Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord!!! Psalm 150:6
Archives for May 2011
Chain Reactions Of God…
How often do you consider the impact of the words that are spoken and the actions that you take? Our words and actions can impact someone else’s life beyond our own understanding. Think about it! How many of you can recall something that someone did or something that someone said that had a positive impact on your life?
It is truly amazing how far one word of encouragement or something as simple as a smile can help carry us the extra mile. The Lord places people in our paths everyday that could use a positive word of encouragement but way too many times we miss the oppurtunity of God in the spirit due to focusing only on ourselves. This is where Satan likes to get us spiritually in our own world where we forget about others and forget the Lord’s instruction to love thy neighbors as ourself.
There is a chain reaction in our words and actions that can determine the track of life that someone may take. These chain reactions not only affect the lives of others but they affect us as well in ways that we often fail to see. In your walk of life today don’t miss the oppurtunities that God has before you to share your love whether in your smile, time, words or actions. For when we learn to think about others instead of ourselves is when God will often show us something that we failed to previously see. All we have to do is remember the Way that we are to believe…Amen
Proverbs 11:25,”A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.”
James A. Harrison
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Are You Branching Out?
Have you ever received the wisdom that can come as you were to look over the trees in a forest? Don’t think this is far out there because if you will open up your mind in this message you will be amazed at what you will find. Think about how a forest grows. It all starts from one tree in the middle that drops it seeds for the next tree to grow. As each tree takes life and learns how to mature while standing in love with others in the forest, can you see how each tree can help another as the winds begin to blow? Can you see the purpose of the trees supporting one another and helping each other to mature?
A tree that tries to stand on its own can only stand for so long unless it knows who is holding it up. For a tree that has shallow roots is destined to fall unless it learns how to tap the source that teaches it how to grow. Another key part of the wisdom within a forest is how it grows from the core with new growth on the outer realms. There is alot of wisdom in this message that has been given by God that should be applied first within our own life and then within every aspect in where we are. For if we are not growing from our inner core and branching out to serve others then we need to ask ourselves what we are really doing. For how lonely is a tree that never learns how to spread its seed?
James A. Harrison
The Old Is To Make Way For The New…
Have you ever studied nature and applied the natural maturity patterns and compared them to the instruction of God? If you were to do this you would find a parallel of lessons that confirms God’s Word and they can teach us how to develop who we are. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from a white oak tree in parallel to God’s Word.
If you were to study a white oak you would find that the bark at the base of the tree is new from growth coming from the core and as it matures up the tree you can see how the old bark becomes dry and brittle. As the new growth matures it sheds the old bark as scales that need to fall in order to make new room for the tree to grow stronger in reaching for the skies.
What would happen if the old bark on the tree did not allow the new to grow? What would happen if the physical man was restricting the spiritual man that is to mature over time? What would happen if we were to hold on to something that was holding us back because we never learned how to shed the old to receive the new? What if we were hiding something within our tree that we did not want others to really see?
Now here is the object in life that was taught through Jesus Christ. As a tree matures we are to grow from our roots in appreciation for the foundation from which we stand. There should be a mutual respect between the new and the old bark of the same tree that teaches us how to work together in love without having to shed the scales of the old to make way for the new. For the family of God is part of one tree that has many parts and the object is to work together to enjoy this tree of life that lives on forever through the unconditional love of Jesus Christ…Amen
James A. Harrison
Can You Imagine?
Learning to live and work in love is something that we have to balance daily. For it is when we take our eyes off of the rock that holds us up is when we should be thanking God for the anchor that never lets us go. Lets take this a little deeper for more clarity. Can you imagine a tight rope that is fastened to a rock that will not move? Can you imagine this line in a big room with the end no where in sight but being blinded because the light is so bright?
Now imagine the room filled with an aroma as mist in the air. This gentle mist represents the love of God that is everywhere. As you walk the line in life learning to balance we are to enjoy the love of God that fills the room. There is nothing like learning to balance our life with the Lord and feeling His presence as He carries us forward.
God taught us from the very beginning through the Israelites on the importance of walking in love and what happens when we sit around complaining and taking what we have forgranted. Praise God today for everything that you have whether it is just the clothes on your back, the roof over your head or for the air that you breath. Let people see the light that is within you by allowing Gods love to flow without placing your lamp in a corner for no one to see.
Here is a song by Mercy Me that displays the love of God within a father and his son. This video shows how we are to go the extra mile in order to help someone else smile. For it is the glow within our heart in where it all starts. Enjoy this song I Can Only Imagine and may you feel the touch of God and spread it to others…Amen
James A. Harrison
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