Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Spirit or Flesh So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Oil and water. Similar poles of a magnet. Light and darkness. The natural laws in physics teach us that some things are not designed to “coexist.” They oppose. They resist. They […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: It’s up to us. Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 I believe that to the degree you and I turn and cling to would-be substitutes for God’s loving provision, we experience its absence. Conversely, to the degree we turn and cling to God Himself to […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: It can be done Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Years ago, I presided at the funeral of my closest and dearest aunt, my mother’s only sister. While she was in no way “outspoken” about her faith in Christ […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Repetition and Practice So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Play to win. Don’t play to lose. You know the difference for anyone who’s ever competed in sports or any other type of contest. Think about it too long, hesitate, second-guess […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Get into the battle Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 If God has called you into His family as an adopted son, He has also enlisted you in His army. The good news is that we already know that […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Confess and Repent Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 I’ve learned much about confession over the years. Sadly, this is due more to personal experience than earnest study. I’ve […]
Thu // Warrior :: Defend
Title: God is Calling “Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.”– Psalm 82:3 Upon studying the above verse, especially in its context, the saying, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,” comes to mind. God is calling […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Don’t hand it over I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b I periodically utilize a method designed to reinforce someone’s resolve to resist old beliefs about themselves and begin thinking anew. It involves identifying a truth they wish to uphold and then handing them a couch pillow. “We’re going to play a […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Third law of physics So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Gal 5:16 Newton’s Third Law of Physics, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction,” suggests that forces always come in pairs and act equally and oppositely to each other. […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Guarded Hearts Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 Funny. I glanced over this verse and noticed the autocorrect had inserted “hurt,” where I must have mistyped “heart.” As I pondered the “mistake,” I realized that what […]