Sunday // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Secret Christian. Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 There really should be no such thing as a “secret” Christian. Each individual’s Christian life should provide sufficient evidence – evidence that can be seen by the world – that they are indeed Christians. We […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: The life-changing book 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. – Hebrews 4:12 Have you ever heard someone say about a book they’ve read, “It totally changed my […]
Monday // Surrender :: Obey
Title: Knowledge with obedience This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 Jesus commanded us to love one another, and he set the example. Verses like 1st John 3:16. “This is how we know what love is: Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: Road Map Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b It’s remarkable to think that we don’t have the option to decide whether we want to be an example to those around us. We are being watched. We have the choice […]
Tuesday // Fueled :: Spirit
Title: A Deal with the Eyes So I say, walk by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 Spiritual warfare takes place in the mind. The mind is the battleground; the brain takes in information from Satan’s schemes or our fleshly desires. To walk by the spirit is […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Real Relationship Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Idols get in the way of our relationship with God. Idols are often used to try to fill a void in our lives. God is jealous, but for a good reason. God does not want to share our hearts with any idol, not because He is selfish […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Exalt Him every day For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 To exalt is to praise and lift up. On Sunday, many of us attend church to worship and praise God. We sing, pray, listen to sermons, and serve. These are all great, and God […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Struggle is a gift 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 Don’t be discouraged when life is a struggle. In your battle, you have […]
Monday // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Safeties On Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 In the movie “Hunt for Red October,” a Russian sub commander turns the safeties off the torpedoes he was firing at a Russian submarine trying to defect to the United States out of pride. He shoots a torpedo […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Influence
Title: Life Experience Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.1 Corinthians 11:1 Most of us probably don’t see ourselves as men of influence, but we can’t think that way. What if people who influenced us felt that way? What would our path look like then? I have told myself I need to […]