Michael Harrison's e-devotion

“The Christian life consists of sitting with Christ, walking by him and standing in him.   We begin our spiritual life by resting in the finished work of the Lord Jesus.   That rest is the source of our strength or a consistent and unfaltering walk in the world.   And at the end of a grueling warfare with the hosts of darkness we are found standing with him at last in triumphant possession of the field.” – Watchman Nee, Sit, Walk, Stand, page 78 One of the first books I remember reading that impacted my life was a very small and simple book titled Sit, Walk, Stand and was written by Watchman Nee.   You would do well to find this book and ingest the great foundation truths that this man shared. Watchman Nee lived during the 20th century in China.   He wrote several books, was a Christian leader and was persecuted and even put in prison for his faith.   He spent the last 20 years of his life in prison.   This mans faith looked Communism in...

Colossians 3:11   NLT In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matter s, and he lives in all of us. That is a powerful verse.   Far too many people look at the people around them, the people they encounter, and just at first sight.   Be honest.   You’ve done that, and so have I.   I would dare say that we are wrong a lot when we chose to judge in ways that don’t come from God nor do they honor Him. One of the reasons that our thinking is flawed is that we put too much weight on things that don’t matter.   When someone is attractive, they are considered more worthy.   When someone comes from a wealthy or well-known family, that they are important or have more value.   Whatever our measure if Christ is not the mean and the mark we are headed in the wrong direction. “Christ is all that matters.”   That is a great ...