Michael Harrison's e-devotion

Hello and thanks for checking out the latest e-devotion.  Today will be short.  Very short. But I have a couple thoughts I want to pass your way.  I shared some of this in Sunday’s sermon and also heard a powerful message last week that shared these verses.  Read on and be amazed at what God does. Mark 8:23-25  NASB   Taking the man who was blind by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting in his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, for I see them like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. God is the healer.  Do you believe that?  I do and I am grateful that fact transcends our doubting and our own troublesome situations. But do we want away from God when He is in the middle of healing us or working in our lives?  I have to c...

Time well spent… That is a phrase I have heard many times.  It speaks to the things that mean a lot to us or become memories that stick with us for a long time. There are many things that come to mind that have been “time well spent”, and most of those include people that are very important to me.  Some of them are moments where God showed up in my life, both in places with lots of people and some when I was alone. It is important that we cherish important moments.  Take them in.  Write about them.  Don’t lose the important times.  Don’t stop making more of those times. Philippians 2:14-18  NLT Do everything without complaining and arguing, 15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. 16 Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was no...

Leaders are important.   Good leaders are vital to every institution.   Godly, good leaders are ones who have chosen to take up a call from God and seize opportunities to help others grow strong! Deuteronomy 1:13   NLT Choose some   well -respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will appoint them as your   lead ers.’ Yesterday I listened to Pastor Jim Carter from Riverside Church in Lynchburg, Virginia share insights he has gained over four decades of leading inside and outside of a church setting.   Here are some of the notes I took that spoke to me.   Read on and enjoy! Make sure the well is dig deep and correct to give the best water it can as it gives life.   Often enemies will fill the well with debris.   It is harder to re-dig the well than to dig it the first time. Find your purpose.   Don’t just do something because you think God said so. Many times you want t...