Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Go for it Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a A consistent message from heaven is “don’t be afraid.” Angels spoke it, and Jesus spoke it. In the first chapter of Joshua, God told Joshua multiple times to “take courage.” It often takes courage to encourage someone. […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: The Helper Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 Sin is a state of being, a disease – and one of its nastiest symptoms is pride. Lucifer was cast down to the earth because of pride – a self-sufficiency that placed his allegiance on himself rather than God. […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Turn away So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Later in this chapter the “desires of the flesh” are described, and first on the list: Sexual immorality. We have daily opportunities to choose to walk by the Spirit and turn away […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Included in his kingdom But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Jesus often spoke about the kingdom of God during his ministry, and continued to speak about it after his resurrection. He suffered, died and rose from death so […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Gold statues Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 “Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.” Are we just talking gold statues and ornate shrines here? Is this relevant today? Any […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Real Men exalt God Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 “Exalt” is not part of my conversational vocabulary. I looked at synonyms and got “elevate” and “glorify.” Not much help. How do we “exalt the Lord our God” in a way that feels natural […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Encouragement takes courage to give Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Encouragement takes courage to give. For some people it comes more naturally than others, but it always requires that you offer something to someone else – and you have to risk that your words will […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Love completely Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 How do you love someone you can’t perceive with your senses? One way is to look at his creation: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Courage is something we receive Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Courage is something we receive. Most likely your courage was a gift from someone else – possibly years or decades ago, a father, a teacher, a friend or a coach encouraged you. Enabling courage in […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: When we pray Pray continually… – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 In our culture “good thoughts” and “positive energy” are synonymous with prayer. But when believers in Jesus pray, we are connecting relationally with the Creator, the Savior and the Helper on behalf of ourselves and others. It’s also important to remember that thinking about praying, […]