Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Exalt Him daily “For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Matthew 23:12 To exalt is to praise and lift up. On Sunday, many of us attend church to worship and praise Him. We sing, we pray, we listen to sermons, and we serve. These are […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Encourage someone But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today” – Hebrews 3:13a You have an opportunity to encourage someone today. Don’t waste it. It’s so easy to put off an encouraging phone call and wait till we see them. We think, “I’ll see them soon…right?” Maybe someone is coming […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Whole Again Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “Just Stop!” I screamed this as the therapist pushed and prodded on my back as I writhed in pain. She was trying to find the source of my pain in order […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Choose your Battle For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Have you ever gotten into an argument and then, upon reflection, realized how dumb it was? Me too. Don’t waste your time and energy fighting battles that don’t matter. It sucks you dry spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and even physically. […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Steps to persevere And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, Heb 12:1c The first part of Hebrews 12:1 talks about the previous chapter and how the author describes all these people who set examples of perseverance and trusting God. Then he asks us to put our sin aside and […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Find the time He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; – Psalm 46:10a We probably watch too much TV at our house. As the evening winds down my daughter begins her nighttime routine and heads for the bathroom at the top of the stairs. Sometimes she leaves the bathroom fan on […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: CAUTION Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Proverbs 3:5 WARNING! WARNING! PROCEED WITH CAUTION!!! That is what I hear when I read this verse. Everyone has seen the guy trying to show off to his friends and fails miserably. It never fails when I begin to think that I […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Worth-ship Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Our word “worship” comes from an Old English word that can be roughly translated “worth-ship.” What do my actions in this body (physical, mental, emotional) show about where, or to whom, […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Who’s the Ruler But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 Who is the ruler of your kingdom? You? Money? Your wife or girlfriend? Your hobbies? Alcohol? Or is it God? He wants to be the ruler of your kingdom. […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Seek, Speak and live truth Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 “You can’t handle the truth!” The classic line uttered by Jack Nicholson as he sat on the witness stand in the movie A Few Good Men. The truth can hurt. Truth can be […]