Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: Pass the test This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 I watched a Sunday service online and the message once about Abraham and God’s test for him, and we know in script reading he passed God’s test. Did I pass my test of God this week or any week, did I surrender and obey? Am I willing to make changes […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Stage Christian Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Many years ago, my wife and I attended worship in Orlando. While serving communion, I reflected on the vocabulary I used to get my children to worship that morning, leading to […]
Thu // Warrior – Engage
Title: genuinely engaged 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 Being genuinely engaged in life is preparing for all the world to see. Be a […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Active in Worship Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Worship I view as attributing honor and homage to God. Attending worship has been a work in progress both from an understanding and participation. For many years giving my […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: A few good men Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 IInfluence, Let’s talk in terms of the word influence in our life as Christian men. Now much older, I can reflect on the people that influenced me. Once blind to faith, Then my eyes opened. This […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Confession to one another 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 Confession of our sins, how often do we as men confess, for me not often enough. Remember while our confession […]
Fri //Steel :: Strength
Title: Spiritual Workout The Lord is the Strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. – Psalms 28: 8 Be strong, of good courage, and do not fear, for your God is the one who goes with you, in the scripture from God. What areas to draw strength from? First, we […]
Thu // Warrior :: Defend
Title: Defend God and Faith “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor” Psalm 82:3 Defend God. He needs us…. Wrong. The Creator of all things in the Bible asked us to help Him and defend Him as it is seen, but in reality, we are not needed, but the defending of […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: We all have them Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 We all have them, many I don’t realize I have. As men we must know, anything that prevents our focus from being on God as #1. Often for me, things like my job is an Idol […]
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 whom shall we Exalt. All living things owe their very existence to the eternal God of creation. In God’s image, he created man. He has made way […]