Sunday // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Find a Reminder Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 Every Sunday or once a month, we take communion. Jesus chose to use mealtime to set the stage for us to remember what He did for us. So when I think about this, I am […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Committed
Title: Commit the Day to God Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 Guys, every day, we are committed to something. It could be work, meetings, schedules, church, family, and so on. The things listed are not wrong, but are we making God our first […]
Saturday // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Jump In But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 It takes guts to jump all in and let God handle everything. I remember when my kids were little, I taught them to swim. When the time came for them […]
Friday // Steel :: Truth
Title: Kick the Can Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 Have you heard the term “kick the can down the road”? What if guilt, anger, pridefulness, and addictions are those cans? We don’t want to deal with those things right now, so we put them off […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Two Prayers …pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17 In Matthew 6:9-13, Jesus taught a prayer that is a word-for-word prayer that we can use daily. There are also plenty of instances in which spontaneous prayers are used in the bible and provide excellent examples of praying at the moment. Both prayers serve a purpose. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: A Promise 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 Life is hard, and sometimes, it just seems easier to say why we bother. […]
Saturday // Build :: Authentic
Title: Purity from the mouth Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a As a child, I got in serious trouble for telling my father to “shut up!” I learned these words from my older brothers and sisters; they used […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Stand Firm in the Word Put on the whole armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 When we think of weapons, we feel BIGGER, BADDER, and MORE POWERFUL, which is the recipe for victory, but not so. Look at the text again; see the word “stand”? […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Recognizing the opportunity. Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 I don’t know about you, but I have missed many opportunities to acknowledge Christ. Have you had those moments when you were nudged to share your faith? I know I have, and many times, […]
Saturday // Build :: Invest
Title: Be present with the Lord Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters– Colossians 3:23 For three years, the disciples followed Jesus. They invested the time to listen to His words, witnessed miracles, and traveled with Jesus. Jesus invested in His disciples as […]