Michael Harrison's e-devotion

Firsts.  This summer has brought several of these, and I want to tell you about a few of them.  I am pretty excited about each one, but I am especially excited about the last one. As I have shared with you a couple weeks ago we had the opportunity to see an active volcano while we were visiting Hawaii.  It was awesome.  It was once in a lifetime.  There were so many things that went through my mind those days.  It was an incredible event for Julie, our daughter Rebecca and myself. Watching the volcano during the day was one thing.  You could see steam.  You could see limited lava flow and some lava.  Night was so much different, and it was breath taking.  The light from the lava flow.  Both shooting in the air and flowing.  The crater lit up.  It was awesome  1 Chronicles 16:24  NLT   Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does. I will only share one more thin...

  The people around the Christmas story all have their own story.  They encountering the living Christ in a real way.  Each experience brought to life, for them and for us, the reason that Jesus came to earth. Christmas is the season we celebrate the birth of Christ, but it is really the birth of  of our opportunity for life and hope and so much more.  Take some time to look for yourself at the story.  Which of the character in the story stands out?  Which character is most like you? Let’s take a short trip today, at the start of this Christmas season, to see the weight and reason of the birth. John 1:14  NLT So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. Isaiah 9:6  NLT For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Ev...

One of the grandest writers and devotions shared lay with Oswald Chambers and his book My Utmost for His Highest .   Following is the entry for Christmas day, December 25th, and I ask that you think about our new birth as it relates to Jesus’ birth. Matthew 1:23   NIV "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." — His Birth in History . “…that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God ( Luke 1:35 ). Jesus Christ was born into this world, not from it. He did not emerge out of history; He came into history from the outside. Jesus Christ is not the best human being the human race can boast of— He is a Being for whom the human race can take no credit at all. He is not man becoming God, but God Incarnate— God coming into human flesh from outside it. His life is the highest and the holiest entering through the most humble of doors. Our Lord’s birth was ...