Michael Harrison's e-devotion

  This past weekend I shared in a Bible study at church the incredible blessing of the meaning of Easter and how we need to share with others, especially our children the most important parts.  The following is part of an article from the desiringgod.org website, and it a great reminder of what is important. WHAT WE NEED TO REMIND OUR CHILDREN OF EASTER 1. The Story of Redemption … Read through the story of our redemption. From creation to and the Fall, from God’s covenant promises in the Old Testament, prophecies about the Messiah (as in Isaiah 53).  Move to Jesus’s birth, baptism, and ministry. During the final week, Holy Week, each day’s focuses on Jesus’ last days. Isaiah 53:5-6  NLT   But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.  All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on him the sins of us all. 2. The...

One of my heroes of faith, ministry and life was a man I only met a few times.   His name was Dave Ohlerking .   Our paths crossed over 8 years ago when our church was in it’s infancy.   The organization Dave and his wife Jean led, Children’s Cup , helped to form how our family functions spiritually and how our church lives in community. Though Dave passed away about 6 years ago his words and influence are felt in many, many places and in many, many lives.   I am grateful for how God used them in my life, family and work. Yesterday my mind went back to Dave, and as I was reading I read a blog post that he wrote in September of 2009.   Few people have spoken to me as Dave did and continues to do.   I pray the following will give you much to think about: BLEST BY THE BLOOD The scene is in downtown Brussels, Belgium. The traffic is scary. The other car shot our from a small alley into the side of my Volkswagen van. The police came and ...