Monday // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Blinding Pride Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 NIV Pride- a noun that describes happiness, perhaps from an achievement, it can also be a barrier to admitting a mistake. “Warning men,” while pride can be a feel-good or a protective image decision, we learn in Proverbs that surrendering […]
Sunday // 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 daily behaviors and decisions. I […]
Saturday // 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 anyone, even God, seems unmanly. We may think, “God has bigger issues than what I have going on,”. We can become […]
Friday // Steel :: Truth
Title: Truth is reality Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 What are the types of truth the Bible speaks of? Religious truth. This truth pertains to our relationships with God and God’s relationship with us. Moral truth is concerned with right and wrong. Symbolic truth, much […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Enemy- occupied territory 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 “Enemy-occupied territory – that is what this world is. Christianity is the story of how […]
Wednesday // 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 […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Chaos “Be still, and know that I am God; – Psalm 46:10a. There’s some pretty powerful imagery in Psalm 46. Amidst cataclysmic natural disasters of summer blockbuster proportions, God’s dwelling place remains firm and unshakeable. During ancient warfare, God shatters the bows of trained archers and the spears of the best militia. He sets […]
Monday // Surrender :: Control
Title: Our Intuition Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Proverbs 3:5 Counterintuitive. I love writing this word on a whiteboard and asking a group what it means. After a lively discussion, it’s established. “To go against what comes naturally (our intuition).” We are separated from […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Follow His Agenda Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 Nothing is more frustrating than feeling that our efforts are in vain. Too often, this is the case when we are operating with only our resources, especially when it is to our advantage. On the other hand, nothing feels better than seeing our labor produce great results. The fruit produced by […]
Saturday // Build :: Authentic
Title: Sameness Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a To be authentic, we need to be the same person in every situation. For instance, at work, at home, and social functions. This “sameness,” or lack thereof, certainly appears in […]