Sat // Build :: Honor
Title: Nothing in return Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 It seems the word honor is used when people do great things. I know I like being recognized and a pat on the back. But this is a different kind of honor. To honor others […]
Fri // Steel :: Strength
Title: Perceived Strength The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. – Psalm 28:8 How we perceive strength is relative. For example, have you ever watched those strong man competitions on ESPN? You know, the ones where guys are pulling semi-trucks or flipping logs in the air. […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Recognize the lie For the battle is not yours, but God’s, 2 Chronicles 20:15c Can you imagine what it would be like to fight without God? Maybe you can’t, or perhaps you have tried. If you have attempted to you, have probably found out that it’s challenging. It’s like trying to make a car […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Call out Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… Hebrews 12:1c Typically, I abstain from corporate motivational posters. The one exception: A majestic sunrise, underscored with, “PERSEVERANCE: Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising each time we fall.” Honestly, there are moments I am tempted to […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Battle of choices So I say, walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Do you ever feel like your flesh is challenging your Spirit, and your Spirit is challenging your flesh? Even as a redeemed Christian, there is an internal war for control. Whichever one […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Soul Cocaine Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. – Jonah 2:8 The “idol” I most often cling to is my own addiction. When I cling to my addiction and continually turn to it as my “Soul Cocaine,” I get my fix from the addiction rather than from God […]
Sun // Sacrifice:: Exalt
Title: Humble before God Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 To give yourself up so that others may benefit. That loosely defines sacrifice in the context of our lives as Christians. To accomplish this, we must first humble ourselves to God. Such a simple concept, yet it […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Speak Up! “Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today.” Hebrews 3:13a This verse is a call to action. How many times do we think something kind or complimentary about someone but fail to speak it? I believe this is one of our failings as men. We are comparative by nature, and as soon […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: An opportunity to serve people 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. We have […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Know the threat 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 I listened to a sermon online the other morning, and the teacher had read […]