Thursday // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Don’t fight empty-handed Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Think about what it would be like to face a battle with no weapons. Picture your backyard after a year without care, and you have to clean it up without […]
Friday // Steel :: Passion
Title: Passion for Eternity Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5 Have you ever known someone who is passionate about something? Maybe it’s their kids, comic books, or a sports team. The interesting thing about passion is that it becomes […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Jealous God Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 An idol is an image or object that can take God’s place. Idols can be everyday things that we have and use to take God’s place. What idols do you have that distract you from worshipping […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: People of Prayer Pray Continually – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 A good friend of mine is what you would call a ‘prayer warrior.’ The guy can pray! I admire his ability to pray continually. I like to pray, but sometimes, I struggle to have the enduring patience to pray continually. If we want to live […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Created or the creator? Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Have you ever had a person or a thing that was important to you? You would do anything to meet this person, or if there was a fire, this is the one item you would save? […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Stand up Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Eph 6:10 Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German pastor who was known for his outspoken feelings on Hitler and Nazi Germany. Bonhoeffer had courage because he stood up for what he believed in, which, because of his ideas, ultimately led to his […]
Saturday // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Be the beacon Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “today,” – Hebrews 3:13a If you have been around someone encouraging, you will want to spend more and more time around them. Just as we are drawn to encouraging people, are people drawn to us because we are encouraging? Do others want […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Not Alone For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Video games are popular with just about everyone today. One of the most consistent, top-selling game genres is the first-person shooter. You control a character in these games through several battles and scenarios. Because we can play these games, I […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: More Than Fighting Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:11 Confession time: I struggle to identify with the imagery of warriors and weapons. The zombie apocalypse is the only need I can think of for weapons. The likelihood of that happening […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: What do you stand for? Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 It is easy to let a day go by without giving much thought to our relationship with Jesus. If it is easy to do in our minds, it must be effortless in […]