Sunday- Sacrifice:: Acknowledge
Title: Deadly Cargo Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 Martyrdom. Not exactly a pleasant topic, but one repeatedly addressed in Scripture—including the context for this one—as well as throughout church history and in headlines today. Holding a belief that a benevolent […]
Saturday // Build :: Invest
Title: Jesus Invested Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters – Colossians 3:23 Finger wagging “God is watching you…” type of approach to this passage, but let’s take a different angle. Have you ever had a boss at work for whom you would […]
Friday // Steel :: Passion
Title: Something Fresh Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 If you see passion in someone’s life, you’ll usually find something fresh, new, and filled with mystery. And the inverse is true… When I find my walk with God growing stale, stagnant, or less passionate, it’s usually because I’ve slipped into a routine that is divorced from trusting God with the […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Defend
Title: Defend against the enemy “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor” Psalm 82:3 The Creator of all things in the Bible asked us to help him defend those who cannot protect themselves. As we have read what Jesus and the apostles have done and see today the persecution of believers, […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Resolve
Title: Determined to Serve As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 We all know what it feels like to hit the midweek slump. We usually give it a thumbs up or thumbs down based on how well it is going or not going. Either way, we need to be an example and serve the LORD. The word resolve means determined to do something. […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: What wisdom provides Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 AW Tozer once said, “Wisdom provides a path for the highest good, for the greatest number, for the longest time.” I like that. It gives me something to aspire to. Because we […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: What’s your idol? Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Every man should take a few minutes to read through the entire chapter from Isaiah 44. Here’s a sample: “All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Who shapes a god […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Christ in the center For those who exalt they will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 Whom do we praise? That is a loaded question. My focus is often on what is at the center of my life. It could be my job, kids, family, or even myself. […]
Saturday // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Be deliberate Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today” – Hebrews 3:13a Today is all we have with those that we love. And the frequency of it can facilitate a mundane response. Do your wife, kids, and co-workers see you as someone who encourages them? Can they point to a moment […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: A Servant Set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b I have a close friend whom I greatly admire. He conducts himself with Honor and Respect. His faith is as solid as Steel. He is passionate about loving his friends and family. He fights for purity in his own life and his brothers. Most importantly, he would not consider himself a […]