Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Fear Not Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 Be strong in the Lord. The night Jesus was arrested, He had just returned from the Mount of Olives from praying to the Father. Jesus knew what he was about to face, and the scripture says He was […]
Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: Defeated once and for all As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 A synonym for the word resolve is to settle. What we reflect on this week is a plan to settle or resolve the issue of sin and death. Sin started in the Garden of Eden, […]
Tue // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Reflect on this week Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 Palm Sunday – Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Monday – Jesus sees shady practices in the Temple and cleanses it. Tuesday – Jesus is confronted by the Temple leadership for what […]
Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: It will become easier This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 I’ve been a machinist for thirty years. I work eight hours a day, five days a week, sometimes Saturday’s, 52 weeks a year (except vacation). You do something for that long, you get pretty good at it no matter what it is. Obedience to God is no different. If you commit yourself, […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: UP North For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 I tell you all whenever I am here at my cabin in the Upper Peninsula, reflections, thanks, and praise is on my mind. I love this land, and I am grateful to be part of […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: It’s called today Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today. – Hebrews 3:13a God has promised us blessings, but we can not allow stubbornness, sin, or a lack of faith to rob us of that promise. Like the Israelites wandering the desert for forty years, we too can lose faith in […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Not task work Set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Part of my job is sales. When I first started, I wasn’t perfect. I thought I was a burden to the people I was selling to and just being bothersome. […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Be Confident For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Wait What? So, what God is saying is that I have no responsibility to make the battle decisions? These battles are His, not mine. Do I have to fight in them? YES. Is He in control of them? YES. So, if I follow God’s lead in […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Building Character Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us – Hebrews 12:1c What is your motivation in life? A loaded question I know, but consider that motivation drives us through the difficult times. It is the goal set before us that we may “persevere through the race marked before us.” For it […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Turn away So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Later in this chapter, the “desires of the flesh” are described, and first on the list: Sexual immorality. We have daily opportunities to choose to walk by the Spirit and turn away […]