Morning by Morning Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays of Messiah Ministries
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Morning by Morning Daily Prayer Journey with Tommy Hays of Messiah Ministries
Christ is Lord in My Heart and Life, Not Me
“In your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an account of the hope that is in you” (1 Peter 3:15).
Written and sent out from the morning prayer time of Tommy Hays each day.
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Morning by Morning, May 21, 2025 - Christ is Lord in My Heart and Life, Not Me
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Lord of my life, Lord of all. ...
“In your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an account of the hope that is in you” (1 Peter 3:15).
In my heart, I sanctify You as Lord. In honor You and reverence You as Lord. I surrender my life and submit my life to Your Lordship, Your leadership, Your rulership, Your authority, Your guidance, Your correction.
In humility before You and faith in You, I acknowledge the truth You speak in Your Word that apart from You, I can do nothing (John 15:5). And I praise You that I never have to be apart from You, for You always abide in me and I in you, as I keep my heart open before You and yielded to You (John 15:4). You are with me “always” (Matthew 28:20). And You are the Hope that is in me.
But in the intimacy and ever-abiding embrace of this spiritual communion of Your Presence with me and within me, there is only one Lord. You are Lord and I am not. You are in charge, and I am not. You lead and I follow; You speak and I listen; You direct and I obey. You rule and reign in my heart and life, for You are Lord of all (Acts 10:36). You are the “King of Kings and Lord of Lords”—King of my life and Lord of my heart (Revelation 19:16).
By the power of Your grace, help me trust You even more, surrender even more. As You said in Your Word, my willing surrender and faithful obedience to You is the true measure of my love for You:
“He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.... If a man loves Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words” (John 14:21-23).
People don’t like to hear that, but it is the Truth. Grace is not freedom from obedience. Grace is the power of God that frees us to trust You, love You, and obey You. That’s much of what it means in Your Word to “sanctify” Christ as “Lord” in our hearts.
Thank You for this drawing this morning to deeper surrender, deeper submission, more faithful obedience to You and Your word in my life. Thank You for the power of Your grace to sanctify You as Lord in my every area of my heart and every moment of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.