Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Don’t leave yourself stranded For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12 Don’t leave yourself stranded! Right now, I’m waiting to board a plane. I’m […]
Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Jesus is our leader Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 The most essential confession anyone can make is to confess with your mouth that Jesus is the Leader of […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Rest
Title: Rest is promised Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 The year is half over are you able to look back to identify times when you could have called on Him for rest, and you didn’t, or maybe you did, and that’s […]
Sat // Build :: Honor
Title: The art of honoring others Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 As a male of Latin descent, I was brought up in a culture where the men were served by the women. Literally, I can remember my mom doing all the washing and cleaning, […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Seek Him Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Being a REAL man is simply not easy. Men of God are held to a high standard. We are responsible to make sure we are seeking God ourselves and THEN setting […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Don’t get separated For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c The most significant part of spiritual warfare is to acknowledge that Satan’s goal is to separate us from Christ. Satan tries to get us to fight this battle alone, if we try to do this alone, we are at […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Opposite of the world Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. – Hebrews 12:1c No one said it would be easy, the Christian life does not promise us a pain-free life. It is definitely not an easy road. Since God’s ways are not our ways, much of what He wants […]
Tuesday// Fuel:: Spirit
Title: Don’t trust yourself So I say, walk by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 In the summer of 2013, God called me to work with the Young Adult Ministry. Instead of obeying the call, I argued with God for eighteen months. I didn’t really care for […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Dragging you away Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Idolatry looks different today than it did 2000 years ago. But it’s a presence in our lives can still be just as potent. Consider what Tim Keller says: What is an idol? It is anything […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: High above us Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 Proportionately speaking, a footstool is a small accessory compared to a throne. Picture it: God is on the throne (big), and we are welcome to approach His footstool (small). While many Scriptures emphasize God’s imminence […]