Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: God knows best This has been my practice: I obey your precepts – Psalm 119.56 To obey is to submit. The idea of obeying or submitting to someone more significant than ourselves seems to be all but lost. When something inside, say’s “nobody tells me what to do!” we might have a bit of a pride issue. A precept is a commandment, often a moral or conduct-related directive. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Rest
Title: Rest is promised Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 The year is almost half over. Are you able to look back to identify times when you could have called on Him for rest, and you didn’t, or maybe you did, and that’s […]
Sat // Build :: Honor
Title: Have you felt the nudge? Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 You can’t honor the people around you if you are preoccupied with a screen. There have been countless times I have felt the nudge of the Holy Spirit prompting me to put my […]
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 […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: character of a warrior For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c When I think of a warrior, I often think of the typical images, weapons, armor, grunting, etc. But there is so much more to being a warrior than just weapons and armor. We can be a warrior in the […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Long suffering Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c What an example we have in Joseph and his story in the Old Testament. Talk about long-suffering. I am not sure I can even comprehend what long-suffering looks like, not like what Joseph went through. Most of the troubles […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: True Health So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 There are three parts to true health Physical, Mental, and SpiritualMost men strive to go to the gym and workout, and it can even be addicting. We thrive on it, with it […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Self Idol Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Do you want what you want when you want it? If so that’s our flesh, not the Spirit. Are you envious of what someone else has, feeling you deserve the same thing? If so, that’s our […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Good 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 that we feel toward an authoritative figure. Its called reverence. When we exalt God, we are recognizing His position. He is […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Pride is discouraging Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Is your first instinct to defend yourself, prove you’re right? If so, that’s our flesh. It is not the Holy Spirit. Are you struggling to apologize, admit you’re wrong? That, too, is our flesh. These actions are […]