Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Bringing dark to light Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 We often go, go, go. Our days are full of work, family, and overall busyness. I wouldn’t say I like […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Prince of Peace Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 What a perfect day for the word Acknowledge to come up. It’s Palm Sunday and is the start of the Holy Week. This is the day we remember and celebrate Jesus entering Jerusalem. Jesus rides […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Working for God Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… – Colossians 3:23 I once worked at a Grocery store. I did just about everything in the store, and many of those jobs were things I did not enjoy. Because of my […]
Fri// Steel:: Strength
Title: Quiet Strength “The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one” Psalm 28:8 It’s easy to think about our physical strength as men but so easily forget that our quiet strength matters more. Last year, two men I knew each battled and lost to cancer. But, even while […]
Thu // Warrior:: Defend
Title: Be a Sheepdog “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor” Psalm 82:3 At a recent marriage retreat, the speaker, addressing the roles of men in their households, physically stood before his wife and shouted: “if you want to get to my wife or my family, you must go through me”!While […]
Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: Defeated once and for all As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15A 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, […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Advancing in the walk So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh – Galatians 5:16 To walk means to advance, go somewhere, motion, or progress. We shouldn’t become content with where we are at. We should be looking to get better. Most of the time, men don’t […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: First Commandment Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 I am a true American and have often shown positive interest and respect for our founding fathers. In today’s crazed world, we need Faith and God more than ever. What is God thinking of America? Next […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Christ in the center For those who exalt they will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 Whom do we praise? That is a loaded question. Our praise and focus are often on what is at our lives center. It could be our jobs, kids, family, or even ourselves. […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Courage to encourage 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. […]