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Faith During The Storm…

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 Storms come and go in our life and some storms have life changing affects. We might not always know why the storms come while some happen because we bring them upon ourselves. It is during the storms of our life that we can easily see our maturity in Christ based upon how we stand. Through every storm when we learn to lift up our hands to God is when He will show us the Way.

 Storms can help us to strengthen our faith and they are to remind us of who is in control. Spiritually Satan wants us to focus on the storm where Jesus tells us to stay focused on what is on the other side. It is our place to walk in faith without fear or without arguing or complaining while simply trusting in God to bring us through.

 Please join me in prayer that God will give strength to every family that has suffered a loss and that this country will open up their eyes to the Truth. It is when we don’t learn during the storms of our life that they tend to come back again and may God have mercy on this nation once again to show His Mighty Glory…Amen

 This song by Casting Crowns titled Praise You In The Storm helped my wife and I through our tornadoes in life. May it help some of you as it has helped us… 

James A. Harrison

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                        Psalm 23

 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he Leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Discipline Is To Bring Us Back To God…

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 God will often use people to offer a verbal rebuke through prophecy or admonishment before disciplining us. Instead of letting our pride get offended, we should be willing to accept and give such rebukes within the body of Christ so that we can avoid sterner discipline of the rod. The Lord uses discipline as a last resort. If all God needed to justify mankind to himself was a bigger cattle-prod, then Christ died for nothing!

 No, God’s plan for the earth is love first, discipline last. To get us to listen and repent, he will use deep conviction, the rebuke of friends, coincident sermons, the quickening of Scripture, and every other means before disciplining us. But if we resist God’s Spirit of light and mercy, we are promised the rod of correction. When God disciplines, the punishment fits the crime. Time and again, we realize that we cannot get away with unrepentant sin. God is sculpting us into holy vessels, and the process can be painful.

 Hebrews 12: “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son.” Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”

 May God bless you this morning and renew your strength with His purpose and not your own. For there great joy when we learn from our past to improve something in the future. Here is an awesome song and 9/11 Tribute sung by Casting Crowns that I pray touches you as it will always touch me And Now My Life Song Sings (9/11 Tribute) 

James A. Harrison

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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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