Michael Harrison's e-devotion

  We each have our own convictions or the truths that seem to be important to us.  As followers of Jesus many of those should be the same.  Scripture is given to us to reenforce what God does, who God is and how we live for Him. One passage hit my heart several weeks ago and seems to come back around pretty often.  That would be Psalm 136.  It demonstrates the love of God and pours it out over and over.  Then I realized it is more of a responsive reading, the kind we do in church from time to time. Read this out loud wherever you are today.  Let God reenforce the fact that His faithful love endures forever… Psalm 136 NLT 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His faithful love endures forever. 4 Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles. His faithful love endures forever. 5 Give...

Proverbs 19:21   NLT You can make many plans, but the   Lord ’s   purpose   will prevail. What really has hold of your heart?   You and I can answer that in many different ways, but it is the answer of the people who watch our lives that often tells the real story.   No, I am not saying that you would lie or that we would twist what we believe. It is evident that what has our heart is where we lean, where we spend money and where most of our time is spent.   Take a survey, a personal one.   Be honest.   Where are you spending the most money?   Where are you spending the greatest amount of your time? When we don’t push against God but work with Him, we will get more done.   We will bless more people and make a greater impact on the world and the people around us. Oppose God or go away from God and we will miss some of the greatest possibilities that may be in our path.   That path has been built by our God ...