Sunday// Sacrifice:: Acknowledge
Title-Praise always Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 I think that it’s human nature to forget to praise God when things are good. He is on the backburner so to speak. The question is, do you immediately begin to thank and acknowledge God when […]
Sa // Build :: Honor
Title: All on the grenade “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves” Romans 12:10 I love military movies, books, museums, and the like. I never served in the military, but I am inspired by those who have. A recurring theme amongst military movies, and life is the character of honor. […]
Fri // Steel ::
Title: Perceived Strength The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. – Psalm 28:8 How we perceive strength is relative. For example, have you ever watched those strong man competitions on ESPN. You know, the ones where guys are pulling semi trucks or flipping logs in the […]
Thu // Warrior :: Defend
Title: Familiar with Risk? Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. – Psalm 82:3 Certainly you are all familiar with the game of Risk. If not, here’s a brief rundown. You start by selecting your countries and as the game moves on you fortify around your […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Questions of life And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. – Hebrews 12:1c Have you ever been in a long race? There’s a point in a race when you begin asking yourself questions. “Why in the world did I do this” or, “Can I actually finish this thing?” It’s […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Be Intentional So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Everyday we have a choice. We can either choose to walk through the day trying to live by the Spirit or we can give into the flesh. For me giving into the […]
Mon // Surrender
Title: Seek Him Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Idols can come in many forms now day’s like money, time , control and what ever else we put between us and God. In Mathew 6:33 we are told to seek first His kingdom and righteousness […]
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 80’s. A good friend of mine was having a pretty good at bat against a tough pitcher. […]
Sat // Build : :Encouragement
Title: As a parole officer Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a 10 to 1. In my career as a parole officer, I’ve been told that in order to cement a positive behavior in the lives of men who have made a career out of evil; I need […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: It doesn’t feel good Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b There are so many ways to set an example but as I write this note I remember a time early in my carrier that I was not a good […]