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. […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: In the stillness He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10a The times when we need to be reminded that God is God and still in control are usually the times it is unreasonable to […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Dragging you away Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Idolatry looks different today than it did 2000 years ago. But it’s a presence in our lives can still be just as potent. Consider what Tim Keller says: What is an idol? It is anything […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: The Choice to be free Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 A friend of mine is going through a season of discovery. He is looking for, what he describes, as his “inner truth.” Unfortunately, no one has their own inner truth. Unredeemed, we do […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Be Silent He says, Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10a One of my favorite authors is Henri Nouwen. Consider the challenge to just listen that he shares: When we honestly ask ourselves which person in […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: All of it Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 I was recently reminded that the enemy of our souls has a strategy (schemes) to take us out; disqualify us; turn our testimony into irrelevance. That’s why we are to […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Discover God Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 On most Fridays, I pick my kids up from their elementary school. Anywhere from 18-30 adults linger outside the front doors waiting for the school day to end. Most of them are women, a few […]
Fri // Steel :: Strength
Title: Strong Enough The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. – Psalm 28:8 A few summers back, I broke my ankle while camping with the family. It required surgery leaving me on crutches for 2 months, a cane for a few weeks and physical therapy for […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Turn it off Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 On 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 […]
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 all sorts of ways. We can act tough, strong, dependable, profitable…even spiritual. As men, it is easy to “act” spiritual. We might define it differently, but I’m […]