Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: A simple thought Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “Set an example.” How should that look? The story begins in Philadelphia, where Benjamin Franklin lived. The city was a rough place. You for sure didn’t want to be out […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Battle
Title: The Character of a Warrior For the battle is not yours, but God’s. – 2 Chronicles 20:15c When I think of a warrior, I often think of the typical images, weapons, armor, grunting, etc. But there is so much more to being a warrior than just weapons and armor. We can be a warrior in […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Trials Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Have you noticed that there are very few trouble-free days? Now, most of the time, they are not significant issues; they are issues that get under our skin. On the other hand, the troubles that take perseverance are the ones […]
Tuesday // Fueled :: Spirit
Title: Adding Spirit to our walk So I say, walk by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 Moving people from a house to a home can sometimes be frustrating. One of the things that crosses my mind when I help people move is how many people will […]
Monday // Surrender :: Pride
Title: The Love Chapter Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 1 Corinthians 13 is often referred to as “the love chapter.” It details what real love is all about and gives us a picture of what life should be like when we genuinely practice loving another person. Verse 4 […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Worship for He has Risen Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b What a day for Jesus. Jesus was arrested. Jesus was tried, unfairly convicted by a crowd, and beaten by a group of Roman soldiers. A crown […]
Saturday // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Some sort of building But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33 We all like building. As kids, we had some building sets, like an Erector Set, Lincoln Logs, or Legos. We were able to take simple parts and pieces […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Good Friday Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 What a perfect day for the word Passion to come up. It’s a day to acknowledge the passion, suffering, and death of Jesus on the cross. “God so loved the […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Who is the enemy? 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 A few years ago, I read a series of books entitled […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Committed
Title: Flakiness Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this – Psalm 37:5 As we have grown more accustomed to technology, we have become more accustomed to the ease of getting out of things we have committed to. We can turn people down with a quick text or email. […]