Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Follow His Agenda Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 Nothing is more frustrating than to feel that our efforts are in vain. Too often, this is the case when we are operating with only our resources, especially when it is toward our gain. On the flip side, nothing feels better than seeing our labors produce great fruit. The fruit produced […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Are You Bad Company Do not be misled: “Bad Company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 My son and I have this ongoing battle about keeping his room clean and having a place for things. The theory is that if you put things in their place, you will be able to find them. Good stewardship is part of […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Anticipation, not Expectation For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 In our lives, there are times of deep distress. As destruction piles up around us and […]
Sun // Sacrifice:: Worship
Be Useful “Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship” Romans 12:1b Paul reminds us that our physical bodies have a holy purpose. Our bodies are neither meant to be ignored nor idolized. God wants us to maintain this body He has given us and be […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Listen UP He says, Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10a My wife was recently talking to me, and after my third attempt to enter into the conversation, I heard the Spirit say to me, “Just […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Cast it Down Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Some men enjoy running, while others are likely to run only when chased. One thing is for sure in our spiritual race, we are pursued aggressively when running the race He has marked out for us. Two […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Battles Every Day So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Gal.5:16 Every day we battle our flesh. A battle that rages daily without ceasing will wear you down. Often, we correlate this battle with sexual sin and rightly so. Sexual immorality steals as no other sin can. However, we can “flesh out” in many ways. Excessive eating and drinking, idleness, anger, […]
Thu // Warrior – Engage
Title: Power of Character For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 A famous quote states…“the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that […]
Fri// Steel:: Strength
Title: Quiet Strength “The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one” Psalm 28:8 It’s easy to think about our physical strength as men but so easily forget that our quiet strength matters more. Last year, two men I knew each battled and lost to cancer. But, even while […]
Thu // Warrior:: Defend
Title: Be a Sheepdog “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor” Psalm 82:3 At a recent marriage retreat, the speaker, addressing the roles of men in their households, physically stood before his wife and shouted: “if you want to get to my wife or my family, you must go through me”!While […]