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 […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Only Truth can free us Then you will know truth and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 Our flesh (sin) can trick us into the promise of freedom. Even from the first temptation, in the garden of Eden, man thought to do what they wanted was a way they could be […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Get in the fight 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 The quality of a warrior is measured by the extent he engages the […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Live Fully Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 I love to garden, but I don’t look forward to the amount of prep time it takes. This year was particularly tricky because weeds had consumed the garden. I ignored it day after day, and […]
Tue // FUEL:: Listen
Title: The Sound of Silence Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.” I love deer hunting because I have to be still, and there is a silence in the woods where I find a place for God […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Worship Always Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1bWhat is the sacrifice you need to make to worship? Is it a few minutes at the beginning of your day? Is it turning off the music and praying on your […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Perfect Plan But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Have you ever looked at what the verses before this verse are talking about? This verse is that it comes on the heels of verses about worry. There’s worry about […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Own your integrity I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b An interesting way to put it; in this sentence, you can see an extremely high level of resolve. There’s no question whether he has integrity. Job has integrity, and he owns it. He seems to take hold of it as if it […]