Saturday // Build :: Invest
Title: Be present with the Lord Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters– Colossians 3:23 For three years, the disciples followed Jesus. They invested the time to listen to His words, witnessed miracles, and traveled with Jesus. Jesus invested in His disciples as […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: Stage Christian Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Many years ago, my wife and I attended worship in Orlando. While serving communion, I reflected on the vocabulary I used to get my children to worship that morning, […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Courage
Title: A fallen brother Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 In the battle for souls, we all want to be on the front lines. Whether wielding the sword, knocking down strongholds, slaying demons, or interceding for the lost…a warrior, that’s what we want to be for God. But […]
Wednesday // Grit:: Resolve
Title: Serving is Foundational “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 In college, I worked for several summers as a framer. I want to say that I got to build many homes, but in reality, all I did was move piles of lumber and plywood from one location to […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Live by His Word Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 Early on, as a parent, I wanted to prepare my kids for any circumstance they could face. Then I figured out this was not the right investment in helping to develop […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Gotta Watch “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 We traditionally see idols as objects, but what about “time”? Picture time like an entire pie; it is ours to divide up. We cut out a piece for our family, one for work, and one for […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: He Is Holy Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 There are passages in the Bible that confound me. When I read them, I am left struggling to find the proper meaning. This is not one of those passages. The picture painted by this verse is […]
Saturday // Build :: Encouragement
Title: It takes courage to encourage Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today. – Hebrews 3:13a I remember my Little League teammates playing their hearts out every inning of the game, and it came down to me and one batter. My team would encourage me from the bench. It felt good, and […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: A simple thought Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “Set an example.” How should that look? The story begins in Philadelphia, where Benjamin Franklin lived. The city was a rough place. You for sure didn’t want to be out […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Battle
Title: The Character of a Warrior For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c When I think of a warrior, I often think of the typical 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 […]