Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Gods Kingdom But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13aAs men, we feel like kings of our domain; we are in control of our sphere. This is dangerous thinking. Man’s kingdom: The thought of giving all of our issues over to […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Moving Target Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 I love target shooting, but I also like skeet and sporting clays because, in skeet and sporting clays, the target is moving. In our current culture, the truth has become a moving target.Godly men know that […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Preemptive strike 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 heavenlyrealms. – Ephesians 6:12 My wife is a warrior at praying and has proven to me time, and again, the prayer […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: What next? Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Our verse for today has a promise attached to it. If we commit our way to the Lord, he’ll see that we are righteous (literally “in right relationship with God and others”) and have justice. These […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Light Salt He says, Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10a Ever fret over the economy? Worry about godlessness in the nation? Wonder how God can allow evil and oppression to continue?Even if you haven’t yet, […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: CAUTION Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Proverbs 3:5 WARNING! WARNING! PROCEED WITH CAUTION!!! That is what I hear when I read this verse. Everyone has seen the guy trying to show off to his friends and fails miserably. It never fails when I begin to think that I am […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Live for his glory Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b I’ll admit it; I want glory. If I am honest, seeking glory for myself is the most significant motivating factor that influences my behaviors and decisions daily. I […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Thoughts and words aligned Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a Unwholesome talk and authenticity usually go hand in hand. “I’m just saying what I feel” is the excuse we make to use words as battering rams […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Face It I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b What’s integrity? If you ever went to Sunday school as a kid, you’ve probably heard about Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Do you know why they were thrown in the furnace? It was because they had integrity. They were told they had to worship other […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Don’t fight empty handed Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 Imagine facing a battle with zero weapons? Imagine your backyard hadn’t been taken care of for a year, and you had to clean it up and had no access […]