in prayer!

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New Mailing Address for Messiah Ministries:

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Messiah Ministries

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San Antonio, Texas 78257

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