Give to God what is His
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 your way to […]
Be that focused
But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 When Jesus called His disciples to seek first His Kingdom, it was a BIG ask. He was asking them to lay it all on the line in pursuit of Him. If they did […]
Big responsibility
Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in faith and purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Paul saw that with young Timothy they could be an example to both the older people and the younger people. As men, we look up to someone that is older and wiser, but behind us we have younger […]
The mess of conflict
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 You can’t work on your car without getting grease on you. You also can’t go to war without […]
Prep time
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 I love to garden but I don’t like the amount of prep time it takes. This year was particularly difficult because weeds had consumed the garden. I ignored it day after day and the weeds got worse. I […]
God doesn’t need us
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10a God doesn’t need us. He WILL be exalted. As men, with our crazy lives trying to juggle work, family, friends, church and have time for ourselves…we miss it. […]
Satan uses pride
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Deuteronomy 6:5 Pride is such a big topic. It is so big the sub-topics are endless. Why is that? It is one of the tools that Satan goes to the most. Pride can get us into trouble so fast that we don’t even see […]
Standing was equivalent to sacrifice
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 What deep truths or convictions do you stand for? When St. Paul was writing the church in […]
Did my words
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a As I write this, I’m currently 30,000 ft in the air. I’m going to be away from my family for 2 weeks with limited communication. It’s drawn my mind to reflect on […]
He liberates us
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free – John 8:32 Freedom is fought for, it is talked about and we are wired to want it. We want to live free from so many things, but the kind of freedom Jesus is talking about is the freedom from sin, freedom […]