Thu // Warrior :: Defend
Title: God is Calling “Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.” – Psalm 82:3 The saying, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” comes to mind upon studying the above verse, especially in its context. God is […]
Wed // Grit:: Resolve
Title Choose Him “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 Joshua is drawing a line in the sand here. He is reminding his people of all the ways that God has protected them and, telling them that they must make a conscious choice to serve the Lord or […]
Tue // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Live by wisdom Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 If we were to take many of the main themes from the Bible we could conclude wisdom is a very big theme woven throughout Scripture. Why is that? Wisdom gives us the […]
Mon // Surrender :: Honor
Title: Take a moment Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Today was supposed to be about idols but we are going to use today to take a moment to honor the soldiers, policemen and firemen that have put there lives on the line for us […]
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 […]
Sa // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Speak Up! “Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today.” Hebrews 3:13a This verse is a call to action. How many times do we think something kind or complementary about someone but fail to speak it? I think this is one of our failings as men. We are comparative by nature […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: God will fill the gap Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b In the movie Glory an enlisted man is promoted to an officers position. As the Colonel pinned on his stripes, the enlisted man looks to the colonel and […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: character of a warrior For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c When I think of warrior I often think of the normal images, weapons, armor, grunting, etc. But there is so much more to being a warrior than just weapons and armor. We can be a warrior in the […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Trials Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Have you noticed that there are very few trouble free day’s? Now most of the times they are not major issues they just get under our skin. On the other hand the troubles that take perseverance are the ones […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Turn away So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Later in this chapter the “desires of the flesh” are described, and first on the list: Sexual immorality. We have daily opportunities to choose to walk by the Spirit and turn away […]