Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: Pass the test This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 I watched a Sunday service online and the message once about Abraham and God’s test for him, and we know in script reading he passed God’s test. Did I pass my test of God this week or any week, did I surrender and obey? Am I willing to make changes […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Rest
Title: Rest is promised Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 The year is half over. Are you able to look back to identify times when you could have called on Him for rest, and you didn’t, or maybe you did, and that’s great. […]
Thur // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Take action Finally, be strong in the Lord and the power of his mighty power. – Eph. 6:10 Today can still prove reasons to have fear with the economy, fires, weather issues, and just all of the unknowns. Not to mention all of the other stuff that is not hitting the mainstream news. This […]
Sat // Build :: Honor
Title: Have you felt the nudge? Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 You can’t honor the people around you if you are preoccupied with a screen. There have been countless times I have felt the nudge of the Holy Spirit prompting me to put my […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Stage Christian Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Many years ago, my wife and I attended worship in Orlando. While serving communion, I reflected on the vocabulary I used to get my children to worship that morning, leading to […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Experience the piece For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c What a fantastic place to stand in! To know that I don’t have to fret or finagle a solution to my distress. I can stand and know that HE is God, HE works ALL things out for good, and HE has […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Great Things Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c How many times have you failed at something, and you stopped at that failure? What if you stuck through that failure and kept fighting? We can often learn great things through failure. Failure happens; in fact, for many people, […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: How do you handle stress? So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 A noted men’s speaker, Steve Farrar, once described how his day had gone so bad that he contracted UMS. UMS, or Ugly Man Syndrome, is an affliction that causes you […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Gotta Watch “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 We traditionally see idols as objects, but what about “time”? Picture time like an entire pie; it is ours to divide up. We cut a piece out for our family, we cut a piece out for […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Humbly serve “Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Matthew 23:12 Jesus said, “Everything they do is done for people to see” It can be effortless to get caught up in this way of thinking, and I admit it feels good to be elevated. However, God […]