Wednesday // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: An Example in Perseverance. Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Christmas Eve is here! The excitement is in the air: family time, good food, gifts, and Christmas Eve services—all wonderful things. Today, let’s put some time and thought into what Mary and Joseph experienced. The word “perseverance” […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Food for the soul So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Men, if you are like me, you love good food. I wanted to share thoughts on physical vs. spiritual food. Physical food provides the body with nutrients needed to survive […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Precious Gift Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Holidays are here, and the excitement they bring is incredible. We prepare food, and we buy gifts for one another, but it can consume us a little too much sometimes. It’s when we get consumed with something that it becomes an idol. God gave us the gift of […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Active is worship. Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Not part of a small group, you can still learn scripture during the worship service. This requires active listening, following along with your Bible, jotting down key points, and […]
Saturday // Sacrifice :: Kingdom
Title: A Place for You. Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Men, I have a proposition for you. My dad’s property is a mansion; he has many bedrooms. If you want, I will get one ready for you; it’s […]
Friday// Steel :: Truth
Title: Knowing the absolute Truth. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free – John 8:32 Truth is in the eye of the beholder; truth is whatever you say it is. These phrases are familiar to all of us. In recent years, a new phrase has emerged in conversation: “My […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Get your hands dirty 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 You can’t work on your car without getting grease on you. You also […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Committed
Title: The Great Physician! Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 Viruses are a hot topic nowadays. There are more and more, and they keep changing. Temptation is like a virus. All of us are tempted all the time, but not always at the same […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Listen
Title: In the Stillness He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10a The times when we need to be reminded that God is God and still in control are usually the times it is unreasonable to […]
Monday // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Pride leads to a fall. Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 Steve Bedsole’s recent blog is an excellent reminder for me. I was a prideful hunter, believing I was superior to others. I was focused on success, the big Buck, the number of game to harvest, and […]