Thursday // Warrior :: Battle
Title: It’s Everywhere For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Ready for Battle? What does the Bible say about preparing us? Where is the enemy? Let’s start with the enemy being everywhere. This is not just about army against army. It’s a battle against our impure thoughts, TV, radio, jobs, […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Beauty of Nature For those who exalt they will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 The Upper Peninsula’s beauty always makes me think of how amazing God is. I enjoy the scenery, but I also believe it’s meant to point us back to the Creator. Job 12 says […]
Saturday // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Do It For the Family Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today. – Hebrews 3:13a “For the Family” is something I often say to my children. Sometimes, they joke about it quietly when I am not listening. Still, I use this phrase to encourage them to worship, go on family trips, share […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Committed
Title: Committing 24/7 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Committing one’s life to Jesus is 24/7. It is no easy task for men, considering earthly distractions. This is a much harder level of commitment than most men anticipate. Coming from a military career, you may […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Posture for Worship Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 When I hear the word Exalt, I ask myself who we should exalt. All living things owe their existence to the eternal God who created everything. God created people in His own image. He made it […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Am I ready For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Isaiah 6:8 says, “Here I am, send me.” This verse means a lot to me—I even have it tattooed on my arm. I often say I’m ready for battle, but am I really? Who or what is my […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: My Faith Walk Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c I grew up in the Catholic Church, left for a while, then joined the Methodist church, and later returned to Catholicism for a short time. Now, I attend CapeVineyard Church. My faith journey has sometimes been confusing […]
Thursday // Warrior – Engage
Title: Be Prepared 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 To me, being “engaged for life” means staying ready for whatever challenges come our […]
Friday // Steel :: Passion
Title: Good Friday Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 Did you ever have a really bad day? How bad was it? 1 Peter 2:24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Wisdom in a Dark World Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 When I think about needing wisdom, it often comes up when we have decisions to make. We need wisdom for many practical parts of life, but it goes beyond that. […]