Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Soul Cocaine Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. – Jonah 2:8 The “idol” I most often cling to is my own addiction. When I cling to my addiction and continually turn to it as my “Soul Cocaine,” I get my fix from the addiction rather than from […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Valuable lesson For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 This verse reminds me of a little league all-star game I saw back in the ’80s. A good friend of mine was having a pretty good at-bat against a tough pitcher. The count […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Golden Apple Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today. – Hebrews 3:13a I have to catch myself when I encourage others because I hear myself using the word “but” right after an encouraging word, meaning it is or was good, but it could be better. This word “but” can wipe […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: Do as I say not as I do Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Do as I say not as I do. Is that a phrase you uttered in your life? Why? Do you act differently at church than […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Anticipation, not expectation 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 In our lives, there are times of deep distress. As destruction piles up around […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Never ending love Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this. – Psalm 37:5 How difficult is it to trust God? Trusting God is easy to talk about but for some reason, it sure can feel risky. There are several instances in the Bible like this where there’s […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Spiritual Nourishment Be still and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10 Listening is the biggest part of great communication so to be still and slow down seems like a no brainer but why is it so hard? […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Don’t Forget Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 When things are going great in life, we have a tendency to forget, about God, don’t we? We get to a place where we think we can handle life on our own; we think we’re doing an adequate job […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Made to Worship Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Ok, it’s been a tough week already. Work stinks, the car breaks down and you’ve had a fight with your wife. You begin to hear the whispers of the […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Did you catch all that? But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 We talk about the kingdom in church like we know it well. But do we? I find it hard to grasp the kingdom of God or the […]