Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: God’s purpose As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 How often do we think about God’s purpose for us? The older I get, the more I search. I reflect on something my father said to myself and my sibling’s dozens of times “I wonder why God put […]
Tue // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Live by His Word Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 Early on as a parent, I wanted to prepare my kids for any circumstance they could face. Then I figured out this was not the right investment in helping to develop […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Dragging you away Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Idolatry looks different today than it did 2000 years ago. But its presence in our lives can still be just as potent. Consider what Tim Keller says: What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Fear For those who exalt they will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 Fear. Not the type of emotion when facing something terrifying but the fear we feel toward an authoritative figure. It’s called reverence. When we exalt God, we recognize His position. He is our King and […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Do It For the Family Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today. – Hebrews 3:13a “For the Family,” a phrase I have used many times with my children, It has been, on many occasions, a low voice out of dad’s hearing range a comment or joke about the phrase. But I say […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Big responsibility Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in faith and purity – 1 Timothy 4:12b Paul saw young Timothy could be an example to both the older people and the younger people. As men, we look up to someone older and wiser; behind us, we have younger people that look to […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Questions of life And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. – Hebrews 12:1c Have you ever been in a long race? There’s a point in a race when you begin asking yourself questions. “Why in the world did I do this” or, “Can I finish this thing?” It’s almost […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Desires of the flesh So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 This verse is simple enough, right? This life can be such a battle sometimes, and what makes that battle harder, more times than not, is when we concede to the […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Bigger Plan Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 The story of Peter when Jesus was arrested is a prime example of pridefully standing your ground even when you’re wrong. We read Peter repeatedly let pride get out in front of him, but this one instance was exceptional. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Worship Always 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, but one that comes to mind is serving others. Serving others is a form of worship that can be overlooked a lot […]