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
“Abide in Me” - Morning by Morning, June 5, 2025
“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me” (John 15:4).
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Morning by Morning, June 5, 2025 - “Abide in Me”
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Put Your thoughts in my mind, Your desires in my heart, Your words in my mouth, as I begin my day abiding in You. ...
“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me” (John 15:4).
In a practical way, what is it to “abide in (You),” Lord Jesus? ...
As I watch and wait, what I hear in my heart is this:
“To abide in Me is to seek Me and find Me as the Source of all you are and all you need.” ...
Yes, Lord. You are “the True Vine” and I am one of Your “branches” (v. 1). As I seek to “abide in (You),” to seek You, to find You, to embrace You as my Source of all I am and all I need, my life will “bear much fruit” as one of “(Your) disciples” (v. 8). As You said, “He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” (v. 5).
I do thank You that I never have to be “without (You). You’re with me every moment of every day. You’re with me “always” (Matthew 28:20). You “never leave (me) nor forsake (me)” (Hebrews 13:5). By the intimate, indwelling Presence of Your Spirit —“the Spirit of God,” “the Spirit of Christ”— here in my heart, You are in me and I am in You (Romans 8:9). “Christ in (me), the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27).
You are my “Secret Place” and the “Shadow of the Almighty” where I abide in the communion of my deeply personal, intricately intimate relationship with You, where I embrace the Promise of Your Word: “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1). “He shall abide before God forever” (Psalm 61:7). By Your Spirit, “(You) abide with (me) forever” (John 14:16).
To “abide” in You is to fully embrace, Your mercy and grace and the fullness of Your love. So by the power of Your grace, by the mercy and goodness of God, I choose this day to accept Your invitation and to obey Your command, “Abide in My love” (John 15:9). “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen