Michael Harrison's e-devotion

  Isaiah 53:6  NASB All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the wrongdoing of us all To fall on Him. Have you found yourself in a place where you are lost, struggling or just without direction?  Yeah.  We have all been there. Several times in Jesus’ story we find Him looking at people through the eyes of God, His eyes, knowing the huge need of people.  He sees their heart and pain.  He knows our need of compassion. It is God that fills that need.  He takes our struggling and turns it in faith.  I so need that.  Bet you do as well. Romans 12:2  NASB And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. To make sure you are walking the right way (see yesterday’s devotion) and to know your heart and mind are strong, live a transformed life.  In you...

Life is full of possibilities and probabilities.   The difference often is how you look at them.   When you choose to live without purpose, you will end up confused and often distracted from the ability to enjoy life or any thing that might resemble a good life. God’s gift to us is purpose, and this purpose was wrapped in the person of Jesus who taught us by example to live life with purpose and with courage.   Not all of us will have the same job or the same gifts.   Yet we do have the same leader and the same on giving us purpose. Joshua is an important part of our Spiritual heritage as well as history.   He began his leadership career helping another one lead.   He ended his life leading and did a great job helping God’s people become what God created them to be and to do what He called them to do. Here are a few verses that might give us insight in to why Joshua was a success. Joshua 1:6-9   NLT 6  “Be strong and courageo...