Thursday // Warrior:: Defend
Title: Give Fear the Finger. “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor” Psalm 82:3 I was never a fan of the NBA center Dikembe Mutombo, but I did appreciate that he never backed down. From anyone! The memory I will always have of him is a guy who refused to […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Resolve
Title: Defeated once and for all. As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 A synonym for the word ‘resolve’ is ‘settle’. What we reflect on is a plan to settle or resolve the issue of sin and death. Sin started in the Garden of Eden, and from that […]
Tuesday // Fueled :: Spirit
Title: Help from the Spirit. So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 Temptation is a daily battle. One in which we can not fight on our own. We need help. Our greatest strategy in fighting temptation is God’s Word in our hearts, guided […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: In place of God Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 An idol is an image, object, or person. Idols can be everyday things that we have and use that can take the place of God. A person is an interesting thought, though. When you […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Step Back For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 Did you notice? Jesus is prophesying here. In this passage, Jesus is talking about how the teachers and Pharisees like to be important and to be respected. Jesus reminds people to listen to him […]
Saturday // Build :: Encouragemen
Title: Courage is something we receive Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Courage is something we receive. Most likely, your courage was a gift from someone else – possibly years or decades ago, a father, a teacher, a friend, or a coach encouraged you. Enabling courage in others is […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: Stand in the gap Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b God will work through us, and we can accomplish many things if we step into faith. I know that for me, it’s scary because God will push just […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Simple process For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Have you read the story when the army had Elisha trapped and surrounded? It’s in 2nd Kings 6. In the story, there are two things that we read that apply to today’s verse. One Elisha had no fear, and he […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Embrace the suck Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Embrace the suck. It is a term still used today in the armed forces to describe the most difficult challenges ahead. I can’t help but think of this phrase today, as I did in a text with a […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Purposely Focus 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 The art of listening is one of the most challenging things to do. I catch myself looking at people speaking, but my mind is not focused on […]