Michael Harrison's e-devotion

Judges 9:17  NLT For he fought for you and   risked his life when he rescued you from the Midianites. That verse referred to Gideon.  That guy had an encounter with God that led him on adventures that were pretty awesome.  He didn’t think so at first, but then Gideon did what God led him to do.  He found victory in a way that the world might say he should have failed. The quoted verse above asks the question of others.  It asks, “did you honor this man?”  Why honor him?  Because of the risk he took he should be greatly honored. I like some risk.  Not all risk do I like.  But adventure is a big deal and can take us in directions that are fresh and new and even making our heart race. Like shark week.  On the Discovery channel this is what they call “shark week”, and it is something my family has watched for several years.  They are cool animals, and the ...

Deuteronomy 10:11  NLT Then the   Lord   said to me, ‘Get up and resume the   journey, and lead the people to the land I swore to give to their ancestors, so they may take possession of it.’ It really is a rollercoaster.  I am sure you agree in many areas.  Life can be mighty interesting, sometimes difficult and all the time eventful. There are too many people, in my humble opinion, who miss the joy of life because they choose the easy roads. The hurdles, the struggles, often the drama and the growth points bring us to have to deal with things that make us stronger than we would be without them.  If life seems easy, then maybe you aren’t really living. If you never run across a dilemma, then maybe you are playing it safe. You see, I don’t care for rollercoasters.  My first memory was at the Bells Amusement Park in Tulsa when I road the Zingo. This might be too much information, but I rememb...

Push me. Drive me. Give me something to live for. That is what lots of church people expect from their leaders. Yet God has not called your church or mine to meet all the needs and not even to feed you spiritual. God calls us to help people learn to eat spiritually, to love God and to chase after Him. I continue to be greatly challenged by   Mark Batterson   of   National Community Church   in DC. His book   In the Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day  and his book Chase the Lion are top notch at shouting vision and giving clarity to people looking to God and who desire to be part of a purpose driven adventure that only God could put together. Here is what Mark Batterson shared as the Manifesto : Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions. Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention. Keep asking questions. Keep making mistakes. Keep seeking God. Stop p...