Morning by Morning, August 27 - Back to School, Secure in the Spirit
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I speak out Your name and declare Your authority over every dimension of my life this day. ...
"(Jesus) called a child, whom He put among them, and said, 'Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever welcomes one such child in My name welcomes Me. If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in Me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depth of the sea.... Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for, I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of My Father in heaven.... So it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost" (Matthew 18:2-14).
For many "little ones," this is the first day of school for the new year. Some have already begun; others will begin soon; yet, all are always learning, always vulnerable, and always in need of our prayers and Your angels.
Thank You for these ministering spirits, guardian angels who go forth at Your command and watch over Your children -- not just when they're little, but all the days of their lives. "Are not all angels spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14) "Praise the Lord, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out His plans, listening for each of His commands. Yes, praise the Lord, you armies of angels who serve Him and do His will!" (Psalm 103:20-21 NLT)
Father, we entrust our children to You -- to Your word and Your will, Your protection and Your purposes, Your guidance and Your guardians, Your care and Your compassion, Your heart and Your hands. We entrust them to Your Holy Spirit in Your heavenly school, as they go back to school, secure in the Spirit. You love them more than we do and more than we ever could. And You'll watch over them -- sending forth Your word and Your warriors -- in ways we can't and never could. "The Lord is like a father to His children, tender and compassionate to those who fear Him" and carefully watching over all those entrusted to Him (Psalm 103:13 NLT). In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, I pray your "little ones" -- no matter who old -- are safe and secure in the Spirit of the Lord, with His holy word and His holy angels going forth to watch over them and protect them, confident in their identity and fulfilling their destiny in Christ, in Jesus' name! Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Preaching in Pakistan.
Praising God for salvation, healing, and deliverance in Pakistan Village through our Skype Internet Ministry Friday night! Thank you for all your prayers and encouragement, my friends! Thank You, Jesus! Here is Pastor Fazal's report from the first testimonies coming in: "Dear Pastor Tommy, Thanks very much to share Powerful Sermon in the village. Thanks to the Lord 345 Souls are saved and 84 Persons are healed from different things. We give all glory to Jesus!"
Please keep us in prayer for these open-air evangelistic meeting in Pakistan through our Skype Internet Ministry each month. Once a month, I will be preaching in different villages around Lahore, Pakistan in the Punjab Region. We've seen incredible fruit so far, as the Holy Spirit moves powerfully in the hearts of the people of this land hungry for an encounter with the living God! Please keep us in prayer for salvation, healing, deliverance, and revival in the mighty name of Jesus! Thank you so much for all your encouragement, prayers, and support that makes this kind of ministry possible! God bless you!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
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Isa 54:13
All your children will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their peace. NIV
Ps 147:12-14 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! For He strengthens the bars of your gates; He blesses your children within you. He makes peace in your borders; He fills you with the finest of the wheat. ESV
Isa 65:23
NIV They will not labor in vain, nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them.
NASB They will not labor in vain, Or bear children for calamity; For they are the offspring of those blessed by the LORD, And their descendants with them.
GNT The work they do will be successful, and their children will not meet with disaster. I will bless them and their descendants for all time to come.
CSB They will not labor without success or bear children destined for disaster, for they will be a people blessed by the LORD along with their descendants.