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...

  The overflow of the Easter season is huge, and I am not sure how to share it all with you.  So, let me begin with some verses that have made their way through my mind and heart once again.  They caught my attention in kind of an unexpected way. Psalm 46:1-2,10  NLT   God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. 2 So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea…  10 “Be still, and know that I am God!  I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” Verses that I have read many times before, but this time they carried some weight and meaning that took me a little by surprise.  It is not because of something huge that is happening.  It is because God has a plan and is sharing His plan.  More about the the overflow from Easter. He is my refuge.  He gives me reason not to fear.  I know Him and the more still I become and the most I...

  Matthew 28:18-20  NLT   Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” As the new week begins I want to share a little overflow with you from the weekend.  It was a blessing, and there is so much more to come. We were honored by some guests to joined us as they passed through town.  Morgan and Lynn Clough has been ministry partners for almost of 20 years as we first met in the world of Raceway Ministries.  Since that time our churches have almost been mirror images seeing those who are in need in our communities.  Morgan in rural eastern Tennessee and us in southwest Virginia.  Yesterday he shared a testimony at church, an...

It is the end of the week, and my heart is still full.  In fact God is doing some things that I am so excited about.  That is why I will close out this week with the overflow. Yes.  Overflow.  Just some things from my time with God this week, from the trip to Cuba, from the planning I am doing for the days ahead.  Soak in some of these things.  God is working, and I am grateful! Watch to see where God is working and join Him.  - Henry Blackaby (from the book Experiencing God ) If you want to impress people, talk about your successes.  If you want to impact people, talk about your failures… if you want to influence people, let your actions speak louder than your words. - Benny Tate Isaiah 43:19  NLT   For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. It is the people.  That is what really matters.  Make much of the people around you.  We don’t inf...

It is good to be home!  And I would like to share so many great things that happened on my Cuba trip, but I will save those for a little while.  I’d rather use this e-devotion to tell you a couple things that are very important to me.   Proverbs 11:25  NLT The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. So many people helped make this nine day Cuban excursion with purpose a reality.  I will be reaching out to each person to give a report and say thank you. But what really sticks out is the reality that none of us are ever alone.  We need each other.  Others refresh us.  Others build us up.  Others make us better and stronger.  Others fill in the gaps where we can’t.  Others are vital.  I am so grateful for the others in my life.  And you know who you are! I am reading a book by Pastor Benny Tate, Defy the Odds, and in this book he commends the reader to stop and say thank as well as honor...

Romans 15:13   NLT I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will   overflow   with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. This is just the overflow coming off of an awesome weekend.   At The Community Fellowship God did some amazing things that I am still trying to wrap my brain around, but I will stop with simply acknowledging that God can always do more.   My mind or thoughts cannot keep God from doing even more. It all began a couple months ago when a friend and I were having a conversation.   He shared about his new book, and that conversation led to an invitation to come to town.   Morgan and Lynn Clough drove in from their home in Tellico Plains, Tennessee and blessed our socks off. We have history.   It really is a funny and sweet story that I will leave for another time.   What I will say is that has been a blessing to watch God ...