Michael Harrison's e-devotion

As I was running yesterday I saw a lady outside of a local business wearing a shirt that caught my attention.  On her shirt I read these words… Every Addict Matters.  I was caught by and held on to that statement. This past year I met a man who speaks around the country that shares a message he calls “You Matter”.  That man is Bobby Petrocelli.  That statement has stuck with me since that last fall. Another reason why that lady’s statement caught my attention is because of our commitment to serve people who are battling addiction.  Our transitional homes for homeless men offer help for those in addiction.  Our church has hosted recovery ministry for many years.  Currently that is Celebrate Recovery that meets on Tuesday’s at 7pm. Recently one of the men we have been serving passed away due to a relapse of addiction.  His death hit me hard as do the tough times that so many we are close to have hit.  Addiction is a very difficult and a very re...

Colossians 3:11   NLT In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us. Far too many people look at the people around them, the people they encounter, and at first sight size them up.  Be honest.  You’ve done that.   I’ve done that.  I would dare say that we are all wrong when we chose to judge in ways that don’t honor God. One of the reasons that our thinking is flawed is we put too much weight on things that don’t matter.  When someone is attractive, they are considered more valuable.  When someone comes from a rich or well-known family, they seem more important or have more value.  Whatever our measuring stick is not Christ, we are headed in the wrong direction. “Christ is all that matters.”  That is a great thought each of us have to examine.  Examine it honestly making sure th...