Michael Harrison's e-devotion

  We are all looking for answers, but too often we are looking in the wrong places.  Where the question is big or little, seemingly insignificant or life changing, the best place to look for the answers is to the Word of God and to the one who loves us most   Let God speak to you.  Listen.  Take notes. Let God work.  Seek answers and seek God.  Think about that. Isaiah 55:6  NLT   Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.   There is the start.  Don’t stop there as you might need to let God speak and answer even deeper questions.  Psalm 139:23-24  NASB Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.   After you have heard God keep on seeking God. Where are you looking for answers to life’s toughest questions?  Here are a few important verses that we ne...

  We are back at the speedway serving along side some of the greatest team members in all the world.  Raceway Ministries in Martinsville offers refreshments, worship services, ADA guest assistance and lots of conversations about Jesus.  It is an honor to serve at our local speedway. Romans 1:10  NLT   One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you.   We all have opportunities.  Do we take them?   There are opportunities around us.  Do we see them?   And even more, do we care about the opportunities given to us?   Paul prayed for opportunities as the verse above says.  His eyes were open, and he was asking for a chance to use his story to help others.  We have the same kind of opportunities.   This week is just one more of those for the team I get to serve with.  It is time for the work of Raceway Ministries at Martinsville Speedway.  When the world comes to ou...

  1 Thessalonians 5:18  NLT   Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. Right in front of you.  Do you see it? My wife and I have this conversation a lot, and she tells me I struggle seeing things because I look like a man looks.  You know what I mean. Being thankful is much the same.  Life is busy, and we forget to notice.  So much going on and so much to do that we miss the opportunities.  Those opportunities to be thankful for what we have, what we get to see and where God is working around us. Take some time today to notice.  Look what is in front you.  Be thankful.  Stop and stay thank you to God. This week I get to work with some of the greatest people through the ministry and work of Raceway Ministries at Martinsville Speedway.  I am thankful for this opportunity and what God does through the conversations and the serving. What is it you are missing?  It is right in...

  2 Chronicles 20:17  NASB   You need not fight in this battle; take your position, stand and watch the salvation of the Lord in your behalf, Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow, go out to face them, for the Lord is with you.” I woke with a song on my mind.  This happens a lot.  But at times the song is stronger and seems to have a meaning.  Therefore, I will remind you today what I believe God is saying to me. The song is The Battle Belongs to the Lord .  It is by Phil Wickham When all I see is the battle, You see my victory When all I see is the mountain, You see a mountain moved And as I walk through the shadow, Your love surrounds me There's nothing to fear now, for I am safe with You So when I fight, I'll fight on my knees With my hands lifted high Oh God, the battle belongs to You And every fear I lay at Your feet I'll sing through the night Oh God, the battle belongs to You And if You are for me, who can be against me? Yea...

  I am going to take today to share some personal things on my mind.  Maybe this is a download or just rambling.  But it is the beginning of the week and the first e-devotion of a busy week. First, today is my wife’s birthday.  Julie is a very special lady.  School teacher.  Wife.  Mother.  Grandmother.  She is so much more, but most of all she is my best friend and partner in life.  That makes her a gift from God.  I am grateful for her. Proverbs 18:22  NLT   The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord. As you know I returned from Cuba about a week ago, and I have had some time to reflect on what God did in their past trip and how He is working in this country and ministry that I love.  Obviously I will return, and my heart is heavy for our friends and partners, my Cuba family, that deal with so many concerns and struggles each and every day.  I am grateful for the work they do...

  We have all learned in life that there are some things that we do that make us better and stronger.  In this Friday e-devotion I share just a few that I have found to make me stronger, that give me wisdom and that put life in to perspective. I am not saying that I do these well.  I am saying that I have found these things to be helpful.  Here are some routines that will help us win. Pressing Pause Psalm 46:10  NLT   “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” Exodus 31:13  NLT   “Tell the people of Israel: ‘Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy. Times to be quiet and reflect can add so much to our lives.  Life is busy and hectic and even at times overwhelming.  Getting quiet may be one of the best ways to turn off th...