Michael Harrison's e-devotion

  Joshua 1:7-8  NLT   Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. 8  Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. It is good to be home.  Arrived back in Virginia and home late Monday night after the most recent mission trip to Cuba.  It was a good trip, as I have already shared some with you. Getting home there was a lot to do and a week full of importunities.  That is where I am going today and in this e-devotion.  Just a little of where I experienced God after getting home. The verses above reminds me of my calling, and it is vitally important that we are committed to being strong in the Lord and confident in His work. First and foremost, it is always...

  One of the greatest places where Jesus’ followers were challenged to remember the presence of Jesus was after His death on the cross and the resurrection from the dead.  He literally appeared to them several times during those 40 days. It seems that Jesus was reminding them and us that whether they saw Him or not that He was with them.  Do you get that?   Seeing is not always believing.  Believing is seeing.   Not only is that a quote from the movie The Santa Clause , it the reality for all who follow Jesus.  Whether we are in His presence or not, we are with Him.  On earth He is with us.  In heaven we will be with Him.  In the peaceful, easy days He is with us.  In the hard and struggling days, He is with us. Mark 16:5-7  NLT   When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side. The women were shocked, 6 but the angel said, “Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus...

Those verses.  You know the ones I am talking about.  They might not be the same ones I am going to share, but you have some verses that often come to your mind, of you share often or they give you what you need, when you need it and so much from God.   I share today a few of the verses that stick out for me and have for years.  Yes, I have shared them before.  They are good for me.  I bet they are good for you as well.  Check out mind.  These are, those verses.   James 1:2-4  NASB Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.  And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.   I first heard these when my aunt gave me some preaching tapes almost 40 years ago.  Powerful truth.  I need joy.  How about you?  I go through struggles.  How about you? Now, another verse ...

I want to finish this week with some “snippets” from past e-devotions.  Things that stick out … truth I need to be reminded of … God continuing to guide and love and lift us. Take some time today and this weekend digest, or at least read again, the things God has shared before.  God is still working because God is good! John 8:36 NASB So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.   Freedom can be described in all different kinds of ways.  Often it refers to someone not received what they deserve.  On the other hand freedom can be described as something given by grace and undeserved and not easy to understand. And another … SURE THING:  God’s love never ends!   SURE THING:  God’s mercy never ends.   SURE THING:  God’s faithfulness is incredible.   SURE THING:  God’s mercy is refreshing and sweet every morning.   SURE THING:  God is our hope.   SURE THING:  If we depend ...

Reminders come in all shapes and sizes.  They might be as big as a billboard on the side of the road or as small as the smile from an infant.  God has placed things around us to remind us of His truth, His promises and His love for us. Many of these reminders jump off the pages of the Bible.  That is what I find in these verses: Ephesians 4:17-24  NLT With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. 18 Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. 19 They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity. 20 But that isn’t what you learned about Christ. 21 Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, 22 throw off your old sinful nature and yo...

Sometimes we need reminders.   Today is a reminder.   Listen in as you read further. Psalm 19:1-11   NKJV The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.   Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge.   There is   no speech nor language Where   their voice is not heard.   Their line   has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world.   In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, Which   is   like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And   rejoices like a strong man to run its race.   Its rising   is   from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.   The law of the   Lord   is   perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the   Lord   is   sure, making wise the simple;   The statutes of the   Lord  ...