Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Third law of physics So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Gal 5:16 Newton’s Third Law of Physics, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction,” suggests that forces always come in pairs and act equally and oppositely from each other. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: UP North For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 I tell you all whenever I am here at my cabin in the Upper Peninsula, reflections, thanks, and praise is on my mind. I love this land, and I am grateful to be part of […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Encourage Someone Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a The news comes on, and it seems all we hear is the criticism of leaders and how they handle things. It doesn’t seem to matter what country they are from or their job title. So when we watch […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Not task work Set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Part of my job is sales. When I first started, I wasn’t perfect. I thought I was a burden to the people I was selling to and just being bothersome. […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: No man left behind For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c In the battle for souls, we all want to be on the front lines. Whether wielding the sword knocking down strongholds, slaying demons, or interceding for the lost, a warrior, that’s what we want to be for God. […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Live Fully Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 I love to garden, but I don’t look forward to the amount of prep time it takes. This year was particularly tricky because weeds had consumed the garden. I ignored it day after day, and […]
Tue // 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 when it is unreasonable to be […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: The P word Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 The “P” word. This word “pride” seems to be the root of all of our sinful nature and desires. We all have wants, and desires in themselves are not necessarily bad. It is the prideful thought and the prideful […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Wonder Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b There are many ways to worship our Lord. It is more than singing and clapping on Sundays. Worship can be in the form of wonder. Looking at creation, do you wonder […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: A plan for us But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13aAs men, we feel like kings of our domain; we are in control of our sphere. This is dangerous thinking. Man’s kingdom: The thought of giving our issues over to […]