Michael Harrison's e-devotion

  We have all been touched in one way or another by tragedy, and in the last several days the news from the flooding in Texas has grabbed our hearts.  Let’s continue to pray for rescue efforts and for those impacted by the situation. A pastor friend shared, Dwane Massenberg, the following devotion … WHY KERR COUNTY, TEXAS? Dear God, so many were so young in Kerr County, Texas. Today, we pray for aching hearts. We pray for the families of the adults and the children who lost their lives in the recent floods. Sometimes, dear God, when tragedy strikes, people want to say that there are certain reasons why things happen in certain locations. Even now, people are starting to point fingers and make accusations. "There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? I tell...

  I have an appointment soon to see the eye doctor.  It happens each fall.  She will check my eyes to see how I see.  Well, since I no longer have diabetes things are a little easier, but my eyesight isn’t what it used to be. There was that one day.  Another eye doctor in our community was examining my eyes, and at the end of my appointments he said something like this, “your problem is you are having too many birthdays.”  In other words, my eyesight is changing because I am getting older. It happens.  I need glasses and sometimes a little extra help to be able to see or to read.  You understand. But there is something far greater and deeply spiritual that I wanted to bring to your attention.  It is the problem of being bind.  Some people cannot see because of some illness.  Others cannot see because of not looking in the right direction.  Yet another problem is the fact that spiritual sight can be missing or weak because of so...

There is more going on around us than we realize.   We may think that we are coasting through life, yet God has a plan.   His plan is working in magnificent ways. So, do you think that the things happening around your life, both good and bad, are just coincidence?   That is not the way it works.   When we begin to understand and accept God’s best and His plan for our lives, we will see and experience adventure and excellence and purpose. Let God work.   Get in on that work. The following verses stick out to me from the perspective of a person who has chosen to follow and interact with God.   Read carefully through them and even point out what seems to be most important. Ephesians 1:15-20   NLT Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere,   16  I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly,   17  asking God, the glorious Father of...