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God Wants Obedience Not Promises

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  God does not want our promises for the future but obedience for the day. For He knows how weak we are in the flesh and how we tend to make decisions in our emotions which only lead to broken promises in the future. Everyday that we are given we are to honor our commitments and do our jobs to the best abilities that we can. 

 You will find that people tend to make promises in order to achieve their desires and it is very wise for us to recall that we don’t control the future. A person can only speak for themself and when someone tries to speak for others they must be on one accord to achieve the goal in the end. I challenge you today to not focus on what you desire in the future but learn to commit yourself to do the best job you can for the day…amen  

 James Harrison / Servant

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God Works In Mysterious Ways

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 In the book of Judges 14 we learn a valuable lesson between Samson and his parents that can be applied to us today. Samson was determined for his parents to do something because he had set his mind to achieve a desire. Samson was blinded by his desires and his parents could not see how God was working in the situation. Instead his parents tried to discourage him rather than asking him,” Have you prayed about this son? Are you sure that God is guiding you in this matter and have you evaluated the possible outcome?” 

 It is in our human nature to try and direct the steps of others but we must recall that we do not direct the steps of man. We should always be sure to fulfill our desires in ways that God will approve and trust God for the outcome. When someone is determined to reach a goal then we should be obedient to God’s Word and learn to be prepared to help serve in the future…amen

Sometimes in life we have to experience the fall to understand where our strength comes from.  

James Harrison / Servant

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Look For What God Wants In Your Life

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 Often we think that events just happen to us when we don’t understand the Word of God. The Lord uses common occurences to lead us where He wants and it is important for us to evaluate all situations as potential divine appointments that are designed to help shape our lives. Both our good and bad circumstances alike help build certain qualities in us that not only make us stronger and wiser but they lead us to serve God in new areas that we may never expect.

 One of the most beautiful things in life is when we begin to connect the dots as we mature to see what God has taught us and how He has brought us forward. We all face difficult times in life and go through things that we don’t understand but when we begin to look for what God wants in our life verses what we may desire then we are on the way to a new beginning.

James Harrison / Servant

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The Word Of God Stands Forever

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 Throughout the Word of God we are taught to forgive and to trust God instead of man. But over the years of drifting away from the Word of God America by majority has grown into a society that wants to show how much we know and some are even taking matters into their own hands. God is at work in every circumstance and it is our job to trust Him for the outcome while learning to do our part with what we have been given.

  It is very easy when something is not going our way to try and redirect its coarse but we must remember that we are not not the ones who direct the steps of man. Unfortunately today we see brothers turning on brothers. Sisters are turning on sisters. Parents are turning away  from their children and children are turning away from their parents. Families are being broken and our homes are being divided. This division that is taking place in our homes is even causing a larger division in our nation. It is a proven fact in history that when we take matters into our own hands without trusting God and seeking Him for the direction that we need then we are only setting ourselves up for a fall.    

 The Lord tells us in  Deuteronomy 30 that if His people will return to Him and obey His voice according to all that He has commanded with all our heart and soul that He will restore us after our disobedience and even bless our children in the future. When you look at America today we can see a parallel to Israel when they abandoned God and became fat and unruly while making light of their Rock of their Salvation.

 America by majority has become fat and even lazy. We have forgotten what it takes to get  the job done and the work that it takes to maintain the love that we have in our homes. We have alot of talk with little action and until we step up to the plate and commit ourselves to the job without trying to place our jobs upon someone else then we are only going to continue the downward spiral that is tearing our homes and our homeland apart.

 In order to have strength in our homes we must recall the definition of true love instead of just saying the words with little meaning. We are given the true definition of love in 1 Corinthians 13 but it is sad how so many have have fallen to only scratching the surface. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 

 It is so easy in our daily struggles to only scratch the surface in saying the words I Love You and take what we have been given so for granted. We must remember that love requires forgiveness, trust, discipline, honor, respect, compassion, and work in helping one another when someone may fall behind. Our Lord Jesus Christ taught us how to treat one another and our Father In Heaven taught us how to maintain what we have been given. It is my sincere prayer that America recalls our foundation of God and Wakes Up for our children’s future. Our living God is a merciful God that only wants His children to return to Him and then He will carry us forward…amen

 The grass withers, the flower fades. But the Word of God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8

James Harrison

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Do You Know How To Walk With Jesus

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 Did you know that from the day we were born as Christians that we entered a relay race that has already been won? The unfortunate side of this race is how we in our youth try to run too fast instead of learning to pace ourselves to make it to the end. Then as we get older we tend to lay down on the track while snarling at the ones that come by. The other sad part of this race is how so many get lost and how we even tend to forget what Jesus did for each of us on the cross.   

 As we walk in life God gives us our direction and the lanes that we are to follow. It is our job to be an example in the life that we have been given to teach our children how to receive the paton in the Word of God for them to one day walk on their own and then to pass it on to their children in the future. Life is not just a walk in the park because we all have a purpose to help others along the Way. Things happen in life for reasons that we can’t explain but all that matters in the end is that we have allowed Jesus to be our saviour and our friend…amen

 Always remember the start is important but the finish is even more crucial…  

James Harrison / Servant

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Spiritual Revelations

Don’t be like Eli in 1st Samuel and miss something that has been given by God. If you recall with Eli he did not listen because the Word of God was rare in those days and he did not recognize what was taking place until he saw the persistence of Samuel…

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