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Energized By The Spirit Of God…

October 26, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

Man can construct a watch and try to build a clock but it is only a matter of time before they stop ticking when they are not ran by the spirit of God. The object is to recognize the driver to insure the proper spirit carrying them forward. Many people take steps forward in life but later tend to discover that it was not the road meant to travel. We can also witness those that are built and driven by money instead of faith for when the money dries up is when it dissipates.

We have all heard that it takes money to make things happen or for the world go round but this is so wrong. For it is God that carries us forward and it is our faith that keeps things ticking. As the Israelites left their bondage in Egypt they started out walking as God instructed and once they took their steps forward in faith this activated the Egyptians to provide their provisions. This same lesson was repeated here in America as our ancestors left the bondage in Great Britain. Can you see the parallel of freedom of religion and how the provisions were provided as the Israelites to the Americans? See many people miss the boat with Jesus due to never taking that step in faith. It is when we rely on anything else other than God that it is only a matter of time before the clock stops ticking.

With this being said may I encourage you from experience to insure your steps with God before you step forward. For man wants to build bridges to walk over the water to reach their destination but God says to step into the water to activate your faith…

James A. Harrison

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Can You Imagine?

May 9, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 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

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America Needs To Face The Truth…

February 19, 2011 by admin 6 Comments

  Like Israel’s history The United States of America is at a point of moral failure and close to collapse due to our disobedience in serving the will of God. Throughout history the facts are before us in what happens when we drift away from the Lord in our homes and in our nations. It is evident today of what is sure to come due to this disobedience and the actions of the people that are rioting around the world.

 There is a fire burning in the Lord’s anger towards our disobedience and if we do not begin to face the truth in what is right before us and humble ourselves in repentance then we should prepare for what is sure to come. Without Godly leadership in our homes and in our nation this brings on rebellion and disorder due to the oppression upon the people and due to the lack of understanding in the Word of God.

 There is complete chaos without Godly council and leadership in place and this is evident in what just happened in Egypt and how the journalist from America were beaten and even raped. How blind are we in America? How far must we fall into the pit before we accept the truth in what is taking place in foreign nations and here in the United States of America? For this battle is not against flesh and blood it against spiritual principalities and powers beyond our human comprehension. 

 This lack of spiritual understanding led naive journalist right into something that they can’t even understand in thinking that they are the ones under attack. How ignorant do we have to become before we see that without the hand of God protecting us that there is no safety wherever we travel. The Lord gives us the wisdom to understand what we are up against and He will protect us in our obedience to His Word. Don’t be naive and think that we can do this on our own for the Lord will soon show us just how weak we are as we drift too far.

 Study history and the book of Judges to see the rise and fall of Jerusalem to see for yourself why they fell and how they stood again. Do we have to repeat this cycle of history once again here in America or is there still time to salvage where we are for our children’s future? Only God knows this answer and it is up to how we return to Him in how He will bless us again with the freedom between our family and friends.

 America is not indestructible and in fact it is very vulnerable today due to the lack of Godly direction in our leadership and the lack of self discipline that is being displayed throughout our country. Our homes are not safe without the hand of God upon us and it is my sincere prayer that America begins to Wake Up to this truth that is being directed by the Lord.

 The reason for such spiritual oppression here in America is simply because of our lack of understanding of the importance of discipline and compassion to maintain the balance and order of this country. One without the other allows Satan to spiritually rob us of our freedom in our homes and in our nation. There is a time for compassion and a time for discipline and when we allow our compassion to over take the discipline is when we are setting ourselves up for complacency and the acceptance of things that are simply not right by God!

  Look at what is taking place in Wisconsin as we speak in the lack of order and direction from the leadership between the leaders and the people. The ones on the top don’t want to make their own sacrifice while looking for ways to cut the ones on the bottom. The problem is elevating due due to the lack of Godly council to maintain order and the the lack of Godly wisdom being displayed in leadership to work through the issues that they have at hand. This same issue that is taking place in Wisconsin is headed for each and every state here in The United States of America like a domino affect from one domino to the next.

 The problem is obvious but no one wants to face the truth due to trying to avoid something that is sure to come in facing reality. The truth hurts when we have to open ourselves up and when we have to make decisions that affect others but if we don’t Wake Up to this truth then prepare for things to only get worse! There is nothing worse than avoiding the truth in survival and murdering innocent victims due to our pride that causes us to try and fix things within our own power. We have no power and are hopeless without God and until America Wakes Up and faces the  truth the fall will only get worse in our homes and in our nation….How far must we fall before we realize who holds us up???

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Are You Vulnerable For The Attack?

January 29, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

 How deaf or naive must we become before we recognize the hand of God at work in allowing a lesson to take place in our life or in our nation due to our disobedience in the Word of God? Have we as a nation here in America reached the point of no return in the downward spiral of our moral decline and the lack of integrity being shown in man? 

 As any father that loves his children we allow lessons to come upon them when they simply won’t listen and this same principle is applied today with our Father in Heaven within His creation. Throughout history there are many valuable lessons of Truth that can be recognized in the Holy Bible and applied in our obedience and disobedience in the Word of God. It first starts on an individual level and then spreads to our homes, then to our communities and then to our nation. There is evidence all around the world today of what is to come when we drift away from teaching and holding ourselves accountable under God for the actions that we take. Look at Egypt this week and what is taking place as just one example of many in what happens in the lack of godly leadership leading the people and teaching the importance of trusting God instead of taking matters into their own hands.

 With godly men and women in leadership positions that are willing to serve the will of God instead of something for themselves this opens the doors for the blessings of God to fall back upon our homes and our nation. This has been understood before in leadership and can easily be reflected in Genesis 45 with Pharaoh in Egypt in his recognition of the spirit of God working through the life of Joseph. During this term with Pharaoh and Joseph there are many valuable lessons that can be applied today in order to help prepare us for tomorrow.

 Ronald Reagan once said, “Within the covers of the Bible are all the answers for all the problems men face.” And he later said, “We are never defeated unless we give up on God.” 

 Throughout the Word of God we can witness this lesson of the rise and fall of nations when they turn their backs on God or when they begin to prostitute the Lord as Israel was doing in the time period with Eli that had fallen to complacency and obesity. Look at today’s time period with Europe and how many of their churches are empty with no direction for their future. How about America in the economic debt, moral decline and obesity within the nation that is taking place due to the disobedience in following the Word of God?

 How many times does history have to repeat itself before we simply see where we have gone wrong? Does the fall of the Roman Empire have to take place again here in America today due to the over sized government and the burdens that are being placed upon the people? How long do we have to live in a moral and economic decline before our leadership Wakes Up to this Truth in order for our nation to be here for our children’s future?

 When we stay close to God He not only protects us but He gives us the wisdom to recognize the seasons that we are in to prepare for what is to come. In spiritual warfare that we often forget when we get wrapped up in the world, the enemy works to distract us in foreign areas or affairs in order to make us vulnerable for the attack that is sure to come within our home. This warfare principle works on an individual level to a national level with the same principle that can be applied when we lose our balance in where we stand. 

 No matter where we are or the position that we have been given by God as a mother, father, teacher, business owner, pastor or a government leader don’t allow the spiritual enemy of Satan to distract you in areas where you become weak and vulnerable to the world. As a child of God, we have a responsibility to stay alert and to keep our relationships alive for the security of our children’s future and to maintain the integrity within our homes. This is much bigger than what we think and we can not live this temporary life without the Lord guiding us in our homes and in our nation. How long must we lose our hearing before we return to God to help us clean out the wax of the world that is causing us to be vulnerable to the enemy and lose our standing within our own homes?

When we learn from our past is when we can make something stronger for our future….

James A. Harrison

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Still A Nation Under God!!!

June 16, 2009 by admin 2 Comments

Statue of Liberty 

As an American and as a father, I am tired of sitting back and watching our country continue to go in circles with all the talk and little action. Our country is a Christian Nation that has been given by God just as Israel was given to the Jews. It is time we stand together with God as a nation and speak the truth to gain the power and security that we have lost without the blood of the lamb on our doorpost instead as a doormat that is trampled on by those that don’t believe. As a whole we have allowed ourselves to be walked over instead of standing firm as that pillar that holds up the home by our tolerance and lack of proper leadership in our homes, in our churches , and in our government which has allowed Satan to enter through the secular world to cause confusion, doubt and others to look to the world for the answers instead of to whom gives the answers being the Lord our God.

 The Lord has raised me up to tell you,” The Lord our God is still here among us and with God there is great power and victory when we understand our position under Him!” It is time that America rises back up as One Nation Under God to regain control and send a message to our foreign nations that we still stand even when we admit where we went wrong by relying on man by falling to the world instead of falling on our knees to the Lord in whom we believe.

 Foreign countries are trying to cause fear due to our lack of direction in leadership and until we stand with God in speaking the truth they are going to continue to gain ground in our nation. We all have a right to protect our homes but it is not our place to force our way of life on others. It is past time that America begins to focus on our homeland and stands with Israel in understanding our position under God in order to rebuild the strength and moral of the people. There is great strength and direction with God in front and glory to His name…amen 

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