Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Follow Him Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 “Take up your cross and follow me,” Luke 9:23. Have you ever considered the impact of these words? Christ is asking […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: I trust You Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 “Come on, son, let’s go for a walk.” “Where are we going, pop?” I can only imagine the […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: The Lords healing Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “Just Stop!” I screamed this as the therapist pushed and prodded on my back as I writhed in pain. She was trying to find the source of my pain to heal […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Let go Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 I’m a movie fanatic. One of my favorite movie series is the Indiana Jones trilogy (excluding the recent film). In the third installment, we watch as Indiana Jones and his father chase after the Holy Grail before […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: The Daily Drill Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 In the law enforcement community, there is a daily drill called the 10-minute warrior. In this regular drill, you spend 10 minutes drawing an empty firearm over and over again. […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Courage
Title: The LORD is your courage Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 Have you heard of Desmond Doss? When I think of the word courage, this man exemplifies it. He was a World War II Medal of Honor recipient. In short, Doss and his battalion were getting attacked as they […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Clean my lips Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. Psalm 99:5 When I read this verse, I can only think of one thing…Isaiah. In Isaiah 6, the Lord gifts Isaiah with a vision. In his view, Isaiah gives this fantastic picture of being in the presence of the Lord. He describes the temple setting and the angels within the temple. […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: Words and actions did not add up Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “How do you think that impacts your son?” These are the words I spoke to a man who was convicted of abusing his wife. He had just finished bashing this woman, calling her all sorts of nasty names while retelling the story of the events that led him to the seat across […]
Saturday // Build : : Encouragement
Title: As a Parole Officer Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a 10 to 1. As a parole officer, I’ve been told to cement positive behavior in the lives of men who have made a career of evil; I need to praise them at a 10-to-1 ratio. Sometimes finding […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Influence
Title: Be the Man Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 What do you think the writer of this passage (Paul) would have thought of his own words only a few years before the writing of this verse? Indeed, the idea of following Christ was foreign to him […]