Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Battles Every Day So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Gal.5:16 Every day, we battle our flesh. A battle that rages daily without ceasing will wear you down. Often, we correlate this battle with sexual sin, and rightly so. Sexual immorality steals like no other sin can. However, we can “flesh out” in many ways. Excessive eating and drinking, idleness, anger, […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Don’t get out of whack Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 It is incredibly easy for our priorities to get out of whack. For example, Thanksgiving is just a few days away. Yet most in our culture treat this “day of giving thanks” […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Beauty of Nature For those who exalt they will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 The beauty of the Upper Peninsula reminds me of the magnificence of God. Its beauty is for enjoyment, but its purpose is to draw us ultimately to the Creator. Job 12 tells us that […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Courage to encourage 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. […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: Do as I say, not as I do Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Do as I say, not as I do. Is that a phrase you uttered in your life? Why? Do you act differently at church than you […]
Thu // Warrior – Engage
Title: Engaging God 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 The word engage refers to our life. We engage in many things daily, but what […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Commitment is Rare Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Commitment is one of the more rare characteristics of people in this day and age. It seems normal to find people who are flakey and uncommitted; then it is to find committed people. Imagine […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: God is with me He says, “Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10a I love disaster movies. I think it’s all the special effects. There’s almost always that one part in the film when a group of people hear about some impending doom or maybe even see it coming. The crowd […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Moving Away from Pride Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 One of the first things we need to see and understand is that it is not about you! The world does not revolve around you! Pride makes us only think of ourselves and our wants and desires. By nature, we […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Reflection of our devotion to God. Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Our bodies belong to God. It’s kind of a strange thought, isn’t it? But that’s what Paul says in Romans. Our bodies are to be a “living sacrifice.” Does your lifestyle…the things you do with your body…reflect that? Consider these questions: + Do […]