Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: All of it Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 I was recently reminded that the enemy of our souls has a strategy (schemes) to take us out; disqualify us; turn our testimony into irrelevance. That’s why we are to put on the full armor of God. Not some of the armor. Not most of the armor. Not the convenient […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Know yourself Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 Our character can fall under challenges in times of adversity, as well as times of prosperity. Joseph’s character remained faithful to God despite the adversity of being betrayed by his brothers, Potiphar’s wife, and abandonment of Pharaoh’s cupbearer. Joseph’s character stayed faithful to God in times of great prosperity as […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: The word shapes 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 Alive. Active. Not sure how many people think this way about the Bible. The men […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Live Free Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 Confession of sin to God is a must, but we also need to have the courage to confess to each other. Confessing […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: All on him Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven – Matthew 10:32 Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. I always feel the changes in both the air and my mind. I look forward to bird hunting and the fantastic color of the North Woods. One of God’s beauties stops me in my tracks and clears my mind […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Not Meaningless Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. – Colossians 3:23 Sometimes our work can seem insignificant. It may pay little and reward even less. Because our lives are lived moment to moment, our jobs carry more meaning than we might realize. […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Respond Love the LORD your God with all you heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 Do you remember what God said when Adam and Eve were hiding in the Garden of Eden after they had sinned? He said, “Where are you?” He sought them out and […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Give God the weight Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Eph 6:10 When I was a kid, I liked to hang out with my Grandpa in his blacksmith shop. He would let me “help him” sometimes. One thing I remember was him having me help carry a big round […]
Wed // Grit:: Resolve
Title: Serving is Foundational “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 In college, I worked for several summers as a framer. I’d like to say that I got to build many homes, but in reality, all I did was move piles of lumber and plywood from one location to […]
Tue // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Live by wisdom Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 If we were to take many of the Bible’s main themes, we could conclude wisdom is a vast theme woven throughout Scripture. Why is that? Wisdom gives us the ability to make […]