Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: What next? Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Our verse for today has a promise attached to it. If we commit our way to the Lord, he’ll see that we are righteous (literally “in right relationship with God and others”) and have justice. These […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: What is God wanting to free you from? Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 You and I will undoubtedly navigate seasons that upend us. They will shake loose pretense and any facade that has been constructed to “get us by.” Those moments offer the truth about who we are, what needs to change, […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: The Crowd Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character”. – 1 Corinthians 15:33 There have been two things that I have witnessed in the character of a man: 1) the crowd and 2) the circumstances. For today, let’s focus on the crowd. Whether it is at work, in our neighborhood, or even […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Turn it off Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5On the edge of my seat, the game had my full attention. My team was down by 2 pts, and there were only .9 seconds left on the clock. The ball was inbounded, a quick 3pt. Shot…and […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Deep Souls Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b When Paul wrote these words to Timothy, Paul was writing a young pastor of a new church. It was a lot to ask of a young man who was probably overwhelmed […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Just an act Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Men act in all sorts of ways. We can act tough, strong, dependable, profitable…even spiritual. As men, it is easy to “act” spiritually. We might define it differently, but […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Uncertain Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding – Proverbs 3:5 Most of the frustration in my life comes from a place of feeling out of control. By being in control, I can lean heavily on what I have learned through experience and advice. Not leaning […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: No Excuse Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 God has available to you everything you need to experience victory over the devil’s schemes. Everything. You are without excuse. If you are ill-equipped, it isn’t because God has left you […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Prepare for the moment Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 When Jesus shared these words, he anticipated things getting hard…really hard. There will come a time in your life when you will have to take a stand based solely on your relationship with […]
Sun // Sacrifice – Rest
Title: Take Rest Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 “If you are weary and burdened, its not Jesus’ fault.” I remember hearing that from a friend of mine when I was on the edge of exhaustion. A full-time job, council member for my […]