Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Enter in with Expectations 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 Alive, active, penetrates, divides and judges. These are all verbs-words of action […]
Mon // 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 series of movies is the Indiana Jones trilogy(not including the recent movie). In the third installment we watch as Indiana Jones and his father chase after the Holy […]
Fri // 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 […]
Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: Love is obedience This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 What is it about obedience that is so scary? I think for most of us it involves pride. Many of us go to church and sing of and profess our love for Christ, but what about obedience? A.W. Tozer […]
Sun // 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 vision Isaiah gives this amazing picture of being in the presence of […]
Thu // 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 daily drill, you spend 10 minutes drawing any empty firearm over and over […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: The LORD is your courage Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 Have you ever heard of Desmond Doss? When I think of the word courage, this man exemplifies it. He was a Medal of Honor winner from World War II. In short, Doss and his battalion […]
Th // Warrior:: Defend
Title: Give Fear the Finger “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor” Psalm 82:3 I was never a huge fan of Dikembe Mutombo, but what I did appreciate was that he never backed down. From anyone! The memory I will always have of him is a guy who refused to […]
Wed // Grit:: Resolve
Title: Serving is Foundational “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 In college I worked several summers as a framer. I’d like to say that I got to build many homes, but in reality all I did was move piles of lumber and plywood from one location to […]
Wed // 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 prior to the writing of this verse? Certainly the idea of following Christ was foreign to […]