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 […]
Monday // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Warning Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 The meaning of Pride – a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired. Warning, our Pride is […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Respond Offer your bodies as the living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God- this is your spiritual act of worship – Romans 12:1b First, note that worship is a verb or an action word; it’s something you do. Worship is a response to God. God initiated the relationship, and we are to respond. We learn a […]
Saturday // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Live in the Kingdom But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13a I used to think the kingdom of God was where He resided, way above the earth, and I was working to get there. But His kingdom is a […]
Friday // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Pure Integrity Till I die, I will not deny my Integrity. – Job 27:56 Structural integrity refers to the ability of an item to maintain its form and function under a load, including its own weight, without breaking or bending. To Measure: When steel is used in a building, the level of structural integrity […]