Wed // Grit :: Committed
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 are fantastic promises, […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take a stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 The word “schemes” is interesting. It means a large-scale systematic plan for attaining some particular objective. The devil has schemes against you. A systematic plan to draw you away from God’s best and to a […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
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 because of your relationship with Jesus Christ. The situations and circumstances will […]
Tue // Fuel :: Wisdom
This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Proverbs 2:12 We’re coming to the end of the year when people reflect on the past and anticipate the future. I imagine you’ll do both. As you reflect, can you say that you are more obedient then you were a year ago? If so, why? […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b I was once a part of a training event that simply required my presence. I didn’t have to pass a test, participate in the conversation or engage in any activity. Simply being there […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 Every man has the opportunity to live free. Free of shame, anger, bitterness, addictions, etc. The things that shackle our hearts has a key. That key is held by Jesus, and He wants to set us free. But it […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Where are you trying to go? Are you trying to get away from something? Are you trying to get to something? Every man is on his way to something while coming from something. We are coming from or […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
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 be still. And God […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 Despair is one of the fiercest enemies to conviction. It looks at us as fools and […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
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 on the […]