Saturday // Build :: Invest
Title: I’m just working for the man Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… – Colossians 3:23 “I’m just working for the man.” Have you ever heard that phrase when talking to people at work or with friends? I know I have, and I […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Proficient with weapons Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 One of my roles as a law enforcement officer is training others in fighting and firearms. I understand that there are two types of officers with whom I work. Officer #1 […]
Wednesday // 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 for several summers as a framer. I want 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 […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: He Is Holy Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 There are passages in the Bible that confound me. When I read them, I am left struggling to find the proper meaning. This is not one of those passages. The picture painted by this verse is […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Stop Praying? Pray continually. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Stop praying. Wait, what’d he say? Francis Chan’s words in “Crazy Love” got my attention. Francis contended that we had lost the “awe factor” in our prayer life. He reflects on Revelation 4, and Isaiah 6 describes God’s appearance and the setting of His throne. He then talks about the […]
Monday // 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? 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 is a favorite author […]
Friday // Steel :: Passion
Title: Lighten the weight of life Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 Maybe you’ve been here? I can still picture it vividly in my mind…the day I decided that I could get just one more. Here I was in an empty […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: On the Fly Text: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… – Colossians 3:23 My current employer once said in a meeting, “We are building this plane while in the air.” I have grown to loathe this statement as it conflicts with a deep need inside me…the need to plan. While I dislike this statement, I have to admit that I have “lived on the fly.” As […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Perfect Plan But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Have you ever looked at what the verses before this verse are talking about? This verse is that it comes on the heels of verses about worry. There’s worry about […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: No Excuse Pray continually… – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 What? Really? This is what I would have been thinking about reading this letter from Paul. You want me to do what? Pray continually. Do you know what I have to accomplish in a day, Paul? Before long, my list of excuses not to pray has run the length of my leg, […]