Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Who’s kingdom? But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13a A Man’s kingdom: The thought of giving all control over to God seems un-manly. “God has bigger issues than what I have going on,” is a common thought. We can become kings in […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Fake News Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 Fake news seems to be the phrase that keeps popping up, its news that is a partial truth, or no truth at all that accommodates someone’s agenda. But in the kingdom of God, we can be sure that […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Who is the enemy? 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 A few years ago, I read a series of books entitled The Chronicles […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Let go and trust God Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 Sometimes we need to let go and trust God. Trust that He is in control and is working ALL things out for good with YOUR best interests in mind. Trust the process and commit yourself to obedience to the Lord’s ways. Not my will, but you’re will be done, Lord! It is […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: God is with me He says, “Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10a I love disaster movies. I think it’s all the special effects. There’s almost always that one part in the film when a group of people hear about some impending doom or maybe even see it coming. The crowd […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title:Warning Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 The meaning of Pride – a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.Warning our Pride is born out […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Act of the will Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Worshipping God should not be relegated to Sunday mornings only. It is every day, every moment, intentional act of will. It is loving God enough to live your […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Purity from the mouth Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a I remember as a child; I got in serious trouble for telling my father to “shut up!” I learned these words from my older brothers and sisters; […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: The Test I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b My son was looking over my shoulder and asked: “What is integrity?” Have you ever tried explaining it? It took me a bit to line up my thoughts. I told my son, “Something with integrity won’t break easily, so if we are talking […]
Thur // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Access to armor Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 One of the all-time greatest TV shows The Office has some hilarious situations and characters. One character Dwight Schrute hides weapons all over the office, including his desk. I don’t […]