Friday // Steel :: Passion
Title: Good Friday Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 Did you ever have a really bad day? How bad was it? 1 Peter 2:24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Take courage Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power – Ephesians 6:10 Courage comes in many forms. Sometimes it happens when we are put in an unforeseen circumstance. However, the courage Jesus displayed on this day, over 2,000 years ago, is different. He knows what he is facing. Jesus knowingly […]
Wednesday// Grit:: Character
Title: Focus on God Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character. – 1 Corinthians 15:33 When you’re feeling extremely frustrated, the devil may try to challenge your character. In a spiritual attack, the enemy can use different situations to create frustration and put pressure on your character. During these moments, you might feel tense, […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Wisdom in a Dark World Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 When I think about needing wisdom, it often comes up when we have decisions to make. We need wisdom for many practical parts of life, but it goes beyond that. […]
Monday // Surrender :: Obey
Title: Faith and obedience go hand in hand This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 We all live in a world where we must obey, whether it is a parent, a boss, a law, or law enforcement, so the question for us men is: what percentage of our daily lives do we obey his word and the scripture? Most often, if […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Rest
Title: Deep Comfort Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Mat 11:28 Matthew 11:28 offers us real comfort. God promises to give us rest. Who is this promise for? The verse says it’s for everyone who feels tired and weighed down. We all have times […]
Saturday // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Be the beacon Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “today,” – Hebrews 3:13a If you have been around someone encouraging, you will want to spend more and more time around them. Just as we are drawn to encouraging people, are people drawn to us because we are encouraging? Do others want […]
Friday // 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 lots of ways to set an example, but as I write this, I remember a time early in my career when I didn’t set a good one […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Not Alone For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Video games are popular with just about everyone today. One of the most consistent, top-selling game genres is the first-person shooter. You control a character in these games through several battles and scenarios. Because we can play these games, I […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: The Mountain. Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c This verse talks about a race, but I often picture it as hiking up a mountain. I like this image because it reminds me that Jesus can choose which mountain we climb. Too often, we end up trying to […]