Michael Harrison's e-devotion

  Yesterday I shared one of the Bible promises God gave me more than 30 years ago.  This week we are taking a dive in to Philippians chapter.  Verses 6 and 7 are that Bible promise to let go of worry and find God’s peace. Today we go a little deeper and look at verse 8.  I believe that God is giving us His love letter, the entire Bible, to free us from the things that keep our lives mixed up and in struggle.  He intends for us to have peace and to know Him, yet many believe that God is giving us law to follow. This verse proves that point.  What we choose to think about goes a long way to transforming our lives and helping us become more like Jesus.  Colossians 3:2 says we can choose to point our minds and lives in His direction. Choose what you think about and dwell on. Philippians 4:8  NLT   And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. ...

Hebrews 12:28-29  NLT Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire. There are many things that stuck out in these two verses.  Take a few minutes to scan them and see how God guides your thoughts or even your beliefs about Him. We are receiving a kingdom that is prepared by God.  What does this kingdom mean to us? God has given us life, salvation, abundance and so much more.  In the middle of it is a kingdom.  That is God’s kingdom that we are to enjoy and even to be a citizen of.   Notice the word ‘unshakable’.  This kingdom is like none other that humans build or even that some say was built by another God.  Our God is the only God, and His kingdom is for our good and His glory.  In the middle of it we will not be shaken. In fact in this kingdom we will find help and peace, strength and support, ...

The way we communicate with people is a big deal.   Life is not about you.  Many people we encounter on a daily basis live a very selfish life.  You can tell these folks because the conversation centers around them as does most life. Further, life is meant to be one of kindness.  There are many people that we will meet that have a mouth that sounds like it is from the garbage dump.  Might be lots of filth or just a little here and there. This week has been one of those where both of these have been evident in conversations around me.  It grieves my heart because my desire is to draw people to God.  I am not saying we have to be pure and perfect.  I am saying we need to be good examples and choose to be kind. Let me give us a few Scriptures to think about as we choose the words and the conversations that we choose to take part in.  This really is a big deal for those of us who ch...