Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Advancing in your walk So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh – Galatians 5:16 To walk means to advance,going somewhere, motion or progress. We shouldn’t become content with where we are at. We should be looking to get better. Most of the time men […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: It’s up to us Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 I believe that to the degree you and I turn and cling to would-be substitutes for God’s loving provision, we experience its absence. Conversely, to the degree we turn and cling to God Himself […]
Sun // Sacrifice:: Exalt
Title: Humble before God Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 To give yourself up so that others may benefit. That loosely defines sacrifice in the context of our lives as Christians. To accomplish this we must first humble ourselves to God. Such a simple concept, […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Go for it Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a A consistent message from heaven is “don’t be afraid.” Angels spoke it, and Jesus spoke it. In the first chapter of Joshua, God told Joshua multiple times to “take courage.” It often takes courage to encourage someone. […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Seek Him Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Being a REAL man is simply not easy. Men of God are held to a high standard. We are responsible to make sure we are seeking God ourselves and THEN setting […]
Thu // Warrior – Engage
Title: Power of Character For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 A famous quote states…“the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Keep your commitments Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 Personally, one of the things I dislike about technology is how easy it is to be non-committal. If we don’t want to go to something, we can just text someone and tell them we […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Chaos He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; – Psalm 46:10a There’s some pretty powerful imagery in Psalm 46 . . . in the midst of cataclysmic natural disasters of summer blockbuster proportions, God’s dwelling place holds firm and is unshakeable. In the midst of ancient warfare, God shatters the bows […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Not the Center Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 NIV When I was a teenager and started getting “a little too big for my britches,” my mom used to remind me about the truth of Proverbs 16:18. “Pride come before the fall,” she would say. And those […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Worship Always Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b What is the sacrifice you need to make to worship? Is it a few minutes at the beginning of your day? Is it turning off the music and praying on […]