Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Hidden Truth Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 Jesus said the truth will make us free, so on the flip side, that means anything that is not truth can chain us. Revealing hidden sin can be difficult and hard, but it is how we […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Prep Work Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Eph 6:10 When I get ready to go hunting, there is a great deal of prep work to plan ahead of the hunt. I need to gather my weapons, make sure they work right, and I need to have all the […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Two-year pulse check Commit your ways to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this – Psalms 37:5 So we are two-plus years into this fast-changing world as we live through these crazy times of illness, times of economic changes, isolation, and a glimpse of hope with things opening up. Will people go […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Listen UP My wife was recently talking to me, and after my third attempt to enter into the conversation, I heard the Spirit say to me, “just listen-then encourage, don’t fix!” What she was really saying had nothing to do with her words and I would have missed it altogether. Typically, I would have […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Good Pride/Bad Pride “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Proverbs 16:18 We all have pride. Be sure not to label all pride as bad. There is good pride in good things (being proud of your kids, for example). The warning of pride here is the empty kind. A haughty spirit is a heart that is overinflated and infatuated with oneself. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Worship involves sacrifice Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b I was once a part of a training event that simply required my presence. I didn’t have to pass a test, participate in the conversation, or engage in any activity. […]
Sat // Sacrifice :: Kingdom
Title: The True Kingdom Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b When I think of the Kingdom of God, it is the place where God reigns supreme, and Jesus Christ is King. God’s authority is recognized in the one true […]
Friday // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Keep Integrity intact Till I die I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b Integrity gives one the ability, to be honest, and have high morals. Something so simple yet can be so tricky. One might even say that there seem to be fewer and fewer people with integrity. Where has integrity gone? […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: No Retreat Put on the full armor of God, so that you can stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Movies about battle capture our attention; why? Because it looks exciting and tough, just what guys like. When we watch the film, we can picture ourselves reacting to the heat of the battle, strategizing, […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Influence defined Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 Influence, I want to give some written definitions first. Webster’s dictionary calls it the act of producing an effect without apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command. Biblical meaning, an emanation of spiritual or moral force. […]