“Intimacy and Authority” - Morning by Morning, May 15, 2025

“My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
 In the morning I will direct it to You,
 And I will look up” (Psalm 5:3).

“Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
 For in You do I trust;
 Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
 For I lift up my soul to You” (Psalm 143:8).

“He awakens me morning by morning, He awakens my ear to hear as the learned” (Isaiah 50:4).

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
     His mercies never come to an end;
 they are new every morning;
     great is Thy faithfulness.
 ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul,
     ‘therefore I will hope in Him.’

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
     to the soul that seeks Him” (Lamentations 3:22-25).

Written and sent out from the morning prayer time of Tommy Hays each day.

God bless you and may you have a great day!
—Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

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Transcript

Morning by Morning, May 15, 2025 - “Intimacy and Authority”

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

As I wait on Your leading, I believe these words come from Your Heart to mine, rising up from my spirit into my mind. ...

“Intimacy and Authority.” ...

Yes, Lord. What are You speaking to me of intimacy and authority? ...

I believe I sense You saying in my heart: “The measure of authority I will release through you is directly related to the measure of intimacy you allow with Me.” ...

Yes, Lord. You’re reminding now of those similar words You spoke to me then so many years ago when I began the “Morning by Morning” journey of prayer with You. That’s when I began setting apart the first part of my mornings with You in these intimate times in the communion of prayer. And right now, I’m sensing Your calling to deeper times, even more intimate times.

You’re bringing some Scriptures to mind to confirm with Your written Word what I believe I’m hearing in my heart by Your spoken word:

“My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
 In the morning I will direct it to You,
 And I will look up” (Psalm 5:3).

“Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
 For in You do I trust;
 Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
 For I lift up my soul to You” (Psalm 143:8).

And the Ones You spoke into my spirit over twenty years ago at the beginning of this journey together:

“He awakens me morning by morning, He awakens my ear to hear as the learned” (Isaiah 50:4).

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
     His mercies never come to an end;
 they are new every morning;
     great is Thy faithfulness.
 ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul,
     ‘therefore I will hope in Him.’

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
     to the soul that seeks Him” (Lamentations 3:22-25).

I do seek You. I do pursue You. Give me a deeper hunger, a deeper thirst, to seek You and pursue You even more intimately still. And I pray that through this deepening intimacy, You may entrust me with increasing authority to be about Your will and Your way with my life, wholly surrendered and completely submitted to You, growing in knowing You more and more personally in our ever-deepening relationship.

Lord, let this be the priority of my life, as expressed by giving You the offering of the first moments of my days. Growing “morning by morning” and even, by Your grace, moment by moment.

Bring me to the place in my spirit as the Apostle Paul was able to say, “Indeed I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” (Philippians 3:8). In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.