Sat // 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 This takes guts, guts to jump all in and let God handle everything else. I remember when my kids were little and I was teaching them to swim. The time […]
Warrior :: Engage
Title: Mind Field For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 When we read or see the news a lot of times, it will reveal visuals about […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Self Control Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Prov 3:5 Whatever makes us happy, right? Not so fast… Tempting situations hit us every day; it seems. The world today thinks it’s about giving in to the flesh and making sure we are keeping ourselves happy. […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Foot in the mouth Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up – Ephesians 4:29 Oh, the old foot in the mouth disease; we have all been there, right? When I was a kid, it seemed like we were always talking […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Protect your integrity Till I die I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b Yesterday I saw a quote from Dana Perino. She was the White House press secretary for George W. Bush. She said, ” Your personal integrity is your most valuable asset, and you have to protect it at all costs.” […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Words to action For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart – Hebrew 4:12 I admit I am not a “reader”; For me, a book has to […]
Sat // 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 It’s Saturday, the day between the crucifixion of Jesus and the resurrection. For three years, the disciples followed Jesus. They invested the time to listen to His words, […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Good Friday Love the LORD your God with all you heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 Good Friday isn’t a happy day, but it is a reminder to acknowledge the passion, or suffering, and the death of Jesus on the cross. “God so loved the world […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Fear Not Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 Be strong in the Lord. The night Jesus was arrested, He had just returned from the Mount of Olives from praying to the Father. Jesus knew what he was about to face, and the scripture says He was […]
Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: Defeated once and for all As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 A synonym for the word resolve is to settle. What we reflect on this week is a plan to settle or resolve the issue of sin and death. Sin started in the Garden of Eden, […]