Mon // Surrender:: Obey
Title-Wondrous Things This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 I started playing softball when I was eight in the inner city. I know it’s not baseball, but that’s all we had. What I disliked more than losing was when the coach would pull me from the game so everyone could […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Exalt the God of all creation Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 When I think of the word Exalt, I believe whom shall we Exalt. All living things owe their very existence to the eternal God of creation. In God’s image, he created man. He […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Your next opportunity But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today” – Hebrews 3:13a You have an opportunity to encourage someone today. Please don’t waste it. It’s so easy to put off an encouraging phone call and wait till we see them. We think, “I’ll see them soon…right?” Maybe someone is […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: God will fill the gap Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b In the movie Glory, an enlisted man is promoted to an officer’s position. As the Colonel pinned on his stripes, the enlisted man looks to the Colonel and […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Thanksgiving For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Around the Holiday season, we get caught up in the business of trying to keep everyone happy. This can cause added stress and pressure above and beyond our everyday daily lives. It’s in these moments Satan likes to bring the battle […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Long-term goal. Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Jesus said in (Luke 21:19) “By your endurance, you will gain your lives.” This verse is a long-term goal that requires endurance and grit. Grit has nothing to do with how smart we are or how rich we are, […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Spirit or Flesh So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Oil and water. Similar poles of a magnet. Light and darkness. The natural laws in physics teach us that some things are just not designed to “coexist.” They oppose. They resist. […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Seek Him Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Idols can come in many forms now day’s like money, time, control, and whatever else we put between God and us. In Mathew 6:33, we are told to seek first His kingdom and righteousness, and that is […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Reflection of our devotion to God. Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Our bodies belong to God. Kind of a strange thought isn’t it. But that’s what Paul says in Romans. Our bodies are to be a “living sacrifice.” Does your lifestyle…the things you do with your body…reflect that? Consider these questions: + Do the places you go reflect […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Guaranteed Happiness But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 People are in continuous pursuit of happiness and looking for the one thing that can make them happy. We have examples of people with fame and fortune, lottery winners, etc. […]