Michael Harrison's e-devotion

  Isaiah 55:6  NASB Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.  Seeking nothing or seeking the wrong thing has become far too common.  The wrong thing and nothing will get you to the wrong and no where.     That is why we need to … Get up.  Take a look.  Ask the questions.  Then do it all again.  All the while seeking God.   Seeking the right thing, or the right person, is always right and needed.  Step a little further … Seek your purpose.  Seek to serve others.  This will help you find your purpose in life.  Live a life that matters and make a difference.   It all comes from what we seek.  That is why we have to seek God first.   Matthew 6:33  NASB But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you.   1 Chronicles 16:11  NASB Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.   Seek God.   Seek ...

  It was a normal Wednesday evening.  Our church offers Bible study for youth and adults.  I was leading our adults through the last section of Matthew 6 as God continued speaking to me about some of the greatest things going on in my heart. He began something in me early in the week that is still going on.  What I know is that there are several parts of what God has said that run deep.  I am grateful for what God is doing.  I am also still listening so I can respond.   It isn’t always easy to go the direction God leads, but it is always the right direction.   Here are a few of the verses that have come alive this week, and I will simply give you a few thoughts after the verses.  But what I ask you to do is to read through and even pray through each verse.  Maybe God has something for you as well. James 5:16  NLT   Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteo...

  Perspective is important.  That is one of the reasons why Jesus talked so much about the kingdom of God.  It is easy to slide in to the mode and typical fashion or worrying about and building our own kingdom rather than the kingdom of God. Remember that our example is Jesus, and He spent a great deal of time with His father.  What He said came from the father.  What He did was directed by His father.  We need to do the same. And as we listen in, follow the direction, and seek more of His kingdom we will see the growth of what last for eternity rather than what fades away quickly. Beginning a new week I ask that we turn our attention to what Jesus said in one chapter about the kingdom of God.  Read on.  As you read ask yourself how does this apply to my life, my situation and family, the church I am part of and the choices that I make.  It will help you understand the heart of God. Matthew 13  NLT 24 Here is another story Jesus tol...

The following is a post from July of 2013 about seeking God, and it remains true today.   Read on: I am a shopper.  Maybe that surprises you, but that is a true statement.  My wife is more of the kind of person that knows what she is looking for it and gets it quickly.  For me I would rather look through stores, watch people and looks for deals.  Often I have nothing that I have really looking for. Lots of people do that in life.  Rather than having a plan or setting goals they simply take each day as it comes and struggle with anything too far in to the future.  I believe that we need to know what we are seeking in life and go after it.  We ought to set some goals and point our pursuit to success.  That is not easy, but it can be done as we find our passion or what really drives us in life.    God has some words for us about what we seek.  I would like to share a few verses with us and ask that we let God fill ...