Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Posture for Worship Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 When I think of the word Exalt, I believe in whom we shall exalt. All living things owe their very existence to the eternal God of creation. In God’s image, he created man. He has made […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Bad EKG Till I die, I will not deny my Integrity – Job 27:5b The definition I read online and a heavyweight shot to my gut. “Spiritual integrity is the state of being undivided together with the quality of brutal self-honesty. It demands considerable self-awareness and an uncompromising willingness to be authentic. “ Whenever I […]
Friday // Steel :: Passion
Title: Internal Check Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 We have all shown a passion for something or someone, and we know that feeling. But, when we internal check on ourselves to feel and see that same Passion in […]
Sat // 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 a phrase I have often used with my children. On many occasions, it has been a low voice out of Dad’s hearing range, a comment or joke about the phrase. But I say […]
Thu // Warrior – Engage
Title: Troubled Nation 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 It is an out-of-control election year with attempts to harm leaders. The powers of this […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Be in the word For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12 Ephesians 2:10 – For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do […]
Sat // Build:: Encouragement
Title: Encouraging others Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a I recently attended my wife’s High School reunion. As a guest, I decided to stay in the background. Being me, I looked at the people standing or sitting alone, figuring these were the nonpopular classmates. I started a […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: The Battle for Souls For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Men, some Google searches today after a church message; based on my research, let’s share the data—79% of 333,300,000. American adults are reported to be Christian. Great? No! That leaves 69,993,000, that are not! We live in a […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Pulse check Commit your ways to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this – Psalms 37:5 This is a fast-changing world, and during these crazy times of illness, economic changes, crazy weather patterns, and earthquakes, people are hoping for things to get better. Are people going back to their old routines? […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Committing 24/7 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Committing a life with 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 […]